| Author: | Terry Pringle | ISBN: | 9781311481030 |
| Publisher: | Terry Pringle | Publication: | May 9, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition | Language: | English |
| Author: | Terry Pringle |
| ISBN: | 9781311481030 |
| Publisher: | Terry Pringle |
| Publication: | May 9, 2014 |
| Imprint: | Smashwords Edition |
| Language: | English |
From Algonquin Books, the original publisher...
In this vivid novel of a father's and son's love for each other, Terry Pringle probes deeply into the problems and meanings of young manhood, frustrated expectations, and clashing modes of religious and social values and assumptions.
From reviews and recognition...
Best Books Young Adult -- American Library Association
Notable Book of the Year -- New York Times
"The Preacher's Boy may be the first-ever Southern Baptist sex comedy." --New York Times Book Review
"As true as the clink of a coin in the plate on Sunday morning." --Kirkus Reviews
"A welcome deliverance from the dark world of TV preachers and numb ritual. Pringle conducts it all with masterful skill." --Spectrum
"One of those books that keeps you laughing while you are reading, and leaves you thinking when you are through." --Winston-Salem Journal
"A million laughs" --Chattanooga Times
"Bawdy and entertaining" --Publishers Weekly
"This is my favorite kind of book -- a comedy, often blisteringly funny, that's also fundamentally serious." --Raleigh Spectator
"Frequently hilarious...a rare treat" --Macon Telegraph and News
From Algonquin Books, the original publisher...
In this vivid novel of a father's and son's love for each other, Terry Pringle probes deeply into the problems and meanings of young manhood, frustrated expectations, and clashing modes of religious and social values and assumptions.
From reviews and recognition...
Best Books Young Adult -- American Library Association
Notable Book of the Year -- New York Times
"The Preacher's Boy may be the first-ever Southern Baptist sex comedy." --New York Times Book Review
"As true as the clink of a coin in the plate on Sunday morning." --Kirkus Reviews
"A welcome deliverance from the dark world of TV preachers and numb ritual. Pringle conducts it all with masterful skill." --Spectrum
"One of those books that keeps you laughing while you are reading, and leaves you thinking when you are through." --Winston-Salem Journal
"A million laughs" --Chattanooga Times
"Bawdy and entertaining" --Publishers Weekly
"This is my favorite kind of book -- a comedy, often blisteringly funny, that's also fundamentally serious." --Raleigh Spectator
"Frequently hilarious...a rare treat" --Macon Telegraph and News
