Paul Murray

Paul Murrays brillanter Gesellschaftsroman erzählt die Geschichte von Charles Hythloday, der im Herrenhaus seiner Familie den skurrilen Lebensstil eines Landedelmanns pflegt. Umsorgt von der bosnischen Haushälterin verbringt er seine Tage Cocktails schlürfend auf der Chaiselongue und schaut sich alte Schwarzweißfilme an. Als regelmäßige Arbeit sieht er die unregelmäßige Pflege der Pfauen seines verstorbenen Vaters. Allerdings müssen Charles...

We begin the second part of this four-part series on the Gospel of John called Meet Messiah. In Part 1, "Behold the Man," we saw the introduction of the Messiah to both the human family and the nation of Israel. In Part 2, "Faith or Frustration," we will join His disciples as they walk in the footstep of the Master from chapter 5 through chapter 12. Here, opposition to Jesus and His ministry begins in earnest. Up through chapter 4 of John's gospel,...

For generation after generation, the descendants of Abraham had waited to receive what Yahweh had promised to their patriarch ages ago. The stories of a great nation, a Promised Land, and being a blessing to all the world had been told over-and-over again. This new generation had heard these stories often. Now after forty long years wandering in circles in the wilderness, they stood on Canaan's soil. One of the promises made by God and given to Abraham...

Ruprecht Van Doren ist ein übergewichtiges Genie, seine Hobbies sind komplexe Mathematik und die Suche nach außerirdischer Intelligenz. Mit Daniel ›Skippy‹ Juster teilt er sich ein Zimmer im Turm des Seabrook College, einer altehrwürdigen Dubliner Institution, in der sich keiner so richtig für die beiden interessiert. Aber als Skippy sich in Lori verliebt, eine Frisbee spielende Schönheit aus der Mädchenschule gegenüber, haben auf einmal...

Everyone understands collateral damage. It is the unintended damage incurred by innocent bystanders who are too close to the target area. Collateral damage is a natural consequence of physical warfare. Collateral grace is a spiritual consequence of spiritual warfare. Collateral grace is the intended impact of the grace of God on those closest to the one whom God bestows His grace. Far too many of us are completely unaware of the impact God is intending...

Why does Skippy, a student at Dublin's venerable Seabrook College, end up dead on the floor of the local doughnut shop? Could it have something to do with his friend Ruprecht Van Doren, who is determined to open a portal into a parallel universe using ten-dimensional string theory? Or Carl, the teenage drug dealer who is Skippy's rival in love?

This Is My Story is an unusually fascinating account of one man's life. -It is a story of the making of a man, initially written with grandchildren in mind, "Who was my grandfather? What kind of person was he?" -At another level it is a story of a growing faith, telling how amidst the ups and down of life he has remained a "soft-hearted" pilgrim. -At yet another level it is a story of the making of a leader who never stopped learning how to lead,...

Childhood friends Brian and Paulie do whatever it takes to survive in the dog-eat-dog neighborhood they live in. As they grow up they find themselves involved in organized crime and jail becomes part of doing business on the streets they call home. Brian uses his time in jail to get clean while Paulie makes plans for one last job that requires Brian's help. Brian must decide if he should stand by his friend or salvage his family.

An anthropologist on the verge of an apocalyptic discovery begins to descend into madness, his hallucinations revealing something sinister is after him...