Christian Fiction
Four generations of an American family navigate lost faith, Hollywood glamour, and cult extremism across the 20th century.
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Four generations of an American family navigate lost faith, Hollywood glamour, and cult extremism across the 20th century.
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Faith ultimately bursts into flame as Updike's major new novel, charting the lives of one family through four generations, shows readers an America whose dream of perfection is translated into an obsession with God and the Moving Picture. Paterson, New Jersey, 1910: When a Presbyterian minister suddenly loses his faith and leaves the pulpit to become a salesman, he becomes a movie addict as well.From the Hardcover edition.
What's Inside
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Romance & sex
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Sexually graphic passages depicting characters' intimate encounters
Violence & gore
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Violent climax involving a survivalist cult
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Religious content
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Central exploration of faith loss, clergy, and fundamentalist cults across generations
Magic & witchcraft
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Occult / demonology
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Political content
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Portrays sociocultural shifts and the American Dream's evolution
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Themes of suffering and cult-related coercion
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