This is a powerful and inspiring novel about the importance of compassion and care in the midst of human suffering and need. It affirms the power of love to transform our troubled world. In this, the fifth of the 'Joshua' novels, the enigmatic carpenter comes to a modern metropolis, bringing its people love and new hope. Faced with the real problems of life in a big city - including loneliness, AIDS, poverty, drug abuse and unemployment - Joshua brings about imaginative and effective solutions.
Through his tireless care of those he meets, Joshua wins new friends - and new enemies. As sinister forces try to undo his good work, Joshua finds he must take his message of justice and healing to the most powerful leaders of the nation.
