Book: Paperback | 5.00 x 8.26in | 400 pages | ISBN 9780143113195 | 26 Feb 2008 | Penguin | 18 - AND UP
A critical success on both sides of the Atlantic, this darkly imaginative novel from Scottish author James Robertson takes a tantalizing trip into the spiritual by way of a haunting paranormal mystery. When Reverend Gideon Mack, a good minister despite his atheism, tumbles into a deep ravine called the Black Jaws, he is presumed dead. Three days later, however, he emerges bruised but alive—and insistent that his rescuer was Satan himself. Against the background of an incredulous world, Mack’s disturbing odyssey and the tortuous life that led to it create a mesmerizing meditation on faith, mortality, and the power of the unknown.
“Provocative . . . [Gideon’s] testament will affirm your faith in the power of fiction.” —The Washington Post
“Haunting, memorable, and completely compelling.” —Los Angeles Times
“Uncommonly thought-provoking and serious-minded . . . Gideon Mack’s story raises disquieting questions most modern fiction prefers to ignore.” —San Francisco Chronicle
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