The Last Soap Opera before Sunrise: A Novel
There’s nothing like a funeral to set the old adrenaline on edge, especially when questions about the afterlife arise.

It is the spring of 1997. Tiger Woods has just crushed the Masters. Michael Jordan and the Bulls have embarked on yet another championship run. For Vance Chelan, a jaundiced media pro, things have never looked so good.

Confident and capable, in total command of his television career, Vance happily straddles a romantic tightrope between each of the women in his life—until he gets a jolt for the ages. The death of a client unearths a boatload of questions about his shaky prospects for success in the hereafter.

Now, confronted for the first time with his own immortality, Vance mounts a bizarre plan of redemption designed to ensure a ritzy place in Heaven. But the road to the pearly gates is strewn with devilish potholes.

Grappling for answers, the things he holds near and dear start slipping through his fingers. Then one night in Las Vegas, at an industry convention, he reignites feelings for a hard-charging anchorwoman, who demands a choice of epic proportions. What will his decision be?

One thing is certain: whatever, it will have eternal consequences.
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The Last Soap Opera before Sunrise: A Novel
There’s nothing like a funeral to set the old adrenaline on edge, especially when questions about the afterlife arise.

It is the spring of 1997. Tiger Woods has just crushed the Masters. Michael Jordan and the Bulls have embarked on yet another championship run. For Vance Chelan, a jaundiced media pro, things have never looked so good.

Confident and capable, in total command of his television career, Vance happily straddles a romantic tightrope between each of the women in his life—until he gets a jolt for the ages. The death of a client unearths a boatload of questions about his shaky prospects for success in the hereafter.

Now, confronted for the first time with his own immortality, Vance mounts a bizarre plan of redemption designed to ensure a ritzy place in Heaven. But the road to the pearly gates is strewn with devilish potholes.

Grappling for answers, the things he holds near and dear start slipping through his fingers. Then one night in Las Vegas, at an industry convention, he reignites feelings for a hard-charging anchorwoman, who demands a choice of epic proportions. What will his decision be?

One thing is certain: whatever, it will have eternal consequences.
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The Last Soap Opera before Sunrise: A Novel

The Last Soap Opera before Sunrise: A Novel

by George Mattmiller
The Last Soap Opera before Sunrise: A Novel

The Last Soap Opera before Sunrise: A Novel

by George Mattmiller

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Overview

There’s nothing like a funeral to set the old adrenaline on edge, especially when questions about the afterlife arise.

It is the spring of 1997. Tiger Woods has just crushed the Masters. Michael Jordan and the Bulls have embarked on yet another championship run. For Vance Chelan, a jaundiced media pro, things have never looked so good.

Confident and capable, in total command of his television career, Vance happily straddles a romantic tightrope between each of the women in his life—until he gets a jolt for the ages. The death of a client unearths a boatload of questions about his shaky prospects for success in the hereafter.

Now, confronted for the first time with his own immortality, Vance mounts a bizarre plan of redemption designed to ensure a ritzy place in Heaven. But the road to the pearly gates is strewn with devilish potholes.

Grappling for answers, the things he holds near and dear start slipping through his fingers. Then one night in Las Vegas, at an industry convention, he reignites feelings for a hard-charging anchorwoman, who demands a choice of epic proportions. What will his decision be?

One thing is certain: whatever, it will have eternal consequences.

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781952025181
Publisher: Clovercroft Publishing
Publication date: 04/27/2021
Pages: 320
Product dimensions: 5.50(w) x 8.50(h) x (d)

About the Author

George Mattmiller has worked in a number of television markets, from Anchorage to Philadelphia, where he was primarily involved in management, operations, content development, and production. On the creative side, he has scripted promotional spots and corporate capabilities videos from coast to coast.



He has written scores of radio and TV commercials that deal with everything from soap-saving devices to mountain climbing gear. For print applications, he has supplied articles and content across trade publication, promotional and newspaper platforms. Two of his scripted documentaries received awards. His fictional blog, www.screamingscripts.com, details dysfunctional media shenanigans in a post-apocalyptic world.



George has participated in street ministries and is affiliated with Media Fellowship International, which serves the entertainment industry. He attended Carthage College and is a graduate of Columbia College-Chicago.

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“I have known George for over 10 years from a Bible study comprised mainly of physicians. It’s the safest place to be on a Tuesday night in Berks County with a heart surgeon, orthopedic surgeons, internist, artery and kidney guy. George is somebody who walks the talk. He has incredible integrity and love for his fellow man. On top of that he is an excellent with amazing, if not hilarious, ways of describing things. Like many of us, he wasn’t always a standup guy. Like many of us, he was on the fence for a long time. I didn’t know him back then, but I could identify with him since I was probably a lot like him, as are so many others.



He has wanted to write a non-religious book for people who may be on the fence or distant believers, that they may become blessed with the Holy Spirit. Personally, as a writer, I felt this task to be almost impossible to do in book form. Once I read this book all the way through, I had only one thought…by God he’s done it.”

– Dr. Jay Carter, author of Nasty People: How to Stop Being Hurt by Them without Stooping to Their Level

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