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TechnoratiThe timing of the screenwriter’s first memoir, which was released less than three years after his conversion, has raised some eyebrows.
“I am in no position to cast doubts on someone else's conversion. At all,” commented author Kris Rasmussen in “Idol Chatter,” Beliefnet.com’s religion and pop culture blog. “But what does have my curiosity piqued is the timeline the new book mentions. It notes his religious awakening as taking place in 2001. But … ‘Hollywood Animal’ was released in 2004. So I just can't help but wonder how someone who had returned to his Catholic faith then decided to go ahead and peddle a book that threw numerous people under the metaphorical bus.”
But Rasmussen, who is a contributing author for CCM and Relevant magazines, said such unanswered questions have accomplished their objective.
“I am sure I will be checking the book out this fall,” he wrote back in June.
According to the description for his latest memoir, Eszterhas “reveals a fresh and completely unexpected new chapter of his life“ in Crossbearer.
“With surprising tenderness and a willingness to bare even weaknesses and mistakes, Joe Eszterhas has written a startling personal story about faith, values, family and love,” it adds.
The 256-page hardcover book is set for a Sept. 2 publication.
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