Set in Tide water Virginia in the early 1970s, Of Time and Eternity unfolds with artistic resonance and gripping realism. Across a period of three seasons, Farley traces the story of David Kirk (a Protestant minister), whose diary records the ministers private thoughts and daily events that consume his days. Uppermost, Kirks diary records his evolving love for one of his parishioners, an artist and assistant director of a gallery in nearby Norfolk. Suzanne, lonely and attractive, has equally fallen in love with David. Soon their counseling sessions lead to her home in the quiet countryside, where their yearning for each other develops in earnest. How to reconcile the affair with his genuine love for Joan, his wife, rises constantly as a whisper in the silence of his troubled heart.
Both enriching and complicating the story are Davids other commitments: to a fellow minister, who struggles with his calling in search of a more honest career; to Rheba, a black woman whose son David has pledged to help; to his congregation, whom he seeks to guide and inspire in spite of his own crisis.
Hardly a preachy book, Of Time and Eternity is a story of high literary quality, engaging dialogue and drama, self-discovery and redemption at the profoundest levels of the heart.
O autorze
Benjamin
W. Farley was born in the Philippine Islands but grew up on farms in southwest Virginia. He is a
graduate of Davidson College and received his master’s degree and doctorate of philosophy from Union
Theological Seminary in Virginia. Farley was Yount’s
Professor of Philosophy and Religion at Erskine College from 1974-2000. Since retiring,
Farley has served as an adjunct professor at Presbyterian College, Clinton, SC.
In
addition to Of Time and Eternity,
Farley is the author of Corbin’s Rubi-Yacht, a novel of romance and adventure, and two
collections of short stories: Mercy Road and The Hero
of St. Lo. His short story “Lyda’s Anemones, ” published in 1990, was nominated for a
Pushcart Press Literary Award.
Więcej książek elektronicznych tego samego autora (ów) / Redaktor
21 822 Ebooki w tej kategorii
