'A human, historic spin on the gospel narrative, written with warmth, wisdom, and vivid detail' - Publisher's Weekly, Sept 20, 2021.
A reimagining of the Greatest Story Ever Told, seen through the eyes of three men: Metlip, a young Nubian slave, master carpenter Josef of Nazareth, and Josef's estranged son, Iesu. Absent for the last three years, Iesu has returned, seeking answers for two questions. The first inspires the family's spontaneous journey to Jerusalem. The second reaches into the past, rekindling old conflicts with fresh tensions that force the three men to question their beliefs, their fears and their relationships with one another.
From Nazareth south through the Jordan Valley and up the western escarpment to Jerusalem, the present is layered with details from the past, blending history and scripture into a compelling tale that will stay with the reader long after the book's end.
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Christopher Grant is a writer and producer who enjoys the wide open spaces of the Canadian prairies for half the year and curses the cold for the rest. He is a husband and a father and a fan of Ducati motorcycles. The Father, the Son & the Slave is his first novel, but won't be his last. He has written eight feature film scripts and is currently developing a television drama for a Canadian national broadcaster.
Mr. Grant had an adventurous childhood in Africa tenuously supervised by a Canadian farmer turned teacher and an Australian nurse who dabbled in secrets. He has faced sharks and poisonous snakes, escaped becoming an entrée for a pride of lions and has had the barrel of an assault rifle pressed against his forehead when he came to the defence of some children.