{"product_id":"the-second-son-by-charles-sailor","title":"The Second Son by Charles Sailor","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"37\" data-end=\"109\" style=\"text-align: center;\"\u003eA gripping tale of survival, power, and the cost of being different\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood Condition – visible cover wear, creasing on spine, sticker present, and edge wear\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003ePublished in 1979, it has taken me forty years to get round to reading this challenging and excellent novel on my bookshelf.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eFriendly, helpful charitable construction worker Joseph Turner is working on a 24-storey skyscraper when he saves the life of a friend, but in so doing falls to certain death. Miraculously, he survives the fall and thereafter he has to come to terms with his new-found powers, including his ability to heal. Within a short while he has an immense following. Joe realises that he cannot single-handedly help everyone. He asks people to find their own inner strength and to help themselves. A mixed message, at best.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eThe Pope seems to accept the possibility that Joe might be a – or the – Messiah, but others in Rome are not so sure. Powers in Rome and in Washington DC see Joe as a threat and a hired killer is despatched to deal with Joe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"MsoNormal\"\u003eA riveting story (no pun intended) that poses the question: What would we do if a new Messiah did walk among us? There are several poignant moments and heartfelt grief. Joe made a difference. Maybe that is all any of us can ask.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"111\" data-end=\"166\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eIt was optioned as a movie but it was never made.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Value Junction ","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47726267400404,"sku":"TVJ-019174","price":6.9,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0721\/3059\/2980\/files\/IMG_1509_44ac5ffc-79a9-477f-8911-d17265a66301.jpg?v=1774582514","url":"https:\/\/thevaluejunction.co.nz\/products\/the-second-son-by-charles-sailor","provider":"The Value Junction ","version":"1.0","type":"link"}