MADISON, Wis., May 20, 2004 (PRIMEZONE) -- On a small, Midwestern college campus, four loners join forces to spark a debate among their fellow students. Their efforts prove effective, and the campus becomes embroiled in a debate about homosexuality and the Bible in Benjamin Norman Pierce's new novel, Snuck Past Death and Sleep (now available through AuthorHouse).
Four students meet at philosophy club and decide to hold a multi-viewpoint debate on homosexuality and the Bible. The four quickly become good friends. There is Lynn, a nontraditional student who returns to school to end her lifelong isolation; Craig, a whiz kid who came to college a year early and is bogged down by university life; and Paul and Edward, dorm mates and the only two students who requested gay roommates.
These new allies meet fierce opposition and defy organized resistance, which is coming at them from many angles. They awaken a long-forgotten campus scandal, and a senior administrator, the practical and wise Amelia Magnolia Rosser, challenges their efforts by interfering in her own small way.
A captivating and poignant novel that speaks of the raging debate in society today, Snuck Past Sleep and Death addresses this crucial issue in an innovative storyline and through unique characters.
Pierce writes that he has been a "professional dishwasher" for 15 years, which enabled him to earn bachelor's degrees in philosophy, history and creative writing from the University of Minnesota at Saint Cloud. He lived in Sophia, Bulgaria for more than two years and taught history at First English Language Gymnasium of Sophia. He currently lives in Nottingham, a cooperative-living house in Madison, Wis.
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