![]() This "promised land" is perilous. beautiful.This is a fine first novel and most welcome. *STARRED REVIEW* Adult Fiction, General Fiction- "Passing by Samariais a rarity in Christian fiction: it features an African American heroine in a kind of female Black Boy. As blacks die in France in World War I, a Mississippi high-school girl, Alena, discovers a schoolmate's lynched body.For her own protection, her parents send her to live with an aunt in Chicago. This unique addition to the Christian fiction genre is highly recommended for all collections. to live with an aunt in Chicago.In this first novel, Foster's poetic telling is soft enough to capture and sharp enough to cut. This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.įrom Library JournalGrowing up in Mississippi, Alena had been sheltered by parents who didn't want her to know how cruel the post-World War I world was to black people. ![]() This inspirational novel with believable characters and attention to detail will speak to readers throughout every page."Ĭonnie Freeman, Ivy Tech State College, Fort Wayne, INĬopyright 2000 Reed Business Information, Inc. ![]() Her style compares with Bebe Moore Campbell's in Your Blues Ain't Like Mine (Putnam, 1992). ![]() ![]() From School Library JournalYA-"In this debut novel, Foster succeeds in showing readers that faith, hope, and love are still beliefs that people trust to weather the torrential storms that invade their lives. ![]()
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