From the cover of Christ’s Journal:
In Christ’s Journal, the author takes a daring step in this unique novel and places the reader for the first time in the shoes of The Fisherman. In this finely crafted and historically realistic portrait of the ancient Biblical world, Bartlett recreates the moving story of the last months of Christ’s life as Jesus Himself may have experienced them when He brought to mankind a message of love and enduring hope.
Bartlett’s writing has been praised by many leading authors, reviewers, and critics, among them:
James Michener, novelist: “I am much taken with Bartlett’s work and commend it highly.”
Charles Poore in The New York Times: “...believable characters who are stirred by intensely personal concerns.”
Grace Flandrau, author and historian: “...Characters and scenes are so right and living...it is so beautifully done, one finds oneself feeling it is not fiction but actually experienced fact.”
James Purdy, novelist: “An important writer... I find great pleasure in his work. Really beautiful and distinguished.”
Alice S. Morris in Harper’s Bazaar: “He tells a haunting and beautiful story and manages to telescope, in a brilliantly leisurely way, a lifetime, a full and eventful lifetime.”
Russell Kirk, novelist: “The scenes are drawn with power. Bartlett is an accomplished writer.”
Paul Engle in The Chicago Tribune: “...articulate, believable ... charms with an expert knowledge of place and people.”
Michael Fraenkel, novelist and poet: “His is the authenticity of the true and original creator. Bartlett is essentially a writer of mood.”
Willis Barnstone, Sappho scholar and translator: “A mature artist, Bartlett writes with ease and taste.”
J. Donald Adams in The New York Times: “...the freshest, most vital writing I have seen for some time.”
Pearl S. Buck, Nobel Laureate in Literature: “He is an excellent writer.”
Herbert Gorman, novelist and biographer: “He possesses a sensitivity in description and an acuteness in the delineation of character.”
Ford Madox Ford, English novelist, about Bartlett: “...a writer of very considerable merit.”
Lon Tinkle in the Dallas Morning News: “Vivid, impressive, highly pictorial.”
Joe Knoefler in the L.A. Times: “...an American writer gifted with...perception and sensitivity.”
Frank Tannenbaum, historian: “...written with great sensibility”
Worchester Telegram: “Between realism and poetry...brilliant, colorful.”
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eaders of this book who would like to acquire the bound illustrated volume can do this through any bookstore by giving the store the published book’s ISBN, which is
ISBN 978-0-6151-5645-3
or you can order the book online through
Barnes & Noble:
[http://search.barnesandnoble.com/booksearch/results.asp?ATH=Paul+Alexander+Bartlett&z=y]
Amazon.com:
If you would like to ask your local library to acquire a copy, it’s helpful to the library to give the book’s ISBN, mention that the book is distributed by Ingram and by Baker & Taylor, and give the book’s Library of Congress Catalog Card Number, which is 2006028950.
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