SAN FRANCISCO, June 2, 2009 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- During this time of historic struggle for equal rights for gay persons, let Abominations: A Novel by Paul R. Brenner, take you to a dramatic collision between the forces of religious and political oppression and those struggling for inclusion and affirmation.
Set in 68 C.E. Abominations tells the story of the disciple who was leader of the Sacred Community of Men in Jerusalem and Jesus sacred intimate. During the Jewish revolt against Rome, he flees to Alexandria, Egypt, where he works at the famous Mouseion to write a secret Gospel for all whose love is considered an abomination. He is pursued by assassins and religionists who intend to eliminate him and the Sacred Community of Men because of the danger they pose to the version of the Jesus story put forward by the Catholic party. In Alexandria his task is complicated when he meets Marcos, a brilliant, handsome young Greek interested in new technology and romance, and an orphaned street urchin, Hakor, in need of family and care.
Will he and the Sacred Community of Men survive their fanatical enemies? Will he find love and family with Markos and Hakor? Will he finish writing the gay Gospel? Join this unusual adventure and discover what happens.
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Abominations will be featured in the 2009 Frankfurt International Book Fair International Book Exhibit at Frankfurt, Germany on October 14-18, 2009.
About the Author
Paul R. Brenner lives in San Francisco. He is passionate about nature, spirituality, and justice. He enjoys gardening, hiking, working out, lunches with friends, singing in his church choir, and all arts. He volunteers with the Creative Healing Project, which brings an art experience to children and teenagers diagnosed with life threatening medical conditions.
Abominations * by Paul R. Brenner
A Novel
www.abominationsbrenner.com
Publication Date: February 25, 2009
Trade Paperback; $19.99; 314 pages; 978-1-4257-6693-1
Cloth Hardback; $29.99; 314 pages; 978-1-4257-6696-2
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