Spite the Devil - Couverture souple

McDaniel, Maude Aurand

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1450203957 ISBN 13 : 9781450203951

Editeur : iUniverse, 2010

Synopsis

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.

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Maude McDaniel, born in Wheeling, West Virginia, holds degrees in Sociology from Gettysburg College and Seminary. Widow of a Lutheran minister, McDaniel has written for The Washington Post, The Chicago Tribune, The Milwaukee Journal, The Cleveland Plain Dealer, and Bookpage. She lives on a mountain in Western Maryland.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: iUniverse
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1450203957
• ISBN 13: 9781450203951
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 220
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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