Synopses & Reviews
In Brenda Petersons unusual memoir, fundamentalism meets deep ecology. The authors childhood in the high Sierra with her forest ranger father led her to embrace the entire natural world, while her Southern Baptist relatives prepared eagerly and busily to leave this world. Peterson survived fierce sword drill” competitions demanding total recall of the Scriptures and awkward dinner table questions (Will Rapture take the cat, too?”) only to find that environmentalists with prophecies of doom can also be Endtimers. Peterson paints such a hilarious, loving portrait of each world that the reader, too, may want to be Left Behind.
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"Peterson seeks a meeting of church and earth in this witty, enrapturing account of a spiritual journey of great relevance to us all." Booklist (Starred Review)
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"Whether rabble-rousing at Baptist summer camp or guarding seal pups by the Salish Sea, Peterson has a gift for describing her life's many adventures with disarming understatement and narrative poise." Kirkus Reviews
Synopsis
Growing up between Baptist Endtimers and apocalyptic Greens — a rollicking tale of survival
Synopsis
In Peterson's unusual memoir, fundamentalism meets deep ecology. The author's forest ranger father leads her to embrace the entire natural world, while her Southern Baptist fundamentalist relatives prepare to leave this world.
About the Author
Brenda Peterson is the author of several novels including Duck and Cover, a New York Times Notable Book of the Year. She lives in Seattle.
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