The Son of Laughter

2009·0.6 MB·English

by  Frederick Buechner

The
S of
ON
L
AUGHTER
Frederick Buechner

For
THOMAS S. BUECHNERand NANCY B. LEWIS,
who were there from the beginning

Contents
PART ONE
THE PROMISING 1
1 The Buried Gods 3
2 The Ram in the Thicket 9
3 The Red Beans 21
4 The Two Stones 29
5 The Lie of Laughter 41
6 The Wells 55
7 The Cave in the Hills 69
8 The Blessing 79
9 The Stone Stair 87
10 The String of Scarlet 97
11 The Dance Begins 105
12 A Storm of Children 117
13 The End of the Dance 131
14 The Face of Light 149
15 The Face of Esau 163
16 The Cutting of Shechem 169
17 The Red Heifer 181
18 The Twelfth Son 189
19 The Third Death 195
20 The Striped Robe 205
PART TWO
THE DREAMING 213
21 The Naked Boy 215
22 The White Kilt 221
23 The Dreams of Three 233
24 The Dreams of Seven 243
25 The Ten Men 255
26 Goshen 267
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ONE
THE PROMISING