Anglický jazyk

Spite the Devil

Vydavateľstvo: iUniverse
Rok vydania: 2010
Formát: Paperback
Rozmer: 216 x 140 mm
Jazyk: Anglický jazyk
ISBN: 9781450203951

Autor: Aurand McDaniel Maude Aurand McDaniel

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O knihe

Simple life in small-town America collides
with the cultural realities of the 1980s in Spite the Devil,
a novel of conflict and hope. Elinor and her husband, Dan, a
Lutheran minister, confront racism and religious uncertainty
as they deal with the changes that life brings to their
faith. Does tragedy destroy faith? Is bitterness inevitable?
Their comfortable existence explodes when the turmoil of
modern American life invades Evittsburg and forces them to
face new and painful truths. Racial tensions strain
relationships to the breaking point, and religious
differences threaten to tear families apart. Elinor's
whimsical perspective cushions misfortune until she faces
the one blow that even humor cannot soften. Daughters Grace
and Joy pursue their own paths, coloring their parents'
lives with laughter and discord. Grace's interracial
marriage to Doug creates disturbing tensions, which involve
Doug's enigmatic father, Robey, and their teenage son, Gil,
Golden Gil, who dances across the pages with wit and a
worrisome innocence. With insight, humor, and compassion,
McDaniel builds genuine suspense to a shattering climax, and
then finds a certain peace in the conviction that death is
not the end.