In God's Shoes

"You're too fucking civilized for your own good."With these words, Jack turns Andy's life upside down. Andy, accomplished and wealthy yet plagued by melancholy stemming from inadequacies real and perceived, travels to Ecuador in the hopes of securing the happiness and confidence he cannot find in the U.S. In Quito, he meets fellow American Jack, his menacing, canny opposite. Convinced that Jack possesses the means to help banish his depression and transform his life into one worth...
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"You're too fucking civilized for your own good."With these words, Jack turns Andy's life upside down. Andy, accomplished and wealthy yet plagued by melancholy stemming from inadequacies real and perceived, travels to Ecuador in the hopes of securing the happiness and confidence he cannot find in the U.S. In Quito, he meets fellow American Jack, his menacing, canny opposite. Convinced that Jack possesses the means to help banish his depression and transform his life into one worth living, Andy surrenders to the will of Jack and his Ecuadorian lovers, Anita and Rosa. Rather than helping Andy experience renewal, the trio subject him to anguish he had not thought possible - but to his surprise and dismay, he concludes they haven't gone far enough.In God's Shoes is a novel about the millstone of civilization, the perils of genuineness, and the limits of empathy.