Literary Fiction
A girl raised in a strict Pentecostal home comes of age, navigating faith, family, and her love for women.
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A girl raised in a strict Pentecostal home comes of age, navigating faith, family, and her love for women.
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This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God's elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she falls for one of her converts.
At sixteen, Jeanette decides to leave the church, her home and her family, for the young woman she loves.
What's Inside
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Sexual content
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On-page same-sex intimacy; central romantic relationships with women
Violence & gore
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Confinement and physical hardship during a church exorcism attempt
Profanity
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Substance use
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LGBTQ+ Rep.
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Lesbian coming-of-age; identity and same-sex love are the book's focus
Religious content
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Evangelical Pentecostal faith, church life, and belief dominate the narrative
Magic & witchcraft
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No fantasy magic present
Occult / demonology
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Demonic-possession beliefs; church attempts to exorcise the protagonist
Political content
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Social critique of religious authority and sexual conformity
Self-harm / suicide
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Abuse & suffering
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Religious abuse, forced exorcism, family rejection, and medical neglect
Other
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