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Lazarus Is Dead

Richard Beard author

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Vintage Publishing

Published:2nd Aug '12

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Meet Lazarus - hero of the best story about second chances ever told

What would you do, given the second chance of a lifetime?

Like most men in their thirties, Lazarus has plans that don't involve dying. Lazarus returns to life. He thinks he wants a second chance at life, but what will he do when he gets it?

What would you do, given the second chance of a lifetime?

Like most men in their thirties, Lazarus has plans that don't involve dying. He's busy. Life is good.

But he can't cheat destiny.

Lazarus dies. Jesus weeps. Lazarus returns to life. This part we all know.

But as Lazarus is about to find out, returning from the dead isn't easy. He thinks he wants a second chance at life, but what will he do when he gets it?

As gripping as a thriller and endlessly thought-provoking... Surprising, spellbinding, witty and utterly original -- Chris Dolan * Sunday Herald *
Lazarus is Dead is a delightful falsehood - a brilliant novel and a shining example of the gospel untruth -- Alfred Hickling * Guardian *
This clever and original book keeps the reader guessing until the death - and beyond * Financial Times *
An idiosyncratic delight...Yet again, Beard shows himself to be one of our most inventive novelists -- Max Davidson * Mail on Sunday *
A brilliant reimagining of the Lazarus story...wry, incisive and surprisingly moving (Favourite Books of 2011) * Irish Times *

ISBN: 9780099554349

Dimensions: 198mm x 129mm x 17mm

Weight: 192g

272 pages