Author : Matthew K. Perkins
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
ISBN 13 : 1532608845
Total Pages : 200 pages
Book Rating : 4.41/5 ( download)
Book Synopsis Saint in Vain by : Matthew K. Perkins
Download or read book Saint in Vain written by Matthew K. Perkins and published by Wipf and Stock Publishers. This book was released on 2018-05-24 with total page 200 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: If the preservation of your life's work and legacy hinged on your ability to convince a total stranger to kill you, what would you say? Following the terrorist attacks of 9/11, three stranger's lives are forever altered. Silvio loses both of his parents. Vera's newlywed husband, out of a sense of patriotic duty, enlists to deploy to Iraq. And Lewis is a U.S. Army private caught in the middle of the Iraqi war violence. When a routine mission in Iraq turns tragic, Lewis is left with deep emotional scars and a final mission of his own--to deliver a fallen comrade's letter. Out of feelings of guilt and a need for penance, Lewis decides that the only proper way to deliver the letter is by foot, which is how he ends up on a cross country journey through the United States. While Lewis sojourns, Silvio has adopted a mission of his own. Witnessing the abrupt mortality and lackluster funeral of his parents, Silvio is on a mission to be remembered. And, he decides, what better way to be remembered than to be immortalized as a saint? Contrasted with the cynical Vera, Silvio becomes somewhat of a cult figure in their community, and when Lewis finally makes it to their small town, Silvio is convinced that he's found the perfect person to carry out his martyrdom.