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Category:
Inspirational
Type: Fiction
Pages: 270
ISBN-13: 9780595436903
Inspirational religious fiction story of two strong head woman.
Anna Mae Brown, a charismatic little girl with an unwavering faith inGod, grows up in the poverty-stricken, racist times of the 1930s withprejudiced, atheist parents. In her young life, Anna is struck by astring of tragedies, from the death of her brother to an unexpected pregnancyand botched abortion that soon strip her of her God-fearing beliefs and leaveher with nothing but despair—until she meets Mama Sweet.When the father of Anna’s children leaves her to marry another woman, Annabecomes agoraphobic and suffers from severe depression. After an unsuccessfulsuicide attempt, Anna finds that her neighbor, Mama Sweet, has been caringfor her children. Mama Sweet, a kind elderly woman known for her ferventChristianity and her tasty caramel cake, teaches Anna’s children how to cookand introduces them to the Word of God.Anna’s stubborn and deep-rooted atheistic attitude and Mama Sweet’s strong,persistent determination to change her brings the two women head-to-headover religion. One Woman in a Field of Bees will have you laughing and cryingas Anna and Mama Sweet find more than what they are looking for,discovering exactly what they need in each other.
Excerpt
DEAR GOD, PLEASE DARKEN MY SKIN AND MAKE MY LIPS
BIGGER, MY NOSE WIDE, AND MY CURLY HAIR SHORT AND
NAPPY. PLEASE GOD, MAKE ME UGLY.
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