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Altar Boy
First novel, “The Altar Boy” by Phil Stephens
#RRBC November Book of the Month
Rave Reviews Book Club has named The Altar Boy their November Book of the Month!
‘The Altar Boy’ available at Barnes & Noble
The Altar Boy is available at Barnes & Noble. Check to see if it’s in stock in your store or get it online.
‘The Altar Boy’ now available on Kindle
The Altar Boy, a dark tale of comedy, sorrow and the Catholic Church in the 1960s, is now available on Kindle for just $2.99.
‘The Altar Boy’ now available at the Book Checkout
My first novel, The Altar Boy, is now available through the Book Checkout.
This is the story of Carl Sanders growing up in a strong Catholic family during the 1960s. Everything is okay until the intrusion of a powerful Catholic priest. After that his life is changed forever.
‘The Altar Boy’ reviewed
Enas Reviews just published a review of The Altar Boy, calling it a “thoroughly entertaining and captivating plot with hard to foresee twists, ‘The Altar Boy’ is an engrossing family saga that tackles an ambitious re-imaging of history with intricate details that are honest, believable and relentlessly gripping.”
‘The Altar Boy’ Wins International Publishers Award
The Altar Boy won the 2016 International Publishers Award for Best Contemporary Novel.
New author Phil Stephens releases first novel
Hello everyone, I am Phil Stephens, a new author from Brown County, in southern Indiana. I just finished my first novel called The Altar Boy.
Based on a true story, it is the story of a relationship between a married woman and a Catholic priest as witnessed through the eyes of a young boy and how he dealt with it. It takes place in the 1960s at which time the Church had undisputed power. The book does a good job of retaining the flavor and tone of that era. At times it’s funny. At times it’s sad. But it’s always intense and will leave the reader questioning the Church’s position on celibacy for its priests.
