The Testament of Gideon Mack

At an early age Gideon Mack abandons his faith in God, but that doesn`t stop him from following in his father`s footsteps and becoming a Presbyterian minister. When he falls into a ravine and is swept away by the river, he is presumed dead until he miraculously returns with disturbing news: he claims to have been saved by the devil. He`s reviled and excommunicated, and then he disappears. Months later Mack`s body is found in the mountains with his sacrilegious testament, and it is this fictional document that comprises the bulk of James Robertson`s sly and provocative U.S. debut, a novel that presents one of the most personable and sympathetic visions of Satan since PARADISE LOST. Copyright (C) Muze Inc. 2005. For personal use only. All rights reserved.