Caroline Studeman is a bright young physician with everything to live for: a new marriage, a baby on the way and deep relationships with youngsters who need her healing touch. But her path to adulthood was marked by secrets and grief even her husband knows nothing about. When a terrible accident leaves her comatose, the walls she built to protect her past begin to crumble. As her family and friends reconstruct the shocking truths of her childhood and her tumultuous years at the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, old hurts and grievances emerge. Caroline's family finally learns the depths of her love--and they learn what they must do to bring healing into their own lives. A Matter of Faith is a finely crafted portrait of love, forgiveness and redemption. Brian Morin's first novel will touch your heart and your soul.
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Morin is a gifted, serious young Southern writer with much to say ... splendidly written and compellingly told. --Tom Camp, author of With Both Eyes Shut Everything Looks the Same
Morin bravely records a gripping story that is made intellectually challenging, yet enjoyable... --Joe Liles, NCSSM Professor of Art
Sex...violence...NCSSM!!!! The Southern novel that William Faulkner wasn't quite ready to write. --Chuck Britton, NCSSM Professor of Physics
Morin bravely records a gripping story that is made intellectually challenging, yet enjoyable... --Joe Liles, NCSSM Professor of Art
Sex...violence...NCSSM!!!! The Southern novel that William Faulkner wasn't quite ready to write. --Chuck Britton, NCSSM Professor of Physics
From the Publisher
Several months ago, we decided to publish A Matter of Faith, market it primarily to students, parents, alumni and friends of the North Carolina School of Science and Mathematics, and donate the proceeds to the School. I talked with several friends from my graduating class, ’85, and our juniors, ’86, and sent them copies. When Gina Norman ’86 said, "Brian, it’s really good. No, I’m not just saying it—it is good. I would tell you it is anyway, but at least now I don’t have to lie," the project was born.
We are printing 2000 copies at a cost of under $5000, and selling them for $15 each. All of the proceeds will be donated to the School as an unrestricted donation. We’ll be visiting the School on Alumni Day to sell signed copies (and sign copies bought elsewhere).With luck, a few local bookstores will carry the book, as well as the student store at the School.
You can contact me at brian@Morin.ws. I’m happy to hear your thoughts—the good, the bad, and the ugly.
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Morin's premier debut into the literary world is magnificient. The story possesses depth of content and character enough to pull at the soul and replenish the spirit.
The poignance of the relationships and lives of the NCSSM students rings all too true - as do the adventures past curfew - risking a "level" offense if caught. Scaling the "stack" is still worthy of a unofficial NCSSM medal of pride and honor. Even the straightest laced, straightest A, early-check student will admit to hijinks committed in the name of NCSSM - I am no exception. =) For those concerned that the NCSSM backdrop is an impregnable barrier for non-Science&Math-ers - you need not worry. You'll still enjoy this heartfelt novel, even if you haven't been to NCSSM, or don't even know what the acronym stands for. For a worthy read of a convincing human saga, I strongly recommend Morin's novel about hope, faith, and love. Andrea Kaelin, NCSSM c/o 2001 "Uni-PRIDE!"
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Great coming-of-age novel,
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A wonderfully sensitive exploration of the turmoils of adolescence, and how the experiences of young people shape the adults they become. Morin's heroine experiences a crisis as a young woman, and the book explores the way in which the experiences of her youth led up to it. Like a good Greek play, the events of the book develop organically from the characters and their flaws.
Morin's characters are absolutely true to life; anyone who ever struggled to define their identity, establish friendships and deal with raging hormones during their high school years will identify with this story, and probably will recognize themselves in some of the characters -- I did! A Matter of Faith has a Christian message woven throughout, but it doesn't hit you over the head with it. The characters' search for the Faith of the title is carried out in the real world, with real challenges, and I never felt like I had wandered into a theological treatise or a sermon. Christian and non-Christian readers will find this a compelling coming-of-age story.
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Fantastic,
This review is from: A Matter of Faith (Paperback)
For someone that is currently at NCSSM, this was a really powerfull book for me and I think it would be for anyone else at the school. Aside from this, A Matter of Faith really ended up transcending NCSSM and became entirely about the people involved. I would say that NCSSM was more like a canvas for the story to be painted on. If you are a teenager, I think the book will make your examine your past relationships and rethink how you want to be in future ones. Brian Morin was able to create all these characters who you catch little glimces of yourself in and you wonder what you would do in their place and are brought back to when you were in similar prediciments. I recommend this book to everyone and can't wait for Morin's next book.
Matt G. Class of '07
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Dearest Caroline, North Carolina, Miss Caroline, Miss Baldwin, Peter Bennett, Jesus Christ, Big Woods, Burger Time, East Coast, Lucky Charms, Miss Wonderful, Officer Brenneman, Ohio State, Future Husband Man, Junior Achievement, Robert Frost, Samuel Ledbetter, Wyche Hall New!
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Dearest Caroline, North Carolina, Miss Caroline, Miss Baldwin, Peter Bennett, Jesus Christ, Big Woods, Burger Time, East Coast, Lucky Charms, Miss Wonderful, Officer Brenneman, Ohio State, Future Husband Man, Junior Achievement, Robert Frost, Samuel Ledbetter, Wyche Hall New!
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