Riven

Name: Riven
Brand: Recorded Books
Availability: InStock
Author: Jerry B. Jenkins
ISBN: 9781436145510

Author: Jerry B. Jenkins

Narrator: Joey Collins

Unabridged: 18 hr 31 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/01/2009

Categories: Fiction, Christian Fiction

Synopsis

A boy with a troubled childhood … becomes a reluctant criminal … becomes a broken man on death row who just wants to die. A failed pastor … rejected by those he only wants to help … finds a new calling. Thomas Carey and Brady Wayne Darby couldn't be more different. One is a washed-up pastor hoping desperately to make a difference; the other is a criminal who's worst crime is always the one he's about to commit. One diligently serves God; the other diligently serves himself. And yet … both are sinners in need of grace. So take the first step on a journey to transformation. Join the murderer and the chaplain. Choose between a life of crime and a life of purpose and prepare to leave the ranks of the hopelessly lost and find the One who can save even the most troubled soul.

About Jerry B. Jenkins

Jerry B. Jenkins is the author of more than 180 books, including the 63,000,000-selling Left Behind series. His non-fiction books include many as-told-to autobiographies, including those of Hank Aaron, Bill Gaither, Orel Hershiser, Luis Palau, Walter Payton, Meadowlark Lemon, Nolan Ryan, and Mike Singletary. Jenkins also assisted Dr. Billy Graham with his memoirs, Just As I Am. He also owns the Jerry Jenkins Writers Guild, which aims to train tomorrow’s professional Christian writers.

Reviews

Goodreads review by C.J.

When an author calls a book "the novel I have always wanted to write" I sit up and take notice. And when the author is Jerry B. Jenkins, and the novel is his 175th book, I know I'm going to read something special. Such is the case with Riven. Its premise is simple and dynamic: a condemned inmate req......more

Goodreads review by Crystal

Oh man....this book is so unbelievably good. In my humble opinion, this is an award winning book. It follows two main characters. Brady, a boy who grows up in a trailer park with an alcoholic mother who neglects him. And Thomas, a pastor who loves the Lord with his whole heart, but has never quite s......more

Goodreads review by Kelly

I’ve read at least ten of Jerry Jenkins novels. Riven is by far the best. If you wonder what the connection between the two major players in this book is all about hang in until the end. It is a beautifully written book. If you went to see The Passion of The Christ you will appreciate this novel.......more