I've always wondered... The Christian God is all about forgiveness, right? So could he ever forgive Lucifer and welcome him back into Heaven? But more importantly, would Lucifer miss home and repent? And what would it take for this to happen?
Well, Lucifer has been missed and is offered a chance at redemption before all hell breaks loose. He's given a trial run, one month, in the body of a suicide victim to decide if he wants to go all the way. Of course, the little devil has his own ideas of what that life should be and he proceeds to live it, on his terms. What happens next is a wicked romp through the streets of London as Lucifer indulges in the earthly pleasures of sex, drugs and expensive suits while offering us insightful glimpses of the Fall, temptation of Eve, the Last Supper and life in Hell, not to mention the rest of the angelic host. But goodness! He is a whiner who behaves like the bad boy in a preppy do-good family.
Whatever you do, don't read ahead, especially the end. And if you can put up with Glen Duncan's verbal gymnastics and biting wit, you'll be rewarded with a tongue-in-cheek tale of a heavenly exercise gone awry.
By the way, there's a movie based on the book due out soon. Guess who's in the title role?
Now reading: Mirror, Mirror by Gregory Maguire - an adult version of Snow White set in the time of the Borgias in Italy.
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