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The Pravda Messenger: A Novel
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Tanya Novack is unusual---she can tell when somebody is lying. When the KGB captures her father, she flees to America where she discovers a Bible inscribed with a name she'd seen on a tomb in a Russian monastery---Feodore Kuzmich. Who was he? Can she find out before unscrupulous people exploit---or kill---her? Sequel to The Bell Messenger. Adventures of a new cast?a gifted teen girl fleeing her past in Russia; her father, a gulag prisoner; Czar Alexander.
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In 1825, Czar Alexander I of Russia was buried--but many did not believe that the body in the coffin was that of the czar. Rather, they believed that he had slipped away in disguise and was walking the roads of Russia as a humble monk. In 1975, a Russian named Yuri and his adolescent daughter Tanya approach a Soviet-era monastery in Leningrad, where an ancient tomb is opened--inside is the ancient, dessicated body of a monk--and a golden snuff box is removed and given to them. Tanya has a special gift--the Pravda: she can always recognize when someone is telling her the truth. But Soviet soldiers arrive, and Yuri is wounded and captured. Tanya flees. Seven years later, Tanya is living in Colorado on a goat farm, but her ability as an investigator--aided by her Pravda gift--has already proven useful to the local sheriff. Then the Bible of the Bell Messenger comes into her life, and all of the mysteries and dangers of her past life erupt again: the golden snuff box, the identity of the monk in the coffin, the location and welfare of her father--and Tanya embarks on a world tour, partly fleeing, partly kidnapped, partly in an effort to solve the mysteries herself. Will Tanya, now in her late teens, be able to discern which of the new people who enter her life at his point can be trusted? Will she fulfill her destiny as the girl with the gift? And how will the Messenger's Bible help her? |
Item Specifications...
Pages 272
Dimensions: Length: 8.42" Width: 5.54" Height: 0.68"
Weight: 0.53 lbs.
Binding Softcover
Release Date Sep 1, 2009
Publisher Howard Books
ISBN 1416549846
EAN 9781416549840
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 | It's the truth Feb 21, 2010 |
For seven years, Tanya Novak has lived in obscurity with a local goat farmer in rural Colorado. Tanya, an immigrant from Russia, is a normal teenager living with her guardian and caring for the livestock. Normal except for the fact her father is imprisoned in Siberia, she has come into possession of a mysterious Bible, a humiliated former KGB agent sees her capture as his ticket to restoration, she might know the location of a golden snuff box containing a portion of manna from Israel's wilderness wanderings, and she has been gifted with the Pravda. It is that gift, the ability to tell when others are truthful or deceitful, that becomes both her blessing and her curse.
The Pravda Messenger is a loose sequel to The Bell Messenger with a Bible being the connector between the two stories. Robert Cornuke's background as both a police investigator and world class archeologist lend authenticity to the sub-plot of Russian Czars and the shadowy world of antiquity traders and smugglers. In a relatively short novel, the author spins a great story of legends, international intrigue, and personal obsession. But the real star of the story is Tanya. Her innocence, devotion to the truth, and yearning to be reunited with her father carry the day. Cornuke does a good job of weaving Tanya's story with that of her father's plight in the bitter north of Russia.
Though it feels a bit rushed, the ending packs the kind of twist every good suspense story needs. And like most such novels, if I said any more you would be screaming at me for giving away the plot. It is sufficient here to say the cast of characters is diverse and believable: attorney Shannon Reed (a true believer), billionaire R.C. Cooper (a man obsessed with the secrets contained in an old family Bible), David Murk (a skeptic who can't help but believe), and a range of other secondary characters including a cameo appearance by Fidel Castor. Add to that a tight plot, fast passed story, and surprise ending. What more could you ask for in a suspense novel?
Sometimes it is a kiss of death to label a novel as smart in this day of increasingly shallow fiction but The Pravda Messenger is a smart story. Don't misinterpret that to mean it is not exciting or captivating because it is both. It is smart because the characters, dialogue, and well told story carry the day. Thought it is not necessary, you would do well to obtain the Bell Messenger to add yet another layer to an already great read. If you are gifted with the Pravda you will know I am telling you truth about this novel. Otherwise, I guess you will just have to read it for yourself. | | | | Nice weaving of ideas Feb 7, 2010 |
| It's always a risk to try a new novelist for me since I've often been disappointed. The Pravda Messenger was one of those books that made the risk worthwhile. It had interesting characters and situations. The young girl in the story who has "the gift" is realistic in her reactions. The ending is a bit ambiguous about her "gift" which made it good to discuss. Someone has done a good job in researching Russia and adding realistic backgrounds with fiction in a great combination. | | | | Inspiring, unique and special Sep 6, 2009 |
The Bell Bible is a divine journal ending up with people chosen by God. That person is the messenger and in the right hands has the power to change things for the good of its temporary owner. Through an unusual set of circumstances, the bible comes to Tanya of Colorado Springs after it was found on the ground following a plane crash and a thief stole it expecting riches.
Tanya immediately recognizes the bible having seen it seven years ago hidden in the tomb of Feodor Kuzmich, believed to be czar Alexander who left his pampered life to become a monk. She also recalls noticing a gold snuff box believed to hold manna inside it. In the present the Soviets want the manna to study it so that the scientists can increase food production; they reject any divine creation of manna. The Cubans want Tanta because she is the PRAVDA MESSENGER, a woman who can hear lies when they are spoken. Tanya's father is in a Gulag Camp C-23. People are working to free him so he can be used to blackmail Tanya into cooperating with her enemies.
There are many more villains in this intriguing work. This includes a Soviet spy who failed to obtain the snuff box seven years ago, which is the only blight on his record so he is obsessed with getting a second chance to recover it; an American working for a top secret agency whose desire for money supersedes his loyalty to his country and the Russians are willing to pay for his cooperation. Tanya is much more mature than her age as she understands the blessing she has received, but also knows the Lord will protect her. There are many heroes willing to become martyrs to keep her safe, but the most important is the Bell Bible given to God's chosen for his purpose. Inspiring, unique and special, fans will appreciate the PRAVDA MESSENGER.
Harriet Klausner
| | |  | Fantastical Fiction! Sep 2, 2009 |
The story is of Tanya, a Russian girl blessed with the Pravda, or the ability to distinguish when people are telling truth or lies. Sadly, a blessing in the wrong hands is easily turned into a curse, so young Tanya finds trouble wherever she goes from those wanting to profit from her gift. She also finds some Christian friends who aid her through the morass of turmoil. The story takes some unexpected turns along the way, and intertwined throughout is an ancient Bible that links lives together in supernatural fashion.
This is definitely a page-turner of a book. If you're interested in the Christian suspense genre, then you'll be entertained.
I personally would classify this book as being rather fantastical fiction. And there were some ethical issues thrown in, such as cloning, that I don't think added to the story because there really wasn't time to debate the issues in depth.
What I did really enjoy was the international flavor and background of the book, and particularly the treatment of the legend of "the Emperor and the Hermit," or Tsar Alexander & Feodor Kuzmich. I had not heard of this legend before, and the book had me Googling to find out more.
Overall, The Pravda Messenger is an entertaining read with spiritual lessons ingrained throughout... | | | Write your own review about The Pravda Messenger: A Novel
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