People suddenly coocooning and waking up with wings and an entirely changed physical being. Good as the previous novel was, it often seemed to rely too heavily on its central metaphor i. Its the result of a new virus and like any malady the wings give rise to new forms of prejudice, new support groups and new religious. He grew up in detroit, michigan, and has worked as a university writing instructor and a gag writer. Through the rapture book, you will envision the scripturally plausible events that unfold after the rapture with the tribulation reign of the antichrist.
The overarching story of this book deals with the effects on society when normal people begin sprouting angelic. He has worked as a gag writer, fireworks salesman, telephone pollster, university writing instructor, and environmentalprotection specialist while living in places as different as washington, dc. Sosnowski imagines a world where the newest social disease isnt aids, but angelism. Dev is an autistic teenager fascinated by vacuum cleaners, astronomy, and other things that make more sense to him than humiliating interactions. Vamped, his second novel, was published in 2004 and has been translated into both japanese and russian. Now with vamped, sosnowski takes on a timehonored genre and breathes new life into it by turning martin kowalskis vampire world upside down and telling his story with rich, masterful, and.
David sosnowski audio books, best sellers, author bio. David sosnowski all over the country people are sprouting wings. Alexander zander wiles is a petty crook suffering from acuteagoraphobia, and cassandra cassie oconner, a psychiatrist specializing in angels and author of a poppsychology book titled. David sosnowski born 1959 in taylor, michigan is an american novelist and short story writer. Those wishing to perform david sosnowskis work should contact the composer below. Join facebook to connect with david sosnowski and others you may know. As a virus stalks america that causes its victims to sprout wings, alexander zander wiles has great difficulty coping with the situation, until he meets angel therapist and author cassie oconnor, who helps him face his new world and teaches him how to fly. Everyday low prices on a huge range of new releases and classic fiction. Cassie, like zander, is a simply delightful character, but, lamentably, the author allows the novel to lapse into a conventional love story between zander and cassie. The overarching story of this book deals with the effects on society when normal people begin sprouting angelic wings.
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