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    The Chair: A Novel
    The Chair: A Novel
    The Chair: A Novel
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    The Chair: A Novel

    Written by James L. Rubart

    Narrated by James L. Rubart

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    If you were given an ancient-looking chair and told Jesus Christ made it, would you believe it? When an elderly lady shows up in Corin Roscoe's antiques store and gives him a chair she claims was built by Christ, he scoffs. But when a young boy is miraculously healed after sitting in the chair, he stops laughing and starts to wonder: Could this chair heal the person whose life I destroyed twelve years ago? As word spreads of the boy's healing, a mega-church pastor is determined to manipulate Corin into turning over the chair. But the mysterious woman who gave him the piece insinuates it is Corin's destiny to guard the chair above everything else. But why? Desperate, he turns to the one person he can trust, a college history professor who knows more about the legend of the chair than he reveals. Searching for the truth about the artifact and the unexplained phenomena surrounding it, Corin soon realizes he isn't the only one willing to do almost anything to possess the power that seems to surround the chair.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherOasis Audio
    Release dateJul 23, 2012
    ISBN9781621880318
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    James L. Rubart

    James L. Rubart is a professional marketer, speaker, and writer. He serves on the board of the Northwest Christian Writers Association and lives with his wife and sons in the Pacific Northwest.

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    • 5/5
      I found this book to be fascinating, the message at the ending comes at a very timely moment in my life. Thank you!
    • 5/5
      ***Though the publisher provides the free ebook, I offer the opinion.***My Look:Corin Roscoe's life is his antiques business. He has one life long friend, a girlfriend, and a brother who hates him—with good reason.His driving need for extreme sports, adventures, and games cost his brother a life he'd never live. Before Shasta's wedding, Corin pushed his brother to do one last jump, for old-time sake.Unfortunately, the last stunt leaves Shasta paralyzed and bitter.Sure, Corin keeps in touch with his sister-in-law, and sends his nephew gifts, but he longs for the closeness the brothers shared long ago.However, when an elderly woman brings a chair to his shop and tells him who was the maker of the chair, Corin may have just gained the answer to a prayer. On the other hand, did he just gain an old piece of wood and a crazy customer?The woman is insistent about the craftsman of the chair. Could Jesus Christ have made this relic?But Corin's mind is thinking of nothing else but the chair. If it's not a religious artifact, could it be just old enough to net enough money for his brother's healing operation or could healing take place through a carpenter. The Carpenter. This level of craftsmanship Corin has never seen before, but he's not ready to believe it is anything but old, until a child sits in the chair.Soon it's all over the news about how this kid was cured of his asthma then a mega-church pastor suddenly shows up in Corin's life, wanting to take the chair off of Corin's hands, to help him.Between his property being vandalized, his property getting stolen, and dire warnings from the woman who left the chair with him, Corin is not sure whom to trust. Nevertheless, he does come to believe there is something more going on than superior artisan skills, but is it for real?My Take:THE CHAIR by James L. Rubart is a title that I recommend. But be forewarned this book is full of suspense and plot twists, broken and battered souls, and faith that don't begin at the beginning.James L. Robart is a master craftsman of story, characters, and suspense. This read will tie you in knots, but when it's all over, you'll be racing to get on another thrill ride. And you will find it in one of this author's other works, ROOMS: A NOVEL (B&H Books April 2010) and BOOK OF DAYS: A NOVEL (B & H Books January 2011).
    • 4/5
      Corin Roscoe, depressed thrill-seeker and owner of an economically-challenged antique shop, is confused and mildly annoyed when an old lady unexpectedly dumps an antique chair on him—a chair made by the “best carpenter to ever live.” His life dissolves into turmoil as he explores the meaning of the chair. Meanwhile, naughty people seek the power of the chair. This is a suspense novel in the Christian Fiction genre; however, I was never in very much suspense. Critiqued as a suspense novel, there’s not much to it. Critiqued as contemporary Christian Fiction, however, I think it was pretty good. It had an excellent message without much preaching, and it had realistic characters. I would recommend The Chair to people who enjoy Christian fiction, but don’t mind a small amount of violence or imperfect characters (i.e. those who drink alcohol and swear (as in “Corin swore,” not actual swear words)). My star rating is based on a Christian Fiction critique, but it loses points for a few typos in the digital version—I think it’s disrespectful to readers to not carefully proof-read before publication. 3.5/5 stars