The Evolution of Thomas Hall

Thomas Hall is a brilliant but brash young artist who has the talent of the old masters and an eye for color and women. But when he runs short of cash, he finds himself torn between illustrating a mural on the origins of man for a natural history museum a tribute to Darwin and illustrating the miracles of Jesus for a display inside a children s hospital called the Healing Place. A self-proclaimed agnostic, Thomas must dig deep within himself to believe beyond his doubts as he wrestles with that elusive something called faith. Then he meets a young, critically ill girl named Christina. Her haunting past and undeviating faith will test the very soul of Thomas and that of every reader.

Kieth Merrill has worked as a writer, director, and producer in the American film industry since 1967. He received an Academy Award® for his film The Great American Cowboy in 1973. Kieth and his wife, Dagny, live in Northern California. The Evolution of Thomas Hall is his first novel.