A Modern Take on the Good Samaritan

My friend, Paul, has published his first fiction book on Kindle! It's a modern twist of the story of the Good Samaritan. Check this out:

Samuel Rittenberg Tanner- or Sammy, for short- is a rarity in 1960’s Georgia. He’s a rich, semi-retired black man who is living in the outskirts of Atlanta. Sammy has battled racism and fought through it all with a smile, a song, and his natural charm. He’s ready for a road trip on his German motorcycle with a sidecar, but he can’t go it alone, so he invites his 17 year-old nephew, Alistair Graham Smith, to take him. Alistair’s lived all of his life in a poor Alabama sharecropper community. He’s never experienced an extravagant lifestyle like his Uncle Sammy has.

But what’s supposed to be an hour-long motorcycle ride into Atlanta turns into an all-night adventure. When Sammy and Alistair take an unplanned detour, they run into something completely unexpected: a half-dead, badly beaten white man curled up on the side of a dangerous road known as Red Pass. Will Sammy and Alistair avoid him for their own safety? Or will they stop and help when no one else would?

Welcome to “The Adventures of Sammy and Alisatir:Sidecar”!

Written by new Christian short story author Paul Caro, “Sidecar” explores the Good Samaritan parable and how it plays out with race relations just before the Civil Rights movement. “Sidecar” is the first in a series of books that explore biblical themes as translated into more modern times through Sam and Alistiar's lives.

Complete with humor, songs and cultural references from the era, “Sidecar” is sure to entertain and educate. If you grew up in these times, “Sidecar” is a reminder of how far we’ve come and how far we still have to go. Enjoy reading about Sammy and Alistair and how this detour emphasizes the importance of following God no matter the situation.

Buying “Sidecar” also gives you the opportunity to live out the lessons learned by Sammy and Alistair in this book. All proceeds from the first 100 copies sold and 10 percent of every copy after that will go to the homeless feeding ministry at First Christian Church in Suisun City, California.


Click here to go to the Amazon page.

(Pssst: I did the cover for Paul.)