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<p><p>master Storyteller And International Bestselling Author Of <i>redemption, Trinity,</i> And <i>exodus,</i> Leon Uris Once Again Brilliantly Interweaves Historical Fact With Gripping Fiction In This Powerful Novel Of Politics, Family, Intrigue, Love, And The Passions That Rule Human Lives. <p>spanning The Decades From World War Ii To The 2008 Presidential Campaign, <i>a God In Ruins</i> Is The Unforgettable Story Of Quinn Patrick O'connell, An Honest, Principled, And Courageous Man On The Brink Of Becoming The Second Irish Catholic President Of The United States. In An Era Morally Unmoored, Rife With Armed Separatists And Fundamentalist Zealotry, Quinn, The Last Great Liberal Of The Rocky Mountains, Emerges As America's Hope To Reclaim Its Great Past And Its Promises Of The Future. But Quinn Is A Man With An Explosive Secret That Can Shatter His Political Ambitions And Threaten His Life--a Secret Buried For Over A Half Century That Even He Does Not Know....</p><h3>publishers Weekly</h3><p>veteran Writer Uris (exodus; Redemption) Begins His 12th Novel With A Compelling Premise: Quinn O'connell Is Certain To Become America's Second Roman Catholic President, Except That He Discovers, A Week Before The 2008 Election, That He Was Actually Born Jewish. Adopted 60 Years Ago By A Catholic Couple, And Newly Informed By His Long-lost Jewish Half-brother Of His Heritage, O'connell Now Asks A Difficult Question: Is America Ready To Elect A Jewish President? This Initial Introduction Of The Issue Of Anti-semitism Seems Promising. Uris Obviously Is Aiming To Put The Religion Of A World Leader In Perspective: What Does It Matter If He's At Heart A Good And Honest Man? But Then He Virtually Ignores The Theme For The Next 300 Pages. Even When The National Reaction To O'connell's Identity Results In Epidemic Violence Against Jewish People Across The Country, An Event Compared To Kristallnacht, The National Issue That Gets The Most Play In O'connell's Presidential Race Is Gun Cont