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Blessed Assurance, Paperback / softback Book

Blessed Assurance Paperback / softback

Paperback / softback

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"The fact of the matter is Joseph Kirkland was afraid.

Afraid of not being Saved. Afraid of being Saved. Afraid of the transformation that would occur the moment he uttered those words, Jesus!

God! I want you to come into my heart!" Blessed Assurance is a coming-of-age novel.

It is set against the backdrop of a small close-knit evangelical community in the fictional Scottish village of Kilhaugh during a fog-bound December in the late nineteen-sixties when the Cold War was on the brink of turning hot.

The story takes place over six soul-searching days in the life of Godfearing dog-thief and pyromaniac, eleven-year-old Joseph Kirkland, and his godless, devil-may-care best friend, Archie Truman, as the perpetually guilt-ridden Joseph attempts to put right what he believes to be the most terrible of lies.

It is peopled with colourful characters, peppered with moments of tenderness, tragedy and occasional surreal humour.

At its heart though, Blessed Assurance is an exploration of family, friendship, faith, loneliness and grief, and the compromises that sometimes have to be made to remain part of our community.

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