Paternity

Title
: 
Paternity

Personal Author EPSB
: 
James C., Schaap

Summary
: 
In "Paternity" James Calvin Schaap's characters find themselves in close quarters with one another. Each of the short stories in this collection is poignant and simple the way a great American folksong is simple. Always there is an eye is on the family in these novels, and always, there is new light to be shed, a surprising attitude to be expressed. A husband and wife negotiate the awkwardness of an unwanted pregnancy. A son, born outside of marriage, takes his family to see his father in church, where the father is a preacher. Schaap comes at the topic of paternity with characters at a variety of ages and points in their lives. These folk are serious about their Christian faith.

Year Published
: 
2001

Physical Description
: 
234 p. ; 23 cm.

Edition
: 
1st ed.

Contents
: 
Introduction -- False alarm -- The voice of the body -- Exodus -- Playing through -- Paternity -- What he needed to say -- What a man would do -- First bride -- Vital signs -- Casa mia -- Scripture.

Subject
: 
Christian fiction, American.
 
Short stories -- Collections.
 
Family -- Fiction.

Summary
: 
In "Paternity" James Calvin Schaap's characters find themselves in close quarters with one another. Each of the short stories in this collection is poignant and simple the way a great American folksong is simple. Always there is an eye is on the family in these novels, and always, there is new light to be shed, a surprising attitude to be expressed. A husband and wife negotiate the awkwardness of an unwanted pregnancy. A son, born outside of marriage, takes his family to see his father in church, where the father is a preacher. Schaap comes at the topic of paternity with characters at a variety of ages and points in their lives. These folk are serious about their Christian faith.

ISBN
: 
9780970962324

Publisher
: 
Pine Valley, Calif. : Quiddity Press, c2001.


LibraryCall NumberTypeItem BarcodeStatus
Edmonton Christian HighFIC SCHBook30905000091961Fiction