Chocked full of religious symbolism, this book is ostensibly a modern day retelling of the biblical redemption story from a woman's perspective.Jaded social worker, Emily Kirk, forms a unique bond with Andi, the intellectually gifted daughter of a man she casually dates. Through her work with Child Protective Services, Emily incurs the wrath of a violent criminal. Subsequently, her beloved Andi is ripped from her life and she is besieged by a series of losses that leave her alone and beleaguered. Trapped in an abyss of ...
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Chocked full of religious symbolism, this book is ostensibly a modern day retelling of the biblical redemption story from a woman's perspective.Jaded social worker, Emily Kirk, forms a unique bond with Andi, the intellectually gifted daughter of a man she casually dates. Through her work with Child Protective Services, Emily incurs the wrath of a violent criminal. Subsequently, her beloved Andi is ripped from her life and she is besieged by a series of losses that leave her alone and beleaguered. Trapped in an abyss of unfathomable grief, the social worker contemplates suicide and finds herself in a psychiatric facility where she encounters a mysterious and profoundly scarred woman named Lola. With the help of her new friend, Emily confronts her own "scars" and begins her ascent up the "hierarchy of love needs." Along the way, she tangles with a malevolent menace, becomes intrigued by an esoteric artist, gets haunted by the spirit of Eve (yes, that Eve), and discovers the fate of all womankind may rest solely in her own unsteady hands.Will Emily be able to hold onto the only thing she has left of Andi, which is the little girl's stoic but grieving father?Although this book is saturated with religious themes, don't expect a mindless validation of the Christian faith. The story goes straight for the emotional jugular and highlights the inherent flaws endemic in twenty-first century North American Christianity.
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