Eyes to See - Softcover

Thomas Nelson

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1595548386 ISBN 13: 9781595548382

Publisher: Thomas Nelson, 2009

Synopsis

"There is something beautiful and moving about holding in one's hand a narrative, gem-like and perfect, that can be read in one sitting, opening its world before you and revealing its secrets in a small pocket of time that allows you to go somewhere else and know something new." --Bret Lott

Eyes to See is a collection of short stories by masters of the craft. Gathered together by best-selling author Bret Lott, each tale combines an extraordinary story told in the distinctive voice of its universally acclaimed author. From the unforgettable characters to the surprise plot twists to their beautifully rendered settings, each tale is a stand-alone story worth savoring. And yet for those with "eyes to see," there is a deeper level of story and art that connects each tale to something timeless--a shared Christian worldview of life, love, and loss this side of eternity.

From such classic writers as G.K. Chesterton, Flannery O'Connor, and Fyodor Dostoevsky to newer voices like Larry Woiwode and Helen Norris, Eyes to See is a diverse and rich offering that will open your eyes to the best in classic and contemporary fiction.

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About the Author

Bret Lott's novel Jewel was a New York Times bestseller and was one of the forty-six novels chosen for the original Oprah Book Club. According to Publishers Weekly, it was the best-selling of all Oprah Book Club picks. Lott is writer-in-residence and professor of English at College of Charleston, and lives with his wife Melanie in Hanahan, South Carolina.

From Booklist

Lott, author of the Oprah pick Jewel (1999), writes in his introduction to this triumphant collection of short stories that rings through to the heart and the intellect that “the best stories reveal ourselves to ourselves, and ask us how then shall we live.” Accomplished in skill and weighty with Christian concerns, this anthology includes the likes of Dickens (the master), Tolstoy (the questioner), Flannery O’Connor (the southerner), and John Updike (the surprise). Aside from the sheer quality of the selections, these stories address shared themes. There is a struggle against loss, an understanding of understatement, a larger overvision that guides like an unnamed, even uninvited narrator. Reflective without being preachy, insightful without offering damnation or truth, but, rather, compelling stories laced with ideas that guide readers toward self-questioning, this is a collection of masterpiece stories that deeply affect us both because of and regardless of religious affiliation. --Mark Eleveld

About this edition

• Publisher: Thomas Nelson
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 1595548386
• ISBN 13: 9781595548382
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 320
• Editor: Lott Bret