Bedrock Faith
Eric Charles May
An ex-convict returns to his Chicago community a changed man—but maybe not for the better—in this “vivid, suspenseful, funny, and compassionate novel” (Booklist).
One of Booklist’s Top 10 First Novels of the Year
One of Roxane Gay’s Top 10 Books of the Year
After fourteen years in prison, Gerald “Stew Pot” Reeves, age thirty-one, returns home to live with his mom in Parkland, a black middle-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The residents are in a tailspin, dreading the arrival of the man they remember as a frightening delinquent. The anxiety only grows when Stew Pot announces that he experienced a religious awakening in prison.
Most folks are skeptical, with one notable exception: Mrs. Motley, a widowed retired librarian and the Reeves’ next-door neighbor, who loans Stew Pot a Bible, which is seen by him and many in the community as a friendly gesture. With uncompromising fervor (and with a new pit bull named John the Baptist), Stew Pot soon appoints himself the moral judge of Parkland—and starts wreaking havoc on people’s lives. Before long, tension and suspicion reign, and this close-knit community must reckon with questions of faith, fear, and forgiveness . . .
“[A] novel of epiphanies, tragedies, and transformations . . . perfect for book clubs.” —Booklist, starred review
“May slowly builds suspense as he persuasively unfolds the narrative in this work that reads like an Agatha Christie mystery.” —Library Journal
“A wonderful urban novel full of vitality and pathos and grit.” —Dennis Lehane
Duration - 5h 15m.
Author - Eric Charles May.
Narrator - Kenneth Toles.
Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Location:
United States
Description:
An ex-convict returns to his Chicago community a changed man—but maybe not for the better—in this “vivid, suspenseful, funny, and compassionate novel” (Booklist). One of Booklist’s Top 10 First Novels of the Year One of Roxane Gay’s Top 10 Books of the Year After fourteen years in prison, Gerald “Stew Pot” Reeves, age thirty-one, returns home to live with his mom in Parkland, a black middle-class neighborhood on Chicago’s South Side. The residents are in a tailspin, dreading the arrival of the man they remember as a frightening delinquent. The anxiety only grows when Stew Pot announces that he experienced a religious awakening in prison. Most folks are skeptical, with one notable exception: Mrs. Motley, a widowed retired librarian and the Reeves’ next-door neighbor, who loans Stew Pot a Bible, which is seen by him and many in the community as a friendly gesture. With uncompromising fervor (and with a new pit bull named John the Baptist), Stew Pot soon appoints himself the moral judge of Parkland—and starts wreaking havoc on people’s lives. Before long, tension and suspicion reign, and this close-knit community must reckon with questions of faith, fear, and forgiveness . . . “[A] novel of epiphanies, tragedies, and transformations . . . perfect for book clubs.” —Booklist, starred review “May slowly builds suspense as he persuasively unfolds the narrative in this work that reads like an Agatha Christie mystery.” —Library Journal “A wonderful urban novel full of vitality and pathos and grit.” —Dennis Lehane Duration - 5h 15m. Author - Eric Charles May. Narrator - Kenneth Toles. Published Date - Thursday, 19 January 2023.
Language:
English
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Book I: Chapter 1
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Book I: Chapter 2
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Book I: Chapter 3
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Book I: Chapter 4
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Book I: Chapter 5
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Book I: Chapter 6
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Book I: Chapter 7
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Book I: Chapter 8
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Book I: Chapter 9
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Book I: Chapter 10
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Book I: Chapter 11
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Book I: Chapter 12
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Book I: Chapter 13
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Book II: Chapter 1
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Book II: Chapter 2
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Book II: Chapter 3
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Book II: Chapter 4
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Book II: Chapter 5
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Book II: Chapter 6
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Book II: Chapter 7
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Book II: Chapter 8
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Book II: Chapter 9
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Book II: Chapter 10
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Book II: Chapter 11
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Book III: Chapter 1
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Book III: Chapter 2
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Book III: Chapter 3
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Book III: Chapter 4
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Book III: Chapter 5
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Book III: Chapter 6
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Book III: Chapter 7
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Book III: Chapter 8
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Book III: Chapter 9
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Book III: Chapter 10
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Book IV: Chapter 1
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Book IV: Chapter 2
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Book IV: Chapter 3
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Book IV: Chapter 4
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Book IV: Chapter 5
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Book IV: Chapter 6
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Book IV: Chapter 7
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Book IV: Chapter 8
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Book IV: Chapter 9
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Book IV: Chapter 10
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Book IV: Chapter 11
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Book V: Chapter 1
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Book V: Chapter 2
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Book V: Chapter 3
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Book V: Chapter 4
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Book V: Chapter 5
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Book V: Chapter 6
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Book V: Chapter 7
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Book V: Chapter 8
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Book V: Chapter 9
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Book V: Chapter 10
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Book VI: Chapter 1
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Book VI: Chapter 2
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Book VI: Chapter 3
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Book VI: Chapter 4
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Book VI: Chapter 5
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Book VI: Chapter 6
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Book VI: Chapter 7
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Book VI: Chapter 8
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Book VI: Chapter 9
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Book VI: Chapter 10
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Book VI: Chapter 11
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Book VI: Chapter 12
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Book VI: Chapter 13
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Book VII: Chapter 1
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Book VII: Chapter 2
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Book VII: Chapter 3
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Book VII: Chapter 4
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Book VII: Chapter 5
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Book VII: Chapter 6
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Book VII: Chapter 7
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Book VII: Chapter 8
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Book VII: Chapter 9
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Book VII: Chapter 10
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Book VIII: Chapter 1
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Book VIII: Chapter 2
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Book VIII: Chapter 3
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Book VIII: Chapter 4
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Book VIII: Chapter 5
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Book VIII: Chapter 6
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Book VIII: Chapter 7
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Book VIII: Chapter 8
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Book VIII: Chapter 9
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Book VIII: Chapter 10
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Book VIII: Chapter 11
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Book VIII: Chapter 12
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Book VIII: Chapter 13
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Book VIII: Chapter 14
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Book VIII: Chapter 15
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Book VIII: Chapter 16
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Book VIII: Chapter 17
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Book IX: Chapter 1
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Book IX: Chapter 2
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Book IX: Chapter 3
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Book IX: Chapter 4
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Book IX: Chapter 5
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Book IX: Chapter 6
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Book IX: Chapter 7
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Book IX: Chapter 8
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Book X: Chapter 1
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Book X: Chapter 2
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Book X: Chapter 3
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Book X: Chapter 4
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Book X: Chapter 5
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Book X: Chapter 6
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Book X: Chapter 7
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Book X: Chapter 8
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Book X: Chapter 9
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Book X: Chapter 10
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Book X: Chapter 11
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Book X: Chapter 12
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Book X: Chapter 13
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Book X: Chapter 14
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Book X: Chapter 15
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Book X: Chapter 16
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Book XI: Chapter 1
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Book XI: Chapter 2
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Book XI: Chapter 3
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Book XI: Chapter 4
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Book XI: Chapter 5
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Book XI: Chapter 6
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Book XI: Chapter 7
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Book XI: Chapter 8
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Book XI: Chapter 9
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Book XI: Chapter 10
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Book XI: Chapter 11
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Book XI: Chapter 12
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