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Another Eternity: A History from a Fallen House Redeemed and Saved
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Hank Lofgren, a university history professor, and two of his students, Zach Kirk and Elvie Rafferty, spend a summer in the Drumheller badlands digging into the history of Alberta's by then mostly defunct coal mines. On his days off, Zach explores the rest of the region's history and, in the process, stumbles on a secret that may cost all three of their lives.
Joshua Erdmann was born in the wrong place and time to lead a normal life. Against Joshua's will, his cousin John Priestly persuades the congregation of the powerful Miriam Church that Joshua is the born-again Saviour. The only fly in the ointment is Zack and Elvie, investigating this secret church and its political intrigues after their mentor, Hank Lofgren, been killed under mysterious circumstances.
Faced with the growing power of the Miriam Church in every aspect of Alberta life, will Zack and Elvie be able to learn the truth? How can they survive the weight of the powerful cabal of priests about to seize control of the province of Alberta?
Hank Lofgren, a university history professor, and two of his students, Zach Kirk and Elvie Rafferty, spend a summer in the Drumheller badlands digging into the history of Alberta's by then mostly defunct coal mines. On his days off, Zach explores the rest of the region's history and, in the process, stumbles on a secret that may cost all three of their lives.
Joshua Erdmann was born in the wrong place and time to lead a normal life. Against Joshua's will, his cousin John Priestly persuades the congregation of the powerful Miriam Church that Joshua is the born-again Saviour. The only fly in the ointment is Zack and Elvie, investigating this secret church and its political intrigues after their mentor, Hank Lofgren, been killed under mysterious circumstances.
Faced with the growing power of the Miriam Church in every aspect of Alberta life, will Zack and Elvie be able to learn the truth? How can they survive the weight of the powerful cabal of priests about to seize control of the province of Alberta?
208 pages, Paperback
Published September 15, 2012
About the author
Bob MacKenzie
26 books53 followersBob MacKenzie has been a full-time self-supporting professional writer in both the commercial and literary fields since 1965. He began his career as a writer, editor, and producer in print and broadcast media while pursuing a literary career. Since the late-Eighties, Bob's concentrated on his literary career, writing short stories, novels, and poetry (including song lyrics), and performing words with music live on stage and in recordings.
Bob grew up in a photo studio in mid-century rural Alberta with artist parents. His father was a professional photographer and musician and his mother a photo technician, colourist, and painter. At a very young age, he was given his own camera. Ever since he's been shooting photographs and writing poems and stories. Raised in this environment, he quickly developed a natural affinity for photography and for the intricacies of language.
Bob's poetry has appeared in nearly 500 journals across North America and as far away as Great Britain, Australia, Greece, India, and Italy. Over the past half-century, Bob has published 20 volumes of poetry and prose-fiction and his writing has appeared in many anthologies around the world.
Bob has received numerous local and international awards for his writing as well as an Ontario Arts Council grant for literature, a Canada Council Grant for performance, and a Fellowship to attend the Summer Literary Seminars in Tbilisi, Georgia.
With the ensemble Poem de Terre, for eighteen years Bob's poetry has been spoken and sung live with original music and the group has released six albums.
Bob grew up in a photo studio in mid-century rural Alberta with artist parents. His father was a professional photographer and musician and his mother a photo technician, colourist, and painter. At a very young age, he was given his own camera. Ever since he's been shooting photographs and writing poems and stories. Raised in this environment, he quickly developed a natural affinity for photography and for the intricacies of language.
Bob's poetry has appeared in nearly 500 journals across North America and as far away as Great Britain, Australia, Greece, India, and Italy. Over the past half-century, Bob has published 20 volumes of poetry and prose-fiction and his writing has appeared in many anthologies around the world.
Bob has received numerous local and international awards for his writing as well as an Ontario Arts Council grant for literature, a Canada Council Grant for performance, and a Fellowship to attend the Summer Literary Seminars in Tbilisi, Georgia.
With the ensemble Poem de Terre, for eighteen years Bob's poetry has been spoken and sung live with original music and the group has released six albums.
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March 13, 2017
This is a rollicking good book! It would be ideal for a summertime booklist or a quick holiday read. By turns suspenseful, irreverently funny, and historically interesting, this book takes the reader on an allegorical journey like no other. MacKenzie is a master of the slow build, and from simple beginnings the plot begins to twist and turn in unexpected directions. For those familiar with the Old and New Testaments, there will be many familiar references, but the story works well on its own as well. The letters and journal entries that form the centrepiece of the book are well-written and compelling. Definitely recommend this one.
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