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Apostles of Light
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Series: Banner Books
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ISBN10: 0878057382
ISBN13: 9780878057382
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: Oct 21 2011
Pages: 307
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.96 Width: 5.36 Depth: 8.23
Language: English
ISBN13: 9780878057382
Publisher: University Press of Mississippi
Published: Oct 21 2011
Pages: 307
Weight: 1.00
Height: 0.96 Width: 5.36 Depth: 8.23
Language: English
The elderly couple in this fine novel, a retired schoolteacher and the doctor with whom she has had a lifelong, tender love affair, find that, almost by accident, they have forfeited control of their own lives. Trapped in a nursing home, they are the victims of the biblical apostles of light, the deceitful do-gooders who profess righteousness. In subtle, elegant prose Ellen Douglas recounts a gripping story of their brave attempt to free themselves from a dreadful plight. They must confront both their corrupt and evil custodians and their well-meaning younger relatives who are tempted by greed, ambition, cowardice, and indifference. Apostles of Light was a finalist for the National Book Award in 1973.
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