In this bestselling sequel to his classic Joshua, Joseph F. Girzone presents a magical. powerful tale of affirmation and hope, Set in a community torn apart by the kind of sectarian violence plaguing Belfast and Beirut. it's the story of a mysterious Christ-like individual. Joshua
by name. whose message of compassion and understanding is first taken to heart by the community's children. Using a combination of miracles, humour, honesty and selfless coring, Joshua gradually becomes a catalyst for peaceful change, But this peace is unwanted by those for whom hatred has become a way of life. Joshua is a threat they decide, and he must be eliminated by any means necessary.

A stronger Joshua arrives in a deceptively ordinary village only to witness the doings of unscrupulous leaders and violent people. The children are the first to recognize that something is quite different about this stranger who has come seemingly from nowhere. It is through the villagers' children that Joshua is able to restore a sense of peacefulness and honesty. "A new day had dawned, a new spirit spread throughout the land, and it all seemed to have happened because of the simple, unassuming goodness of one gentle stranger who knew only how to love."

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Better than Joshua. ( )