JACKMAN Stuart B — One Finger for God

Independent Press unclipped DW wear to head of spine, one set of leaves (authors intro and contents misbound and loose otherwise VG, ix 189pp An unfortunate combination of title and cover art insinuates an unintentional insult to the almighty! The illustration is a hand with the middle finger raised in the titular "One Finger" gesture! The valley of the bamboo knives [self-mutilation in Papua] / Lonely rice [witchcraft in Madagascar] / Bablu and the doctors [mental illness in Bengal] / The mealies of Jonas Rakoma [Zulus and Afrikaners] / The sun and the guitar [racial tensions in Jamaica] / The concrete village [church renewal in Bethnel Green] / God's new shoes [a relocated congregation in Lancashire] / The gold-plated daffodil [suicide in Cardiff] / One finger for God [crisis after a Bible conference in Surrey] H First Edition Very Good London Very Good 12mo - over 6? - 7? tall