The Messiah of Morris Avenue

In The Messiah of Morris Avenue, Tony Hendrathe acclaimed satirist and New York Times bestselling author of Father Joeposes the question: would we recognize the messiah if he appeared today? And delivers, in the words of Frank McCourt, "just what the country needs nowa good dose of merriment in the face of crawthumping righteousness."

In the not so distant future, the tide of righteousnessin the form of executions, barking evangelists, tank-like SUVs, and a movie industry run entirely by the Christian righthas swept the nation. Aside from the non-white, the non-Christian, and the non-wealthy, all are believers.

Among the skeptics is a washed-up journalist named Johnny Greco, who hears of a media-shy young man known as "Jay" roaming through ghettos, healing the sick, and tossing off miracles. Soft-spoken and shabbily dressed, Jay is an unlikely savior for this anxious and intolerant America.

But as he makes his rounds, gathers followers, and makes furious enemies among the righteous powers that be, Johnny finds it harder and harder to doubt him.

Dettagli