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David Templeton's engrossing Christian novel Bread is a spiritual parable about the transformational power of relationships.....set in a divided world in which one life can make a difference. - Foreword reviews
Templeton's prose is brisk, clear, comic and surprising....an offer of fresh angles on complex ideas with bursts of humor.... arresting, unsettling imagery and wholly surprising details—BOOKLIFE REVIEW
“This inspiring book was a joy to read with its jewels of insight into the intimacy of relationships and the benefits of living a God-conscious life. The numerous vignettes supporting the compelling storyline felt like God was speaking directly to me, uplifting my soul.
A great read, surprisingly creative, with takeaways for everyone.” - DB Arizona
“Bread: A Modern Parable,” is not about politics, religion or psychology. It does offer political, theological and psychological messaging. But only to transport the reader to deeper, more valuable truths. “Bread” infers that harsh, and evil realities of life happen to everyone. In that regard, it explores the role of spiritual power derived from relationships and treats redemption and grace as transformative minus the heavy handedness of lifeless religious rule-keeping. The option of who we choose to give ourselves to relationally, spiritually and politically is prioritized and illustrated in an astonishingly creative and meaningful way. Unlike a fairy tale, this book also manages to highlight very real truths about the struggles of modern relationships and the role personal honesty and emotional bonding plays in them. A completely surprising and entertaining book” D.M.- California
From the Author: The problem with evil is the inevitability of its arrival. Nearly every person alive will, at some point, suffer. What if there was a way for the restorative power of grace and redemption to be just as certain?
Bread invites you to look at that idea as a reality. We follow the life of a lonely and compromised protagonist named Caleb who, against all odds, embarks on a surprising and unpredictable journey of discovery, and in the process, determines if he has a destiny to fulfill. He wants to find out if Redemption, Grace and Love are real or just words.
Everything that happens to him is played out in a mythical city called Solé, where life has handed him a horrifying problem. He has no idea how he may have contributed to its claim on his life. His situation is dire. The loneliness he feels has become tangible; a growing, serpentine form located in his torso is reminding him of his impending psychological and spiritual extinction.
That’s where his learning curve begins. He finally understands that the restoration he needs must come from a source greater than himself. Sound familiar?
The mythical city of Solé is the realm where Caleb, and the reader, experience the unambiguous personal failures and achievements a life can have. Evil and loss, undying true love and hope, are juxtaposed against an unseen realm of competing forces of good and evil, determined to gain ultimate control of human souls, or release them to divine inheritance. Like life, the story is impossible to predict from one page to the next.
Bread is crafted as an unpredictable and entertaining story and will reveal truths embedded in its pages, and offer each reader the wonder of their own life’s potential
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About the author
David Templeton retired as a successful banker and elected official from the state of Wisconsin in 2016. He received a BA degree majoring in Social Science from Vanguard University in Costa Mesa, California.
He then attended Graduate School at the University of San Francisco where he studied Marriage, Family and Child Counseling.
His love for writing was fostered and encouraged at the Madison Area Writers' Studio in Madison, Wisconsin, hosted by acclaimed author, teacher and editor Michelle Wildgen.
David and his wife Karen live in Texas, USA. They enjoy hiking the Texas Hill Country and home roasting their favorite coffees. David says his writing goal is to "Entertain and enrich the life of his readers."
Bread: A modern Parable his debut novel, has been met with critical acclaim.
Find him at his website: templetonwrites.com
