When I Was Young (Paperback)

Terry Pellman

ISBN 10: 151939473X / ISBN 13: 9781519394736

Published by Createspace Independent Publishing Platform, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. Chad Barrett already felt separated from God. Now his wife has died from a prescription drug overdose, and the sixty - four-year-old writer feels that his chronic unfaithfulness was to blame. Left to live alone, and haunted by his estrangement from one of his sons, Chad decides to travel to random places, hoping to find solace from his guilt, his grief and angst of aging. What he does not know is that his wandering will bring him into constant contact with people who remind him that God's grace and forgiveness are his for the asking. Still, he struggles with doubts and uncertainties, as do those he encounters. He is torn by anger toward God, and his desire to become a believer. When I Was Young is a story of loss and redemption, regret and hope. It is a reminder that God's presence is constant, even when we avert our gaze from Him. This item is printed on demand. Shipping may be from our UK warehouse or from our Australian or US warehouses, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: When I Was Young (Paperback)
• Publisher: Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 151939473X
• ISBN 13: 9781519394736
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Chad Barrett already felt separated from God. Now his wife has died from a prescription drug overdose, and the sixty – four-year-old writer feels that his chronic unfaithfulness was to blame. Left to live alone, and haunted by his estrangement from one of his sons, Chad decides to travel to random places, hoping to find solace from his guilt, his grief and angst of aging. What he does not know is that his wandering will bring him into constant contact with people who remind him that God’s grace and forgiveness are his for the asking. Still, he struggles with doubts and uncertainties, as do those he encounters. He is torn by anger toward God, and his desire to become a believer. When I Was Young is a story of loss and redemption, regret and hope. It is a reminder that God’s presence is constant, even when we avert our gaze from Him.

About the Author

Terry Pellman is the author of the novels The House On Weston Road, Averton, Looking Toward Eden and Eden’s Dawn, as well as the Short Story collection, Phobia Dreams. He is a two-time Finalist and 2008 Third Place Winner of the Dayton Daily News Short Story Contest. The author has been interviewed on radio stations in Denver, Colorado, Charleston, South Carolina and Champaign-Urbana, Illinois on the subject of the potential for the United States to divide into two nations.