A new novel by an Ipswich churchwarden explores spirituality in a society facing turmoil.
"The Net: Soft Apocalypse" is the second book in the Soft Apocalypse trilogy by D N Matthews.
Mr Matthews is Churchwarden of Ipswich Minster and a former head teacher in south London.
The story follows Pee-Bee, who seeks a new life as political unrest and social division spread across the country.
After witnessing a failed terrorist attack, he is forced into hiding and turns to spiritual guidance while facing choices.
Mr Matthews said: "I am interested in the deeper values that motivate us.
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"Christianity is what inspires me but I am aware that we are living in a post-Christian age and that perhaps the majority of people have little exposure to what we might call a spiritual dimension to their lives.
"I think too that the social media revolution and the cult of the individual have limited our ability to sympathise or empathise.
"I wanted to bring these two points of focus together without being didactic or dogmatic."
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