Quaker Summer (Women of Faith Fiction) (2007 Novel of the Year)

Sometimes you have to go a little bit crazy to discover the life you were meant to live. Heather Curridge is coming unhinged. And people are starting to notice. What's wrong with a woman who has everything#8212;a mansion on a lake, a loving son, a heart-surgeon husband#8212;yet still feels miserable inside? When Heather spends the summer with two ancient Quaker sisters and a crusty nun running a downtown homeless shelter, she finds herself at a crossroads. Life turns upside down for Heather in a Quaker Summer. "One of the most powerful voices in Christian fiction, Samson delivers ...a staggering examination of the Christian conscience." #8211; Publishers Weekly

sometimes You Have To Go A Little Bit Crazy To Discover The Life You Were Meant To Live.

heather Curridge Is Coming Unhinged. And People Are Starting To Notice. What's Wrong With A Woman Who Has Everything--a Mansion On A Lake, A Loving Son, A Heart-surgeon Husband--yet Still Feels Miserable Inside?

when Heather Spends The Summer With Two Ancient Quaker Sisters And A Crusty Nun Running A Downtown Homeless Shelter, She Finds Herself At A Crossroads.

publishers Weekly

one Of The Most Powerful Voices In Christian Fiction, Samson Delivers What Seems, On The Surface, To Be Just Another Christian Women's Novel, But In Reality Is A Staggering Examination Of The Christian Conscience. Like Most Samson Heroines, Heather Curridge Is A Woman In Crisis. Outwardly, Her Life Seems Idyllic: She Has An Unusually Handsome, Successful And Loving Husband, A Child She Adores And The Most Beautiful Home She Could Imagine. Inwardly, However, She Is Falling Apart, Overcome By The Idea That This Comfortable, Affluent Life Is Keeping Her From God's Will. With The Help Of Several Older, Wiser Christians, Her Patient Family And Her Two Best Friends, Heather Comes To Some Painful Conclusions About Her Past And Future. Samson's Unflinching Exploration Of Childhood Bullying, As Well As Inner-city Poverty And Drug Culture, Are Rivaled Only By Her Portrayal Of The Soul-desiccating Acquisitiveness In Which Many Christians Engage, Often In A Misguided Attempt To Numb Both Their Heartache And Their Awareness Of God's Potentially Life-upending Plans. Unlike Many Christian Novelists, Samson Does Not Tidily Resolve Every Single Problem Her Heroine Faces, But Instead Paints An Emotionally And Spiritually Luminous Portrait Of A Soul Beckoned By God. (mar.)

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Heather Curridge is coming unhinged. And people are starting to notice. What's wrong with a woman who has everything--a mansion on a lake, a loving son, a heart-surgeon husband, and soapstone countertops--yet still feels miserable inside? Yet when Heather spends the summer with two ancient Quaker sisters and a crusty nun in a downtown homeless shelter, she suddenly finds herself at a crossroads. Heather Reeves seems to have everything, but she still feels miserable inside. When she wrecks her Suburban outside Baltimore, Maryland, two Quaker spinsters come to her rescue. She experiences a summer of awakening and grace when she works with them and a crusty nun in a downtown homeless shelter Heather Curridge has a good life with her family but she still feels unfulfilled. Then she spends a life-changing summer with two Quaker sisters and a nun in a downtown homeless shelter