Publisher's Synopsis
"It would be difficult to overstate the wonder I felt while reading this novel. It's among the most beautiful books I've ever read about longing—for beauty, for sex, for God, for a coherent life."—Garth Greenwell, author of What Belongs to YouMaggie is entirely devoted to her husband Thomas, their two beautiful children, and to God—until what begins as a platonic intellectual and spiritual exchange between writer Maggie and poet James transforms into an erotically-charged bond that challenges Maggie's sense of loyalty and morality, drawing her deeper into the darkness of desire.A daring debut novel of obsession, lust, and salvation by the highly lauded author of the story collection, I Want To Show You More, Fire Sermon is a tour de force that charts with bold intimacy and immersive sensuality the life of a married woman in the grip of a magnetic affair.
