
Gospel of Orla
by Eoghan Walls
Title:
Gospel of Orla
Author:
Eoghan Walls
Format:
Paperback
Number of pages:
224 pages
Publisher:
Seven Stories Press Ltd
ISBN-13:
9781838415990
EAN:
9781838415990
Publication Date:
09/03/2023
Classifications:
Modern and Contemporary (Post c 1945)
Weight (g):
444
Dimensions (mm):
139 x 210 x 16
Publication Country:
United Kingdom
Language:
English
Condition:
New
Description
Fourteen-year-old Orla''s mum is dead. She lives in England with her unemployed father and baby sister Lily, but she''s planning to run away to live in Northern Ireland, where her mother is buried. Preoccupied with trouble at home and at school, she accidentally crashes her bike into a man who calls himself Jesus and says he is the Son of God. He has never seen a smartphone. He can raise animals from the dead by blowing into their mouths, including Orla''s cat Sneaky. Orla convinces Jesus to come with her to Ireland to bring her mum back to life and she teaches him how to ride a bike to get there. But Jesus has plans of his own, and after one of his revivals goes horribly wrong, Orla must decide how far she is willing to go to save her mother. A hilarious coming-of-age story, road novel, and meditation on the mysteries of faith and grief, this debut novel heralds an important new voice in world literature.











