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Walters, Del

 
9781477280805: The Holding Room

Synopsis

The Holding Room is the fictional space between heaven and hell. It is where we all go to be judged. Sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, The Holding Room follows the journey of eight people whose ashes got mixed up at a crematorium. An elderly church woman awakens with her soul inside the body of a skinhead, a Klansman awakens inside the body of an angry black rapper and a minister who burned the Koran wakes up in the body of a Muslim. With the help of a God who is both sarcastic and scolding each person must confront their past to determine whether their future will be in heaven or hell. Soon the holding room will become part of our everyday language.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Holding Room is the fictional space between heaven and hell. It is where we all go to be judged. Sometimes humorous, sometimes serious, The Holding Room follows the journey of eight people whose ashes got mixed up at a crematorium. An elderly church woman awakens with her soul inside the body of a skinhead, a Klansman awakens inside the body of an angry black rapper and a minister who burned the Koran wakes up in the body of a Muslim. With the help of a God who is both sarcastic and scolding each person must confront their past to determine whether their future will be in heaven or hell. Soon the holding room will become part of our everyday language.

Biographie de l'auteur

Del Walters has written seven books. His first fiction book, The Race, was prominently featured on Hardball with Chris Matthews during the 2008 election, as it accurately predicted the rise of the nation's first black president. The Holding Room is his sixth work of fiction. He is an Emmy Award winning news anchor, filmmaker and author who lives in the suburbs of Washington, D.C.

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