Salvation - Caswell, Avery
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No one ever talks about what happened ... Summer 1971, Del Munro, a single mother of four, is struggling to make ends meet when Mother Franklin, a traveling evangelist, offers to take her daughters to the beach in Savannah. For nine-year-old Willie June and seven-year-old Glory, restless at the end of a long, hot summer in Charlotte, it's a dream come true. To their beleaguered mother, it's a much-needed reprieve. But what seemed like a blessing soon turns into a nightmare when the girls are pressed into service by the morbidly obese Mother Franklin whose needs are as outsized as her…mehr

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No one ever talks about what happened ... Summer 1971, Del Munro, a single mother of four, is struggling to make ends meet when Mother Franklin, a traveling evangelist, offers to take her daughters to the beach in Savannah. For nine-year-old Willie June and seven-year-old Glory, restless at the end of a long, hot summer in Charlotte, it's a dream come true. To their beleaguered mother, it's a much-needed reprieve. But what seemed like a blessing soon turns into a nightmare when the girls are pressed into service by the morbidly obese Mother Franklin whose needs are as outsized as her ambitions. When the girls fail to return, Del, evasive about the details of her arrangement with Mother Franklin, panics. People begin to wonder if instead of sending her daughters on vacation, she sold them to the evangelist. Based on a true story, Salvation is an evocative and unforgettable saga about stolen innocence that explores the tragic mistakes made by desperate people and the false prophets who exploit their vulnerabilities.
Autorenporträt
Avery Caswell is an award-winning writer and designer. Her previous work includes a collection of short stories, MOTHER LOAD, which Kirkus said was "stunning" and LUCK, A COLLECTION OF FACTS, FICTION, POETRY & INCANTATIONS, which Lee Smith said was "a feast for the eyes, the intellect, and the imagination." Humorous essays have appeared in Baltimore Style, Baltimore Fishbowl, and Welter. She studied with Chris Offutt at Iowa Writers' Workshop, Abigail DeWitt at Duke Writers' Workshop, and holds MFAs in Design and in Creative Writing.