Overview
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When Eli Harpo was four, he underwent emergency open-heart surgery, flatlined on the operating table, and for a brief time, went to heaven and met Jesus. Or at least thatās what his father, a loving but devout Baptist minister, has raised him to believe.
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Nine years later, Eli isnāt so sure. His rounds with his father to evangelize at hospices and sell his fatherās self-published book, Heaven or Bust!, feel inauthentic and strange, especially now that heās started having sex dreams about Jesus. Between that and his motherās terminal breast cancer diagnosis, Eli feels further from heaven than ever. But when the famous televangelist Charlie Gideon shows up at the Harposā doorstep with a proposal to create a new attraction based on Eliās trip to the afterlife at his Bible-themed park, Eli isnāt able to say no.
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As the Harpos head off on a rollicking road trip from Kentucky to Bible World in Orlando, Eli is left to grapple with not just his faith and his sexuality, but also his own parentsā messy humanity and what happens when a family held together by mythmaking starts coming apart at the seams.
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Hilarious and moving, Eli Harpoās Adventure to the Afterlife is a kind-hearted story about self-discovery and the search for truth, wherever it takes you.
This book title, Eli Harpo's Adventure to the Afterlife (A Novel), ISBN: 9781419769122, by Eric Schlich, published by The Overlook Press (January 16, 2024) is available in hardcover. Our minimum order quantity is 25 copies. All standard bulk book orders ship FREE in the continental USA and delivered in 4-10 business days.
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