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Connolly & Company LLC
Jan. 19, 2023
BETHEL, Conn., Jan. 19, 2023 /Christian
Newswire/ -- Christians searching for an inspiring read may want to consider
a trilogy of critically acclaimed historical novels by author Barry Connolly.
All three books follow the trials and triumphs of men and women of faith in the
earliest days of Christianity.
The series begins with 'The Good Thief,' which tells the story of Dismas, the
'good thief' crucified with Jesus and pardoned by Him on Good Friday. It is a
powerful tale of a young Jewish man's determination to avenge the unjust deaths
of his brother and sister. His quest drives him from Rebekah, the woman he
loves, and propels him on a desperate and fateful journey.
In 'On the Road to Damascus: The Story of Rebekah and Lucius,' Rebekah and other
early followers of Christ are forced to flee Jerusalem steps ahead of a
relentless persecution led by Saul of Tarsus. Lucius, a Roman centurion who has
come to love Rebekah, races against time to save her.
In 'Serah: The Daughter of Rebekah and Lucius,' we meet a young Christian girl
coming of age in First Century Rome. Serah struggles with a faith she knows only
through the stories of her mother and father. Compelled to flee for safety to
her mother's homeland in Judea, she begins a journey that will challenge her
courage, open her heart and change her life.
Reviewers have been generous in their praise for 'The Good Thief' series of
novels:
'A skilled storyteller, author Barry Connolly has a positive knack for engaging
his reader's total attention from first page to last.' -- Midwest Book Review
'...Refreshingly consistent attention to period detail and
atmosphere...everywhere aided by Connolly's gift for quick, evocative
description...popular religious fiction done exactly right.' -- Open Letters
Monthly, Arts and Literature Review
'Rebekah and Lucius are warmly-drawn characters...and the thread running through
the whole narrative...of Christianity's beginnings through the desperate courage
of its earliest believers, binds everything together understatedly and
gracefully.' -- Historical Novel Society
'The Good Thief' (ISBN 978-1-4502-3287-6), 'On the Road to Damascus: The Story
of Rebekah and Lucius,' (ISBN: 978-1-4759-9765-1), and 'Serah:The Daughter of
Rebekah and Lucius,' (ISBN 978-1-5320-4670-4), are available at www.Amazon.com
and www.BarnesAndNoble.com. They can also be ordered through other on-line and
traditional bookstores. For more information, visit
www.TheGoodThief.net or
www.amazon.com/author/barryconnolly.
SOURCE Connolly & Company LLC
CONTACT: Barry Connolly, 203-748-1033,
barry.connolly@yahoo.com