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The Second Coming
John Niven
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Description for The Second Coming
Paperback. God takes a look at the Earth around the time of the Renaissance and everything looks pretty good - so he takes a holiday. In Heaven-time this is just a week's fishing trip, but on Earth several hundred years go by. When God returns, he finds all hell has broken loose: world wars, holocausts, famine, capitalism and 'fucking Christians everywhere'. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 130 x 24. Weight in Grams: 276.
God takes a look at the Earth around the time of the Renaissance and everything looks pretty good – so he takes a holiday. In Heaven-time this is just a week’s fishing trip, but on Earth several hundred years go by. When God returns, he finds all hell has broken loose: world wars, holocausts, famine, capitalism and ‘fucking Christians everywhere’. There’s only one thing for it. They’re sending the kid back.
JC, reborn, is a struggling musician in New York City, trying to teach the one true commandment: Be Nice! His best chance to win hearts and minds ... Read more
Product Details
Publisher
Windmill Books
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2014
Condition
New
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780099592136
SKU
V9780099592136
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-98
About John Niven
John Niven was born in Irvine, Ayrshire. He is the author of ten novels and has written for a wide range of publications, including a weekly column for the Scottish Sunday Mail. He lives in Buckinghamshire.
Reviews for The Second Coming
Believe me, this book is going to cause one almighty stink...Deeply, intelligently satirical. In lesser hands it could easily have become a crass rant. Yet Niven provides hilarious, perceptive entertainment...Only the truly ignorant will take offence. But then they usually do
Henry Sutton
The Mirror, Book of the Week
An entertaining novel...In the midst of it ... Read more
Henry Sutton
The Mirror, Book of the Week
An entertaining novel...In the midst of it ... Read more