Why is that? Because it was far too complicated. We know something of the birth of Jesus but not much is written about his life thereafter. Two paths, one of a man towards Godhood and the other of a God towards manhood.

We could say that the twelve nights are those nights that fall between these two festivals and which mark, on the one hand, an earthly path from Jesus to Christ, and on the other, a Cosmic path from Christ to Jesus.

Christmas celebrates the birth of the Son of Man - Jesus, and Epiphany marks the birth of the Son of God - Christ. Public Lib.Two festivals stand at opposite poles at this time of the year: Christmas and Epiphany.

From dust jacket.Īthens Regional Library System: Athens-Clarke County LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Bogart LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Danielsville/Madison County LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Lavonia Carnegie LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Lexington/Oglethorpe County LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Watkinsville/Oconee County LibraryĪthens Regional Library System: Winterville LibraryĪugusta-Richmond County Public Library System: Augusta-Richmond Co. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multilayered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction-to the city of New York. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California, where they can start their lives anew. In June 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. A master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America.

Fifth Gospel by Adriana Koulias