Mary Grand
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Richard Gardner:
Hi richard i have just looked up your novel Righteous Release,it looks very interesting. Is this based on your own experience,or on reasearch? i would love to know more.
Richard Gardner
Hi Mary,
Many thanks for your interest in my book.
In my teens I went to a number of evangelical meetings & almost became a born again Christian. But the lure of Socialism drew me towards politics. I felt that it was better to help people in this world rather than try and save their souls for the next one.
Then 12 years ago I joined a company that was owned by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. This is a sect that rejects the ways of the
world and won't even sit down to eat with non-believers. Make no mistake they were charming people but I found their beliefs distasteful. They treat their women as second class citizens, despise gay people and they shun those followers who fall out of favour with the hierarchy. It was the third aspect of their behaviour that got me thinking. So having put pen to paper
I began to write my debut novel.
I am very keen to read your novel 'Free to be Tegan' as well. Would be interested to know what inspired you to write it.
Very best wishes,
Richard
Many thanks for your interest in my book.
In my teens I went to a number of evangelical meetings & almost became a born again Christian. But the lure of Socialism drew me towards politics. I felt that it was better to help people in this world rather than try and save their souls for the next one.
Then 12 years ago I joined a company that was owned by the Plymouth Brethren Christian Church. This is a sect that rejects the ways of the
world and won't even sit down to eat with non-believers. Make no mistake they were charming people but I found their beliefs distasteful. They treat their women as second class citizens, despise gay people and they shun those followers who fall out of favour with the hierarchy. It was the third aspect of their behaviour that got me thinking. So having put pen to paper
I began to write my debut novel.
I am very keen to read your novel 'Free to be Tegan' as well. Would be interested to know what inspired you to write it.
Very best wishes,
Richard
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Terry
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Richard Gardner:
I didn't even realize there were people paying attention to my reviews! I guess that';s how you got in this inbox! :-) Did you write something I read? I read SO much at times, I tend to let titles and authors blur. It's my isolation therapy. I get too much of it at times, but that's what I get for living at the literal end of the road in Alaska.
Dawn
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Richard Gardner:
Hi Richard When you were writing Righteous Release , which religions did you base most of your research ? I can see that you have the same curiosities about religions that I do and have studied many of the same religious groups I have . I just wondered if you mostly studied the Islams, Mormans, Amish , or Jehovah Witness to come up with the particular qualifications for the religion in your book?
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how very interesting to read your reply, I shall definately read your book. My book is partly autobiographical. I was brought up in the ...more
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