Thom Satterlee is the author of The Stages: A Novel (2012) and Burning Wyclif: Poems (2006). He lives in Marion, Indiana.
"This deeply satisfying historical novel will keep you reading--and
keep you examining your own conscience for the lies, big and small,
that we tell. Thom Satterlee's subtle exploration of the memories
of a seventeenth-century Anglican minister who came under the
influence of John Milton brings to mind the reflective rhythms of
Marilynne Robinson's Gilead. This is a tale full of surprises, told
by an insightful craftsman."
--Paul J. Willis, author of The Alpine Tales
"Thom Satterlee's God's Liar, a novel narrated by a writer writing
about a writer writing about still another writer, is--no
surprise--about the power of language, the written word's potential
to move, interrogate, affirm, offend, reveal, obscure, terrify, and
comfort. We readers aren't only afforded opportunity to consider
Milton's work in a new, intriguing light; we're also led to
re-examine the troubled grace we see and hear in our own
contemporary visions and voices."
--Tom Noyes, author of Come by Here: A Novella and Stories
"God's Liar vividly and rivetingly recreates the world that John
Milton lived in during the years when London was riven by the
plague. But it is really a novel about what it means to take risks,
to compromise, and to sometimes fail--in other words, it's a novel
about being human. And even if you are not someone who usually
reads historic novels, you will be swept away by it."
--Linda Mannheim, author of This Way to Departures
"A comedy of manners . . . of the soul! What a delightful and
unexpected novel, narrated by a wonderfully amicable liar you'll
come to love and forgive. Thom Satterlee has written a surprising
book that ponders the big questions while making you laugh and,
occasionally, squirm. I hope Anthony Hopkins plays John Milton in
the film!"
--Tom Franklin, author of Crooked Letter, Crooked Letter
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