Building Bridges, Opening Minds: Judith Schwartz, DoubleThink author September 19, 2006

In this fast-paced debut novel, author Judith Schwartz, paints a serene picture of a “divinely entitled” Silicon Valley existence and then tears it apart. It’s 2012 and the conservative agenda is firmly in place. Joe Winston, a successful lawyer, respected in his church and community, sets off a disastrous chain of events with a generous donation to the wrong charity. In his terrifying descent from “have” to “have not,” Joe is forced to experience the natural consequences of the policies he has sincerely supported his entire life. This respectful yet challenging look at the unintended consequences of political expediency may well be the catalyst we need to get reasonable people of all political perspectives talking to each other again.

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