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Conversion
Anselm Coleman, 45, and Jordan Moore, 28, are both priests in the Dominican Order in the Order’s South African house of studies in Stellenbosch. It is the sixties and change is in the air. The Second Vatican Council has initiated change in the Catholic Church. In South Africa opposition to the racist policy of apartheid is growing.
Through their relationships with two women, Francoise, 35, wife of a wealthy businessman, and Dawn, 23, a librarian, both men are forced to question their vocation and the meaning of their lives. The effect of their relationship – at once both spiritual and sexual – with the priests is just as life-changing for the women. Through periods of pain as well as moments of bliss, all of the characters undergo a kind of conversion which, though with different results for each of them, gives them all a new understanding of themselves and a new direction to their lives.
Through their relationships with two women, Francoise, 35, wife of a wealthy businessman, and Dawn, 23, a librarian, both men are forced to question their vocation and the meaning of their lives. The effect of their relationship – at once both spiritual and sexual – with the priests is just as life-changing for the women. Through periods of pain as well as moments of bliss, all of the characters undergo a kind of conversion which, though with different results for each of them, gives them all a new understanding of themselves and a new direction to their lives.
358 pages, Kindle Edition
First published March 28, 2010
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About the author
Michael Neale
31 books20 followersGifted writer, performer, and masterful storyteller are all phrases used to describe Michael Neale.
With the highly anticipated September 2012 release of his first novel The River, as well as a second book, Your Great Name, which releases in October 2012, Michael is finding more and more ways to share his gift of storytelling as an author.
As a Dove Award-Winning songwriter, his songs have been recorded by artists such as Michael W. Smith (“Rise Above”), Natalie Grant (“Your Great Name,” Worship Song of the Year in 2012), Rebecca St. James (“In A Moment”), Todd Agnew (“I Need No Other”), and Phillips, Craig and Dean (“Saved the Day”), to name a few.
Michael divides his time among leading worship in churches, songwriting, and being a featured leader and teacher at conferences around the country. In between his travels, Michael serves on the team of Worship Leaders at Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, where he lives with his wife Leah, and their three children Micah, Maisie, and Wyatt.
With the highly anticipated September 2012 release of his first novel The River, as well as a second book, Your Great Name, which releases in October 2012, Michael is finding more and more ways to share his gift of storytelling as an author.
As a Dove Award-Winning songwriter, his songs have been recorded by artists such as Michael W. Smith (“Rise Above”), Natalie Grant (“Your Great Name,” Worship Song of the Year in 2012), Rebecca St. James (“In A Moment”), Todd Agnew (“I Need No Other”), and Phillips, Craig and Dean (“Saved the Day”), to name a few.
Michael divides his time among leading worship in churches, songwriting, and being a featured leader and teacher at conferences around the country. In between his travels, Michael serves on the team of Worship Leaders at Christ Fellowship Church in Palm Beach Gardens, FL, where he lives with his wife Leah, and their three children Micah, Maisie, and Wyatt.
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