Provides background on the life of author Sue Monk Kidd, features eight articles that explore coming of age as portrayed in her book "The Secret Life of Bees," and examines contemporary perspectives on coming of age.
Contains four stories of faith, family, and forgiveness, including selections by Jacquelin Thomas, ReShonda Tate Billingsley, J.D. Mason, and Sandra Kitt.
Abbey runs a successful quilt shop and is engaged to a wonderful Amish man. But then duty calls. When she leaves her beloved shop and patient fiance' to attend to her mother in need, a double tragedy strikes, shattering Abbey's world in one fell swoop.
Presents a critical analysis of the writing of twentieth-century American author Flannery O'Connor, exploring the social and religious significance of her work.
