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‘Inspired by the Canterbury Tales, this satire finds American Christians facing the reality of the Holy Land. Israeli hardlinersNo satiric novel about the Middle East could please all readers, of course, but Reed’s approach is smart and sensitive, even as he gleefully satirizes the relationship between American evangelicals.” Editor’s Pick, BookLife/Publisher’s Weekly

“A must-read for anyone who loves the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, and possesses a love for the Jewish people and for the land of Israell.”
Sue Garland, Blogger, Christian Novel Review

“A really fun read!” Dave Hohl, Silicon Valley Software Engineer

 

 

What Readers are Saying about The Prize-Winning Story , by Ken Yoder Reed

“In this layered and ambitious Chaucer riff, Reed (Both My Sons) dares to set a pilgrims’ story-telling contest in the most heated of contemporary religious milieus: He’s imagined a squad of American fans of a Christian radio show called “For Zion’s Sake” touring Israel on the day of Donald Trump’s election. The tour leader, an end-times minded radio host named Vladdy, agrees to the idea of a contest, first proposed by Israel’s Major Eli Bloom, “Israel’s top expert on terrorism,” a guest lecturer celebrated by Vladdy for offering “None of this politically correct ‘Islam is the religion of peace’ stuff.” Vladdy’s enthusiasm for Jewishness is undercut by his cluelessness.

No satiric novel about the Middle East could please all readers, of course, but Reed’s approach is smart and sensitive, even as he gleefully satirizes the relationship between American evangelicals and Israeli hardliners. His prose is sharp, even cutting at times, but there’s nothing parodic about many of his pilgrims’ stories, which take faith seriously.”

Publisher’s Weekly

 

“The story-telling contest at the heart of The Prize-winning Story is a terrific technique to pull together the whole narrative. We meet a wide variety of zealous Christian Zionist partisans, serious Bible students, sober-minded scientists, End-Times enthusiasts and saved sinners seeking healing and restoration on board Pastor Vladdy’s bus as it crosses Israel.

My wife Judith and I have spent the majority of our lives teaching and writing on the central importance of the Land and people of Israel (ancient and modern) to the believing Christian community. We find ourselves as a combination of several characters in Pastor Vladdy’s Fifteenth Pilgrimage to the Holy Land!”

Paul W. Rood, Director, William E. Blackstone Center and Professor, Biola University, La Mirada, California

 

“Tour the land of Israel in a strikingly novel manner with believable characters listening in on lively historical, archaeological and biblical commentary. This intriguing travelogue will compel every Christian reader to seriously rethink why support of Israel is no optional matter. A creative, brilliantly told story that allows the land and people of Israel to speak personally to the hearts of expectant Christians.”

Marvin R. Wilson, Ph.D., Professor Emeritus, Department of Biblical Studies, Gordon College; Author, Our Father Abraham—Jewish Roots of the Christian Faith

 

“As a tour leader many times to the Holy Lands, I personally witnessed pilgrims experiencing much of what the characters do in Reed’s novel. I recall one person we met telling me, ‘if you are here so you can be a friend with the Arabs, then you can no longer be a friend to your Jewish neighbours at home. Go, I don’t want to talk with you. There is already too much hatred in our land.’

I wish The Prize-winning Story’ had been published earlier so I could have recommended it to tour members traveling with me. I encourage everyone to read it in preparation for a trip to the Holy Lands.”

Wilmer Martin, Emeritus Owner & Tour Director TourMagination; Emeritus President & CEO, Habitat for Humanity Canada

 

“The Prize-winning Story is a must-read for anyone who loves the God of Abraham, Isaac and Jacob, has a love for the Jewish people and for the land of Israel, and also for those who want to learn more about Israel and Jewish heritage. I absolutely loved the book for the truth it embodies and the interesting characters whom the author describes with understanding and quite a bit of humor. I cannot recommend The Prize-Winning Story highly enough."

Sue Garland, NetGalley Reviewer and Editor, Christian Novel Review

 

 

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