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Rapture of Canaan
A Novel
Sheri Reynolds - Author
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Book: Paperback | 5.82 x 8.03in | 336 pages | ISBN 9780425162446 | 08 Apr 1997 | Berkley | 18 - AND UP
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Rapture of Canaan
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. "Truly rapturous."
—The New York Times Book Review

"Folksy lyricism . . . a colorful supporting cast . . . a fresh story. As they say in church, 'Hallelujah.'"
—Los Angeles Times Book Review

"Powerful."
—Atlanta Journal & Constitution

"Assured . . . devastating."
—Booklist

"The story compels . . . Reynolds has an imagination that takes the reader into what feels like the world of a teen-age girl trying to make her peace with the world and with god."
—Richmond Style Weekly

"The newest and most exciting voice to emerge in contemporary Southern fiction."
—San Francisco Bay Guardian

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