{"product_id":"the-storm-a-novel","title":"The Storm: A Novel","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThe Boston Globe\u003c\/em\u003e calls Frederick Buechner \"one of our finest writers.\" \u003cem\u003eUSA Today\u003c\/em\u003e says he's \"one of our most original storytellers.\" Now this acclaimed author gives us his most beguiling novel yet--a magical tale of love, betrayal, and redemption inspired by Shakespeare's The Tempest. On wealthy Plantation Island in South Florida, an old man waits. Kenzie Maxwell is a writer, a raconteur, a rascal, an altruist, a mystic--a charismatic figure who enjoys life with his rich third wife but muses daily on the sins of his past. Two decades ago, Kenzie had to leave New York because of a scandal. He'd been a volunteer at a runaway shelter, and he'd fallen in love with a seventeen-year-old girl--a girl who died while giving birth to Kenzie's daughter. His older brother, Dalton, a lawyer and board member at the shelter, decided to quell the rumors by releasing Kenzie's note of apology to the press. Kenzie's reputation--and the girl's--were destroyed. He has never forgiven his brother. Now it's the eve of Kenzie's seventieth birthday, and a storm is brewing. His beloved daughter, Bree--the child of the scandal--is coming down from New York for his birthday party. But his brother Dalton is coming down, too, to do some legal work for the island's ill-tempered matriarch. Aided and abetted by Dalton's happy-go-lucky stepson, a loutish gardener, a New Age windsurfer, a bumbling bishop, and a bona fide tempest, Kenzie must somehow contrive to reconcile with his brother--and make peace with his past. Infused with humanity, and informed by faith, The Storm is Frederick Buechner's most captivating novel since Godric--a richly satisfying contemporary story of fragmented families and love's many mysteries that will move you, make you laugh, and fill you with wonder.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Frederick Buechner","offers":[{"title":"eBook","offer_id":50132797456481,"sku":"9780061752872","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/churchsource.com\/products\/the-storm-a-novel","provider":"ChurchSource","version":"1.0","type":"link"}