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I enjoyed this book, but I have a niggling perception that Grace was just a little bit too sure of her beliefs - both of her belief in God, and her belief in her parents. I think that much surety is admirable, but I am not completely convinced that she wouldn't at some point have had grave doubts about what was happening. The problem with adding some doubting to the story is that it would have made it a much more harrowing tale - and perhaps too anxiety-laden for the tweens that I feel it was ta
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Grace is a character you won't quickly forget. Her voice lingers. Wonderful binaries and parallels in this book exploring faith, its cost and its rewards. Grace and her father are deemed by their church as having no real faith. They are ostracised because of this. But their rebellion of the church's rules reveal they possess more faith than anyone else. A story about love, family and the lengths you'll go to when those are threatened. A short but very sweet read.
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I dunno, I'm a sucker for a good suburban cult story.
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Jul 11, 2013
Pam
marked it as to-read
Jul 24, 2022
Tess
marked it as to-read
