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Synopsis
"Lederman's powerful debut interlaces three stories that span nearly a century and are tied together by a church of outcasts in Las Vegas...Readers of inspirational fiction will love this moving story that affirms the power of God's mercy."<br><i>--Publisher's Weekly</i><b><br><br>Seven Lives Inexorably Intertwined. Over Eighty-Six Years. That Will Bring a Revelation Beyond What Any of Them Could Imagine. </b><br><br>The Alaska Territory, 1925. When Yura Noongwook's husband abandons her and her thirteen-year-old son, she vows to win him back and destroy the woman who stole his heart. They embark on an epic cross-country quest that leads them to the Nevada desert, where they meet a man who has turned into the last thing anyone expected him to become ...<br><br>David Gold. Reno, 1930. A Bible-school dropout known as the Pummelin' Preacher. His boxing career is fading, just like his faith. But then a former call girl shows up, tells him about the rag-tag congregation she's part of; how their pastor was murdered. And that the Spirit is moving and David's destiny is to lead their tiny flock. <br><br>Las Vegas, 2011. Cable TV star Tim Faber is an atheist bent on proving God is only alive in people's imaginations. But Joan Reed, his producer, is trying to recapture the faith of her youth. And both of them are driven to unravel a mystery surrounding the Big Bang theory, never dreaming the answer will forever change their lives.<br><br>To do that, they have to meet with the now 99-year-old Luke Noongwook and David Gold's grandson, Daniel.<br><br>The veil is being pulled back, but none of them are prepared for what they'll find on the other side.<br><br>"Uplifting and compelling...a powerful and inspiring novel."<br>-<i>Foreword Clarion Reviews</i><br><br>"Bold and forthright writing that would set any heart on fire."<br><i>--Christian blogger Miranda A. Uyeh</i>
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About the Author
Jess Lederman writes Christian-themed literary fiction and is currently at work on Fire, a novel set in Las Vegas in 1955. When he's not writing or chasing his young sons around, he can usually be found at the piano, playing Chopin nocturnes for his wife, Ling. You can find out more about him and his writing, and sign up for the newsletter he'll be starting in 2021 by visiting his website, jesslederman.com. He can be reached at jess@jesslederman.com, and answers all his emails. Jess writes, "When my first wife was diagnosed with ALS, we moved to a small town in Alaska, where we spent the last two years of her life. It was after her death, while I was still living in the far north, that the idea for Hearts Set Free-which opens in the Alaska Territory in 1925-was born. People who know that the novel contains autobiographical elements (and several historical characters) sometimes ask me, 'How much of the story is true?' And I answer, 'Perhaps twenty percent-and the rest is even more true!' What drives my writing is the desire to convey truths that transform lives. Truths of the heart."
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