Frederic is Coming

Frederic is a spiritual novel I wrote three years ago. Set in Mobile, Alabama in 1979, the main characters voice shows his obstinence when ignoring promptings from the Holy Spirit.

In August of 1979, Hurricane Frederic formed in the Caribbean and then weakened to a tropical depression before it could come ashore, leaving the residents of the Gulf Coast relieved and continuing with their daily lives. But in the peculiar, unpredictable manner of storms, Frederic “reorganized” and was born again as a hurricane, roaring toward the coast and causing millions of dollars in damage when it struck two weeks later.

This is the fictionalized account of five families in the Midtown district of Mobile , Alabama , who experience Frederic’s devastating yet transforming power. Richard and Alan, best friends since childhood, are on a fishing trip when Frederic churns up the gulf, leaving loved ones to live with both dread and hope. Andrew, a teenager, struggles to take care of the house and his mother in his father’s absence. A young pastor, experiencing his first hurricane, realizes he must keep the church open as people seek both physical and spiritual shelter. A retired firefighter named Man reaches out to help his neighbors for the first time in years.

Each person faces Frederic on the outside while confronting entirely different inner storms—guilt, pain, and the search for purpose and meaning. Old wounds are healed even in the midst of loss and grief, sprinkled with the unexpected moments of humor that are part of our ability to cope with trauma and reach toward wholeness. In Frederic, God’s glory is revealed not only in sunshine and laughter but in the wind, the waves, and the storms, culminating in triumphant transformation.

Frederic will be avialable for purchase as a paperback, hardback or ebook within the next four-six weeks. The publisher's soft release make is optional for book stores to carry so if you want to see copies available in your local Lifeway or other book stores, please ask the manager's to stock it. It will be avialable on the store buy back program which means a local store cannot lose money if it doesn't sell. Manager's will be able to return it for a refund. This makes it a no risk opprotunity for the store.

The book is a great gift for someone who may not attend church because it presents the Gospel with a unique, non-threatning, entertaining aproach.