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001			ocn884630865
003			OCoLC
005			20251028093338.0
008			140724s2014 enk 000 1 eng
010			_a 2014013938
035			_a(Sirsi) i9780553418842
040			_aDLC _beng _erda _cDLC _dYDX _dYDXCP _dBTCTA _dBDX _dWIM _dIH9 _dABG _dCOO _dCDX _dYUS _dZCU _dIXA _dOCLCF _dOCLCO _dVF$
019			_a869904660
020			_a9780553418842 (cloth)
020			_a055341884X (cloth)
020			_z9780553418859 (eBook)
024	8		_a40024181792
035			_a(OCoLC)884630865 _z(OCoLC)869904660
042			_apcc
050	0	0	_aPR 6056 .A27 _bB66 2014
049			_aVF$A
100	1		_aFaber, Michel.
245	1	4	_aThe book of strange new things : _ba novel / _cMichel Faber.
250			_aFirst edition.
264		1	_aLondon ; _aNew York : _bHogarth, _c2014.
300			_a500 pages ; _c25 cm
336			_atext _btxt _2rdacontent
337			_aunmediated _bn _2rdamedia
338			_avolume _bnc _2rdacarrier
520			_a"It begins with Peter, a devoted man of faith, as he is called to the mission of a lifetime, one that takes him galaxies away from his wife, Bea. Peter becomes immersed in the mysteries of an astonishing new environment, overseen by an enigmatic corporation known only as USIC. His work introduces him to a seemingly friendly native population struggling with a dangerous illness and hungry for Peter's teachings--his Bible is their "book of strange new things." But Peter is rattled when Bea's letters from home become increasingly desperate: typhoons and earthquakes are devastating whole countries, and governments are crumbling. Bea's faith, once the guiding light of their lives, begins to falter. Suddenly, a separation measured by an otherworldly distance, and defined both by one newly discovered world and another in a state of collapse, is threatened by an ever-widening gulf that is much less quantifiable. While Peter is reconciling the needs of his congregation with the desires of his strange employer, Bea is struggling for survival. Their trials lay bare a profound meditation on faith, love tested beyond endurance, and our responsibility to those closest to us" -- _cfrom publisher's web site.
650		0	_aMan-woman relationships _vFiction.
650		7	_aMan-woman relationships. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01007080
655		7	_aChristian fiction _2gsafd
655		7	_aFiction. _2fast _0(OCoLC)fst01423787
994			_aC0 _bVF$
999			_c135007 _d135007