An Innkeepers Tale: The Birth of Jesus as remembered by the Innkeeper of Bethlehem

About the Book

An Innkeeper’s Tale is a fable about the birth of Jesus as it was remembered by the much maligned innkeeper of Bethlehem. In this short story, the innkeeper reminiscences to his young nephew, a follower of the Way, about the dramatic events of fifty years before. By removing one of the world’s best known stories from our cultural comfort zone, the familiar tale becomes alive again. It will take less than an hour of your time to read this book, but it might just change your Christmas.

About the Author

James Boyce is a well-known Australian writer and historian. His first book, Van Diemen’s Land won the Tasmanian Book Prize and the Colin Roderick Award, and was shortlisted for the Prime Minister’s, Victorian, New South Wales and Queensland Premier’s Literary Awards. His most recent book, 1835: The Founding of Melbourne and the Conquest of Australia, was released in July 2011. Dr Boyce is an Honorary Research Associate at the University of Tasmania. An Innkeepers Tale is his first short story.