The Real Truth
A novel by Gregg Maxwell Parker
A funny and touching novel about media, memory, compassion, confusion, religion, regret, politics, and purpose
“The Only Book Ever Written.”
Regarding the Story
Derek Severs is a popular talk radio host beloved by millions for his fiery opinions and unflinching moral judgments. When a scandal threatens to bring down everything he’s built for himself, a past he’s tried to forget returns, bringing with it the biggest regrets of his life.
Then Derek is visited by a series of cranky ghosts from throughout history. If you think you know where it's going from there, you're wrong. Repeatedly thrust through time and space at night as he tries to keep his legacy afloat by day, maintaining his sanity won't be easy.
As the fabric of his reality slowly peels away, Derek is forced to confront all his conceptions of his past, his life, and what is waiting for him at the end of it all.
With a mix of humor and heartbreak, Gregg Maxwell Parker's debut novel takes on some of the most divisive moral issues of our time as it examines what we think we know about ourselves, and how little we understand the basic nature of existence. This twist on a classic story is for anyone who wishes they had the answers, and struggles with the fact that there are some things in life that nothing can prepare you for.
“I’ve read this book 400 times, and each time I do, I gain the ability to walk through walls and my farts smell like roses. I am not crazy. Don’t you tell me that I’m crazy. An anteater named David lives in my head and won’t stop asking me to make him cranberry sauce. Boobity shmibblety schmo.”
What Kind of Book is This?
The Real Truth is a postmodern novel that takes the classic template of Charles Dickens’ A Christmas Carol and filters it through the lens of an author who probably should not be allowed in public. It’s a slow burn. It’s a satirical laugh riot. It’s a searing indictment of religion and political media. It’s a compassionate and tender meditation on regret and loneliness. Or maybe it’s none of those things. All I can promise is that it’s a wild ride, and that it starts in one place and ends in a very different one. Try it. You might like it.
Did You Know?
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Did You ALSO Know?
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