David confronts his desires and his demons in this novel about what it means to be left behind--literally, figuratively, and spiritually--from the author of the Shade trilogy. Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else's-face furi
This Side of Salvation
✍ Scribed by Smith-Ready, Jeri
- Book ID
- 107780657
- Publisher
- Simon Pulse
- Year
- 2014
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 225 KB
- Category
- Fiction
- ISBN-13
- 9781442439481
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✦ Synopsis
David confronts his desires and his demons in this novel about what it means to be left behind—literally, figuratively, and spiritually—from the author of the Shade trilogy.Everyone mourns differently. When his older brother was killed, David got angry. As in, fist-meets-someone-else’s-face furious. But his parents? They got religious. David’s still figuring out his relationship with a higher power, but there’s one thing he knows for sure: The closer he gets to Bailey, the better, brighter, happier, more he feels. Then his parents start cutting all their worldly ties in preparation for the Rush, the divine moment when the faithful will be whisked off to Heaven…and they want David to do the same. David’s torn. He likes living in the moment, and isn’t sure about giving up his best friend, varsity baseball, and Bailey—especially Bailey—in hope of salvation. But when he comes home late from prom, and late for the Rush, to find that his parents have vanished, David is in more trouble than he ever could have imagined…
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