A humble man, a carpenter by trade who judges no-one and loves and helps everyone, even the tired, poor, hungry and wretched, is revered by all for his work ethic, skill and grace, finds himself suddenly a hunted man, targeted by a popular King who has placed a bounty on his head and rewards any subject who delivers him, dead or alive.
Decades later, an addict who is out-of-touch with all people and things, kicks back while binging on reruns of her favorite television shows and turns her attention away only to watch and listen to the curdling screams for help when her husband, also an addict and a pedophile, beats the kids senseless.
Rewind time to 17th century Britain, for bone chilling scenes under the "Bloody Code" where those caught breaking into the village bakery so that the desperately starving town folk can feed themselves and their children, may be drawn and quartered, at best...
Somehow the carpenter, the addict and those doomed to die under the "Bloody Code," find themselves seated in the same section of a popular upscale restaurant for a dinner party.
This unabashed and unflinchingly true story transforms history into powerful, sad, and chilling events based on the American family, the American crime and punishment story, common and contemporary law and the Bible.
A MUST READ for all who want a quick, engaging and original read from beginning to end!
Our moral, legal and cultural traditions value the family meal as a sacred, required ritual, yet billions of dollars are spent each year to provide meals for children, including the family diner, outside of their homes and separate from their families.
A prisoner on death row receives more attention and tax-payer support during his/her last mea ritual than a child in need receives for an evening dinner at home.
From the Last Supper, to the last meal on death row and to Leave it to Beaver and beyond, Food, Faith and Fiction is an unflinching, riveting and entertaining look at the value of the family meal and the consequences that affect us all when we turn away from tradition.
