A family of evangelical christians is derailed by a daughters pregnancy. In 1970, jory, going on 14, is growing up befuddled as the middle daughter of the quanbecks, who contain their children in a religious and moral bubble as impervious as the bomb shelter in their garage. The girl who slept with god is a deeply moving and beautiful novel that challenges our notions about faith, family and community. The book is an elegant rendering of the tumultuous teen years as lived by the novels richly developed protagonista young woman who must navigate the seemingly normal travails of that often confusing phase of life while also unfairly facing the type of painful adult situations that someone. Brelinski was just named a finalist for the california book awards first book prize. It is a heartrending story of a strict evangelical christian family. Im just starting it, but already i see that this is similar in some ways with its religious fervency similar to the thread running through the girl who slept with god. An entrancing debut about two sisters exiled by their parents when the eldest becomes pregnant. Brelinski, who has served as a fellow and lecturer at stanford, clearly drew upon her own life to write this book.
The girl who slept with god, val brelinski bookish beck. Free shipping and pickup in store on eligible orders. The girl who slept with god is set in a small town in idaho in 1970. More magazine a complex portrait of a family in upheaval. The girl who slept with god is a gorgeously harrowing examination of a family facing perils so great everything they know about faith and love is challenged. Debut, fiction, literary even within their evangelical christian community the quanbeck family is known as unusual, but in the girl who slept with god, fourteenyearold jory is used to it.
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Its no surprise to discover that brelinski grew up in an evangelical christian family. Grab my latest ebook to help you organize the chaos in your mind and life. Val brelinski explores similar themes in her provocatively titled debut novel the girl who slept with god. Brelinski, hunter featured at stories on stage davis. Brelinski, who has served as a fellow and lecturer at stanford, clearly drew upon her.
About val brelinski, recent wallace stegner fellow and author of the the girl who slept with god. The girl who slept with god is your first published book. The book is an elegant rendering of the tumultuous teen years as lived by the novels richly developed protagonista young woman who must navigate the seemingly normal travails of that often confusing phase of life while also unfairly facing the type of painful adult situations that someone that age shouldnt be expected to face. The girl who slept with god is a literary achievement about a familys desperate need for truth, love, purity, and redemption.
The girl who slept with god val brelinski 9780525427421. It revolves around the quanbecks, an extremely devout christian family, whose eldest daughter returns from a missionary trip in mexico pregnant with what she says is gods baby. The book is an elegant rendering of the tumultuous teen years as lived by the novels richly developed protagonista young woman who must navigate the seemingly normal travails of that often confusing phase of life while also unfairly facing the type of painful adult situations that someone that age. The girl who slept with god sacramento public library. The girl who slept with god fine, carefully wrought. Set in arco, idaho, in 1970, val brelinskis powerfully affecting first novel tells the story of three sisters. Buy the paperback book the girl who slept with god. The book tells the story of an evangelical christian family the quanbecks in idaho in 1970, focusing on the middle daughter, jory, who turns fourteen during the story. Author val brelinksi on why shes not a good evangelical. Now that ive finished the girl who slept with god, ive started on our book club choice, educated by tara westover. I picked up brelinskis book just before a road trip to promote my own book. Author tiffany quay tyson recommends the girl who slept with. The girl who slept with god by val brelinski goodreads.
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Audio book sample courtesy of penguin random house audio. The cleveland plain dealer from nathaniel hawthornes doomed puritans and flannery oconnors cursed freaks, right up to marilynne robinsons devout, reserved midwesterners, there is a rich tradition of religious novels in. She was a recent wallace stegner fellow at stanford, where she was also a jones lecturer in fiction writing. Val brelinskis novel the girl who slept with god traces the upheaval in an evangelical family when their daughter returns from a service mission convinced that she is. Sep 06, 2015 author of three rivers, tiffany quay tyson, recommends the girl who slept with god by val brelinski 30 authors, 30 books, 30 days, sept 2015. The girl who slept with god is val brelinskis extraordinary debut novel, so perfectly formed that it feels like the work of a seasoned author in the prime of her career. Sep 30, 2015 the girl who slept with god by val brelinski viking this novel is a gutpunch for anyone who grew up in a repressive christian fundamentalist environment as i did. For fans of celeste ngs everything i never told you and meg wolitzers the interestings, an entrancing literary debut about religion, science, secrets, and the power and burden of family from recent wallace stegner fellow val brelinski set in arco, idaho, in 1970, val brelinskis powerfully affecting first novel tells the story of three. Girl who slept with god by val brelinski powells books.
Brelinski excels at capturing the mixture of sensations and hormones in the teenage girl. I couldnt imagine a better god than the one i already had. The girl who slept with god by val brelinski penguin. In her thoughtful debut novel, the girl who slept with god, val brelinski gives her quanbeck sisters both these challenges and more. The girl who slept with god photo by tim brelinski and max boyd. Construction of a stamp museum starts up behind the simpson. The girl who slept with god by val brelinski overdrive. Wallace stegner fellow and university of virginia mfa graduate. But she is sent home early, pregnant with she insists the child of god. A novel by val brelinski the girl who slept with god. The girl who slept with god by val brelinski booksamillion. The girl who slept with god audiobook by val brelinski. Aug 26, 2015 the girl who slept with god by val brelinski published by viking publication date. The girl who slept with god, by val brelinski literary.
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