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Visionary Cal Pennypacker and bare-knuckles businessman Possum Staehle have built a chain of five and dime stores into Paradise Superstores Inc. The world’s second largest retailer is the low price purveyor of everything except salvation.
That may soon change. Some years ago, God instructed Cal to prepare a place for the Second Coming in Houston. Now, as Apostle Caleb of the Tabernacle of the Seventh Seal, Cal has an influential television ministry. As CEO of Paradise, he pressures the board to Christianize the Superstores. Possum thinks too much religion is bad for business. It’s time for Crazy Cal to go.
I am enormously impressed by this novel. It is my nominee for best first novel by an Asheville writer in the new century.
—Cecil Bothwell, Mountain Xpress
It’s an extremely worthwhile effort for a first-time novelist. Highly recommended. —Toby Heaton, The Indie
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