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Obras por Matthew Peters

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Love's Enduring Promise (2004) — Actor — 247 exemplares

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College professor Daniel Stavros is falling apart. Assailed by twin demons of alcoholism and mental illness, he has given up on everything except for, maybe, love. Like his protagonist, author Matthew Peters staggers from profane to poetic as he takes the reader on a journey that is at once painful, hopeful, horrific, and even mystical. By the end of this novel, you'll find yourself wondering what was real and what wasn't before realizing it just doesn't matter. Inspired by the deep tradition of magical realism, Peters merges past and present, truth and fiction, to weave a psychological portrait of a man desperately trying to save himself -- from himself.… (mais)
 
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Byakhee | 1 outra crítica | Feb 21, 2024 |
The Brothers' Keepers is a fast-paced thriller about a race to find someone named Jezebel, who has great significance to the Christian faith. Matthew Peters' novel pits an American president, two factions of the Catholic Church's hierarchy, and the remnants of a Christian movement from the thirteenth century known as the Cathars, against each other, all in pursuit of Jezebel.

Nicholas Branson, the main character in the novel, is in training to become a priest. He's also an expert on Christian history, which has made him an important person to all the forces in search of the critical document. Branson teams up with Jessica Jones, a woman he meets in the reading room of the Thomas Jefferson Building at the Library of Congress. They set out together to find Jezebel.

Although the pace of the writing alone makes this book a worthwhile read, the two aspects I found the most fascinating were :

1. The Cathars and their beliefs. I had never heard of this movement. They believed in both God and Satan and attributed the creation of the material world to Satan. They believed the path to God was found in the renunciation of all material things.
2. The book presents a view of the apostles much different than anything I've ever thought about. To avoid spoilers, I won't say more than that, but I will say the book made me think and I love that in any novel.

The Brothers' Keepers starts with multiple murders and never slows down. There are gun fights, car chases, and dangerous journeys to treacherous places around the world. It's an exciting and fun read.

Steve Lindahl – author of Motherless Soul, White Horse Regressions, and Hopatcong Vision Quest
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SteveLindahl | 2 outras críticas | Sep 26, 2016 |
The Brother's Keeper: A Nicholas Branson Novel by Matthew Peters is an awesome book that keeps you on your toes at all times. There are objects that can change the course of history and religion as we know it and some people will do anything to keep this knowledge from coming to light. Some want it for power, some for money, some ... it is a fast paced, exciting read that has lots of twists and turns that leaves you breathless. Great plot, well developed characters and believable dialogue and situations despite the concept. Wonderful story! I received this book for a honest review and it in no way effected my review or rating, it is just darn good!… (mais)
 
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MontzaleeW | 2 outras críticas | Sep 15, 2016 |
Loved it! Great story interesting characters. Plot moves at a good pace.
 
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caanderson | 2 outras críticas | May 23, 2015 |

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5
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Membros
23
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#537,598
Avaliação
½ 4.3
Críticas
7
ISBN
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