Bastille Day: A Novel

by Greg Garrett

Overview

“Garrett creates characters who are whole and complex.” —Library Journal

Bastille Day: A Story of Love, Loss, and Redemption in the City of Light
Haunted by the past, can he find hope in a city that has seen it all?

Veteran journalist Calvin Jones has spent the last decade keeping his head down, reporting local news in Texas and trying to forget the devastating losses he suffered in the Iraq war. But when an old friend offers him a chance to work in Paris, he seizes the opportunity—only to find that the ghosts of war are not so easily left behind.

In the shadow of the Eiffel Tower, Cal meets Nadia, a brilliant but heartbroken Saudi woman caught in the grip of an arranged marriage. Their unexpected connection offers them both a glimmer of hope—until the world intrudes once more. When a terror attack in Nice forces Cal back into the chaos he thought he’d escaped, he must confront the traumas of his past and decide if he’s willing to risk everything for a future he never thought possible.

Told with breathtaking prose and emotional depth, Bastille Day is a powerful novel of love, loss, and the resilience of the human spirit. Perfect for fans of literary fiction that explores the complexities of war, faith, and second chances, Greg Garrett’s latest work is a compelling testament to the enduring power of hope.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781640607514
Publisher:	Paraclete Press
Publication date:	04/04/2023
Pages:	272
Product dimensions:	5.50(w) x 8.40(h) x 1.00(d)
Age Range:	18 Years

About the Author

Greg Garrett is the author of five acclaimed novels (including The Prodigal, with the legendary Brennan Manning) and twenty nonfiction books on race, culture, politics, and faith. His novels have been translated into German, Dutch, Spanish, and Portuguese editions. Greg is an award-winning professor at Baylor University, where he holds the Carole McDaniel Hanks Chair in Literature and Culture, and spends part of each year in Paris, where he is Canon Theologian for the American Cathedral of the Holy Trinity. Greg and his wife Jeanie live the rest of the year in Austin, Texas with their two daughters, Lily and Sophia.

Editorial Reviews

Praise for Greg Garrett

“A remarkable novelist who has the courage to explore in classic terms the great theme of the human soul.”
—Robert Olen Butler, winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Fiction for A Good Scent from a Strange Mountain
 
“Garrett writes with intelligence, with wit, with humor, with obvious affection for his characters, with an eye for salient detail.”
—Elinor Lipman, author of Good Riddance
 
“Garrett creates characters who are whole and complex.”
—Library Journal
 
“An astonishingly gifted writer.”
—Dennis Covington, National Book Award Finalist for Salvation on Sand Mountain
 

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