The Making of THE UNEXPECTED ENLIGHTENMENT OF RACHEL GRIFFIN
Gearing up for Wednesday, which is Rachel Griffin Day. (More to come.)
Here is a short piece a friend posted about my latest novel:
The Making of The Unexpected Enlightenment of Rachel Griffin
Some time ago, a friend of mine finished the Harry Potter books and commented on how there was very little Christianity in them. In fact, it was almost as if the world had no Christianity at all.
In that moment, and idea was born. What, he wondered, would it be like if there was a world like that—no knowledge of God, of Jews, of Christians, of Muslims. No monotheism at all.
What would it be like if children at a school of magic, something like Hogwarts, began to discover the something that was missing from their life.
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I do think you are right. I saw it...and I've read Rowling saying that she downplayed it earlier on, so as not to let on where she was going. But my friend who came up with the idea that ended up with my book had not seen it and wondered what the rest of the world would be like and what would happen if they learned more about God. The way he thought of it was so charming and so intriguing that I totally fell in love with the idea...which is what led to me writing it up.
Thanks for your thoughts! ;-)
I always found it hilarious that she was probably planning that ending all along, yet she had to take that heat about the series being Satanic in 1999.
But regardless - congrats on your new book being well-received!