Bøker av Matthew Thomas

SHORTLISTED FOR THE JAMES TAIT BLACK PRIZELONGLISTED FOR THE GUARDIAN FIRST BOOK AWARDNOMINATED FOR THE FOLIO PRIZENAMED A NOTABLE BOOK OF THE YEAR BY THE NEW YORK TIMESA stunning, heartbreaking debut - 'We Are Not Ourselves' is both the intimate story of a family and an epic of the American Century.The product of a stormy upbringing in an Irish Catholic enclave of New York City, Eileen craves stability. Coming of age in the early Sixties, she meets and marries a young scientist named Edmund Leary.But while Eileen wants more for her family, Ed won't give up teaching for a better-paid job. Inadvertently Eileen starts to climb her own career ladder in nursing. She pushes Ed into finding a new home, but it becomes clear that his resistance is part of a deeply troubling psychological shift.In this masterful debut, Matthew Thomas paints a sprawling, profoundly sympathetic portrait of a family coping with slow-burning tragedy. 'We Are Not Ourselves' is a grand testament to our deepest hopes and most human frailties.

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The Malaysian lawyer and author Matthew Thomas was introduced by his family to Anne when he was 29. Despite their initial trepidation, they got along very well and within a year they were married. Decades later, she would lie in a coffin at the same church they were married in. Ivy on Stone is his memoir of their marriage, and of how he has struggled to come to terms with her death. This deeply personal tribute is not only a record of love and grief, but of a humanistic faith that transcends orthodoxy as he recounts the life they had. "An inspiring story of love lost and the quest for meaning; all related through a life filled with fun, travel, joy, sadness, and the search for inner reconciliation."- Sikeena Karmali, author of The Mulberry Courtesan and A House by the Sea "An outstanding and inspiring paean to love at its supreme, tender best. Will move you to tears at the premature termination of a love affair par excellence."- Tommy Thomas, author of Justice in the Wilderness

"Interceptors is the true accounting of the battle against the infamous Sinaloa cartel on American soil as told by a deputy Sheriff from Pinal County, Arizona. The author, Matt Thomas, is an Arizona native, born and raised in Phoenix. As a youth, he lived in an area dominated by gangs and drugs, and grew up immersed in the mexican culture. As an adult Matt began working for the Pinal County Sheriff's Office in 1993, working patrol, undercover and SWAT. Matt has been directly involved in and led operation scountering the Mexican cartels, and has continued to fight that battle for over 20 years. Interceptors details Matt's experience as a youth, the structure and culture of the cartels, and the operations he was involved in to counter the cartels." --

Imagine making fully committed disciples of Jesus by both looking at the template of Jesus in scripture and a hive of honeybees. The sacred process of Jesus can be found in both creation and scripture. Journey with me to explore the sacred practice of discipleship through the metaphor of beekeeping. What we will discover are connections we never imagined existed. The same God who created the world is the One who showed up in it through Jesus Christ. The process the Creator used to mature life is the same process Jesus used to make mature followers. The biblical story of Sampson and the lion will be our guide and the riddle we will uncover as we journey to discover what is Strong and Sweet?