Pursuing and expanding the concept of the novelized essay that had served himso well in Navigator of the Flood his first venture into writing Brelich heretakes ... » 

Pursuing and expanding the concept of the novelized essay that had served himso well in Navigator of the Flood his first venture into writing Brelich heretakes up the biblical story of Abraham and Sarah. After the long quiescentinterval succeeding the Flood Abraham repudiating the idols worshipped by hisforebears discovers God which is to say that the Lord once again takes aninterest in human affairs settling upon another willing but divided patriarchas the instrument for procreating His chosen people. It is Abrahams servileinfatuation with his frigid and narcissistic wife Sarah the most beautifulwoman in the world that poses the greatest stumbling block to the Lordsdesigns. But this is also the story of a long and painful marriage between twomutually exasperating people. How the miracle of the holy embrace is finallyaccomplished that is how their son Isaac whose name means Laughter isconceived in accordance with Gods command forms the substance of thisprofound and witty book. «