What is the fate of America and each of us as individuals? "The
Father" addresses these vital questions as it traces four
generations of the Whitaker family through the evolution of
modernity. Amongst modesty of private lives in 1926 rural America,
John Whitaker is born to a conflation of events, signifying paths
crossed by this world with another. Conflicts in John's family
express widening chasms between changing views - from belonging to
autonomy, religious belief to skepticism, self-sacrifice to
self-indulgence. Eventually, John has a son of his own, Morgan.
Morgan arrives in a materialistic world of public lives, captivated
by potentials for greatness during America's ascendancy. Morgan
also absorbs social movements against authority to wage combat with
his father John as he watches America abandon reason to become ever
more dogmatic. Realizing battles with his father were an
impersonation of present fashion, history will not be rectified as
John is dead. Since Morgan cannot correct the past he sets out to
fix the future in a fistfight with society. Failing to change the
world, Morgan spends his last dollar on an adventure to the Yucatan
where fate provides a woman, commencing the love story of his life.
Morgan tries to inoculate their son against the ills of humanity
with the wonders of nature and ruins of man, but Morgan's son finds
hope in the human race. Convinced he's found salvation for people
and their civilizations, Morgan's son takes his message to a
greater audience than his father, navigating a second Axial Age,
fiercely attacked by Morgan on a global stage during The Great
Upheaval of 2057.
General
| Imprint: |
Combustible Books
|
| Country of origin: |
United States |
| Series: |
The Father Trilogy, 1 |
| Release date: |
March 2014 |
| First published: |
March 2014 |
| Authors: |
Brett Williams
|
| Dimensions: |
229 x 152 x 19mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Paperback - Trade
|
| Pages: |
326 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-0-615-84912-6 |
| Categories: |
Books >
Fiction >
Genre fiction >
Sagas
|
| LSN: |
0-615-84912-1 |
| Barcode: |
9780615849126 |
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