Book description
The magic of Christmas meets magical realism in this modern remix of Jewish, New Testament, and Santa stories, all retold together in an urban psychiatric hospital.
On the streets, Josh is a visionary who hears the voice of God, but on locked ward 5C4, he is just one more homeless…
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This is a special perc I get - getting to read and trumpet a book that won't come out until December 1! My friend Adam Strassberg has finished his long-awaited novella, just in time for Christmas. Lost on the urban December streets, homeless Joshua navigates the boundary between the intransigence of his own religious fervor and capitalist disdain for what he has become, all the while suffering a mental health crisis that is alternately a blessing and a curse. In this “what if” parable for the present day, our tortured hero lands once again in a psychiatric ward known only…
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