The Man Who Walked on Water

✍ Scribed by Beaver, Jacob

• Book ID: 108880837
• Publisher: HarperCollins
• Year: 2017
• Tongue: en-US
• Weight: 396 KB
• Category: Fiction

✦ Synopsis

A trip to Appalachia to investigate a religious "miracle" becomes a transformational spiritual journey for one unsuspecting Londoner in this modern tale that touches on the mysterious questions in our lives--a poignant, wry novel infused with the humor and warm skepticism of Nick Hornby's How to Be Good.

Dumped, depressed, and bored with his dead-end job, Londoner John Mallory decides to shake up his life. He accepts his journalist brother's offer to help him on a documentary film investigating a pastor in rural Tennessee who claims he can walk on water. Locals are convinced it's the Lord's work. John and his brother, Steve, have their doubts, and hope the film will answer the question: Is it a true miracle--or a giant hoax?

When John arrives in Appalachia, he discovers a few unexpected surprises, including a charming hotel receptionist who catches his eye and the charismatic, deeply religious pastor who coyly dodges the fact-focused investigation. The...