Siblings return to their Southern hometown to rescue their younger sister from her marriage to an evangelical preacher, only to find their expectations turned completely upside down in this novel that reveals the common ground shared by these flawed yet captivating characters.
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Siblings return to their Southern hometown to rescue their younger sister from her marriage to an evangelical preacher, only to find their expectations turned completely upside down in this novel that reveals the common ground shared by these flawed yet captivating characters.
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The older Owen siblings—Ellen and Morris—long ago left behind their gracious family home in Alabama in favor of the northeast. But when they learn that their wayward baby sister Bonnie has moved back into the old place with her new husband, a local evangelical preacher, they head home to perform a rescue. Upon their arrival, they find Bonnie reformed, and pregnant. But she hasn't yet broken the news to her husband that her brother Morris is gay, and the preacher soon begins a campaign to rescue him.
With tremendous insight and empathy, Dennis McFarland "turns a comic showdown between New England skeptics and Bible Belt fundamentalists into an eloquent mediation on the many meanings of faith" ("The Washington Post").
Critic Reviews
“"I was already a fan of Dennis McFarland, so I'm happy to report that this is his best, most moving book so far. His characters, members of a privileged yet very poignant clan, surprised me again and again by the ways in which they won my heart. I know how trite it sounds to say that their story made me laugh and cry (and often), but that's the delightful truth."-- Julia Glass, author of "The Whole World Over"”
"* "Addictively readable... Dennis McFarland is a master satirist, subtle and unerring in his portrait of contemporary life." - O, The Oprah Magazine."
About the Author
DENNIS MCFARLAND is the bestselling author of Prince Edward, Singing Boy, School for the Blind, A Face at the Window, and The Music Room. He lives with his family in Massachusetts.
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