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The Smoke That Thunders
The Smoke That Thunders
The Smoke That Thunders
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"I refuse to let them strip me of love, of hope---of humanity. That is what they want. And, we must--and we can--pray for them, Peter."

Early on in life, Peter and Chad decided not to care about the world around them...albeit for very different reasons. Chad took great pride in being a self-absorbed, pretty-boy. Peter, a has-been hippie, worked hard to disappear into his own world. A flip of a coin drew them into an unlikely friendship their first year at university.

A year later, they befriended a white South African exchange student. Concerned about their self-centered view of the world, he invited them to join him in South Africa.

This year in Africa forces them to face the realities of oppression and cruelty, and of hope and love. However, both begin to see these realities from very different perspectives; perspectives that threatens their friendship and in the end, shapes their futures.

'The Smoke That Thunders,' explores the quest for friendship and love in the midst of human frailty and human cruelty. It is a journey towards hope—hope that we can find faith in ourselves and in something much greater.

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Release dateFeb 5, 2011
ISBN9781458033857
The Smoke That Thunders
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Nathan Bassett

Nathan Bassett, a native of Oklahoma, has traveled far and wide, living in serveral states, various parts of England, and in Zimbabwe and South Africa. He has worked as a teacher in a Bible school, pastored chruches in England and the States and currenting resides in Oklahoma as a counselor working with adolescents, families and adults in inpatient and outpatient settings. His novels reflect on his vast exeperiences working with teens and adults and captures the grittiness of our real life struggles and the hope that always resides in the human spirit, which, though sometimes lost, is always waiting to be reborn.cbassett1955.cb@gmail.com

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