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The Boston Globe praises Frederick Buechner as a 'fine writer' and USA Today calls him 'one of the most original storytellers'. Now, this acclaimed author presents his most captivating novel, 'The Storm', which is infused with humanity and informed by faith. On wealthy Plantation Island in South Florida, an old man named Kenzie Maxwell, who has fallen in love with a seventeen-year-old girl who died giving birth to his daughter, is brought back to life by a tempest. Kenzie's reputation is destroyed after he was a volunteer at a shelter and a volunteer at a runawat shelter, and he is accused of a scandal. His brother, Dalton, who is a lawyer and board member at the shelter, decides to quell the rumors by releasing Kenzie's note of apology to the press. Kenzie's daughter, Bree, is coming down from New York for his birthday party, and he must reconcile with his brother and make peace with his past.
First publish date: 1998
Genre: Literary Fiction/Contemporary Literary Fiction
Authors: Frederick Buechner
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