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""Set amidst the political and cultural milestones of the early 21st-century, David Hicks's The Gospel According to Danny explores the way that tragedy splits life into before and after. In deeply evocative prose, Hicks writes of class and race, parenthood and love and friendship, violence and grief, and, most of all, transformation. Hicks is wise and compassionate, as he narrates this very American tale."" Lori Ostlund, author of Are You Happy? ""In The Gospel According to Danny, David Hicks serves up a breakneck pursuit of the American Dream, plumbing the triumphs and disappointments of the early twenty-first century with enviable humor and generous grace. Writing like a motormouth Philip Roth, Hicks deftly and defiantly explores how we chart our own individual destinies, as well as how we're each shaped by the shareable dreams of marriage and parenthood, family and country."" Matt Bell, author of Appleseed ""The Gospel According to Danny is such a beautiful read, delving into personal psychology while taking us through the tragedies-large and small-that mark our times. Danny, a young man finding his way through the troubling worlds of love and labor, is deeply appealing-as a figure of reason and compassion, but also as a reminder of the crushing choices economics impose upon the working class. Anyone who's worked in the service industry will appreciate the behind-the-scenes restaurant drama. Hicks' exploration of marriage is nuanced and poignant: two people inexorably drawn apart by forces only partially in their control. Ultimately, Hicks paints a dynamic portrait of relatable characters while at the same time portraying, with unflinching vigor, the fall of the American empire."" Philip Brady, author of The Elsewhere ""The Gospel According to Danny is a dark, funny, modern parable of the prodigal son coming home to a self worth becoming. From the vineyards of the restaurant business, through a dark wood of marriage let free in the wilds of 21st Century American West and back, Hicks offers a deeply effecting portrait of a young man misspending his life into wisdom, empathy, and the capacity for love that, against the odds, makes it all worthwhile."" Robert Mooney, author of Father of the Man

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David Hicks is the author of the novel-in-stories White Plains, a finalist for the Colorado Book Award and Westword's #1 book by Colorado authors; and The Magic Ticket, an autobiographical children's book. An award-winning professor and recipient of two Fulbright scholarships (Czech Republic 2020 and 2022), David is also the founding director of the Regis University MFA in Creative Writing and current director of the nationally ranked Maslow Family Graduate Program in Creative Writing at Wilkes University. He and his wife Cynthia are the founders of Electric City Writers in Scranton, Pennsylvania, where they live with their demonically charming dog Louie. Visit david-hicks.com.

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