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Rapture of Canaan

By Sheri Reynolds

By Sheri Reynolds

By Sheri Reynolds
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By Sheri Reynolds
Read by Melissa Hayden

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Apr 08, 1997 | ISBN 9781440673788

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Apr 16, 2009 | 180 Minutes

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    About 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.

    About 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.

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    About Sheri Reynolds

    Sheri Reynolds is a professor of writing and literature at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She is the author of five novels, including the Oprah Book Club selection The Rapture of Canaan, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller. She lives in… More about Sheri Reynolds

    About Sheri Reynolds

    Sheri Reynolds is a professor of writing and literature at Old Dominion University in Norfolk, Virginia. She is the author of five novels, including the Oprah Book Club selection The Rapture of Canaan, which was a #1 New York Times bestseller. She lives in… More about Sheri Reynolds

    Product Details

    Category: Spiritual Fiction

    Ebook | $11.99
    Published by Berkley
    Apr 08, 1997 | 336 Pages | ISBN 9781440673788

    Category: Spiritual Fiction | Audiobooks

    Audiobook Download | $12.00
    Published by Penguin Audio
    Apr 16, 2009 | 180 Minutes | ISBN 9781101058169
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    Praise

    “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

    Awards

    Oprah Book Club WINNER

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