The Price of Blasphemy: A Novel. Written by a Virginian

[A Virginian]

Hello All:
So…I recently made my book, The Price of Blasphemy, and a small slice of my soul eligible for download on Kindle. Over 100 people have downloaded it since the first of August, which flatters me to death. Having people read between the lines and discuss their own theories on the themes of the novel in the Kindle forums has been very cool and even embarrassing.
Without being too cliché and cheesy, I believe books should say something. They should make us cry; they should make us strive for something. This is my attempt at doing so.
I would like to share it with you.
The Price of Blasphemy is 99cents—double entendre intended. Enjoy…and feel free to contact me.
With fondest regards,
A Virginian
http://www.amazon.com/The-Price-of-Blasphemy-ebook/dp/B003UBPAS8/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&m=AG56TWVU5XWC2&s=digital-text&qid=1281626947&sr=1-1

The Price of Blasphemy is structured around a love affair between the two main characters (Richard, an aspiring philanthropist and agnostic, and Dawn, a well-bred, Christian attorney that specializes in non-profit law), and proposes that love should be able to bridge whatever issues that come between people.

Soon after being transplanted from North Carolina to Washington D.C., Richard meets Dawn.  As they go about discussing themselves and the ways of the world, the two young Americans fall in love; however, interfaith dialogue soon wedges itself between them. Dawn begs Richard to convert, but he refuses, arguing that her God, if He exists, is passive and weak.  Outraged by Richard’s blasphemy, Dawn brings the relationship to an end. 

Richard’s plan of making the world a better place is obliterated by the synergy of his broken heart and preexisting mental instability, leaving him obsessed with the impossible task of proving God to be passive.

The Price of Blasphemy intertwines some religious and secular themes, but ultimately the novel is a work of social realism about hope and tolerance.

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[Carol Hanrahan]

Good Luck on your novel!  I just read a great review of it over on the Amazon Forums!  Worth checking out!

[A Virginian]

This is the type off thing that inspires the Virginian.

Read this Valedictorians speech.

" But I contend that I am a human being, a thinker, an adventurer – not a worker. A worker is someone who is trapped within repetition – a slave of the system set up before him. But now, I have successfully shown that I was the best slave. I did what I was told to the extreme. While others sat in class and doodled to later become great artists, I sat in class to take notes and become a great test-taker. While others would come to class without their homework done because they were reading about an interest of theirs, I never missed an assignment. While others were creating music and writing lyrics, I decided to do extra credit, even though I never needed it. So, I wonder, why did I even want this position? Sure, I earned it, but what will come of it? When I leave educational institutionalism, will I be successful or forever lost? I have no clue about what I want to do with my life; I have no interests because I saw every subject of study as work, and I excelled at every subject just for the purpose of excelling, not learning. And quite frankly, now I’m scared."

http://www.liveleak.com/view?i=a5a_1281619138

[A Virginian]

This is a better link guys. Enjoy the weekend!

http://americaviaerica.blogspot.com/

[Betsy the Quilter]

A Virginian--

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[A Virginian]

The Virginian hates divisiveness. Here is an example of people being divided by more social constructs:

http://religion.blogs.cnn.com/2010/08/24/why-a-wooden-cross-divides-poland/