Lazarus Is Dead

By: Richard Beard

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Paperback | 15 August 2012 | Edition Number 1

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272 Pages

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Like most men in their early thirties, Lazarus has plans that don't involve dying. He is busy organising his sisters, his business and his women. Life is mostly good, until far away in Galilee, without warning, his childhood best friend turns water into wine. Immediately, Lazarus falls ill. And with each subsequent miracle his health deteriorates- a nasty cough blooms into an alarming panorama of afflictions. His sisters think Jesus can help, but given the history of their friendship Lazarus disagrees. What he is sure of is that he'll try everything in his power to make himself well. Except for calling on Jesus. Lazarus dies. Jesus weeps. This part we all know. But as Lazarus is about to find out, returning from the dead isn't easy. You think you want a second chance at life, but what do you do when you get it? Lazarus has his own story, he is his own man, and he is determined to avoid the mistakes he made the first time round. A thrillingly inventive, genre-bending novel, Lazarus is Dead is the definitive account of the life, death and life of Lazarus, as never told before.

Industry Reviews

As gripping as a thriller and endlessly thought-provoking... Surprising, spellbinding, witty and utterly original -- Chris Dolan * Sunday Herald *
Lazarus is Dead is a delightful falsehood - a brilliant novel and a shining example of the gospel untruth -- Alfred Hickling * Guardian *
This clever and original book keeps the reader guessing until the death - and beyond * Financial Times *
An idiosyncratic delight...Yet again, Beard shows himself to be one of our most inventive novelists -- Max Davidson * Mail on Sunday *
A brilliant reimagining of the Lazarus story...wry, incisive and surprisingly moving (Favourite Books of 2011) * Irish Times *

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