The Rapture of Canaan
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Description
At the Church of Fire and Brimstone and Gods Almighty Baptizing Wind, Grandpa Herman makes the rules for everyone, and everyone obeys, or else. Try as she might, Ninah hasn't succeeded in resisting temptation her prayer partner, James and finds herself pregnant. She fears the wrath of Grandpa Herman, the congregation and of God Himself. But the events that follow show Ninah that Gods ways are more mysterious than even Grandpa Herman understands. [Amazon.com]
ISBN
9780425162446
Publication Date
1995
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
City
New York, NY
Keywords
Bildungsromans, Clergy (Fiction), Family (Fiction), South Carolina (Fiction), Teenage girls (Fiction)
Disciplines
Creative Writing | Fiction
Recommended Citation
Reynolds, Sheri, "The Rapture of Canaan" (1995). MFA Creative Writing Faculty Bookshelf. 24.
https://digitalcommons.odu.edu/mfa_books/24