Sheri Reynolds

Jael hears voices. Some are real, like the voices of the others in her incest-survivor group, or the homeless woman she meets at the laundry. Some are more mysterious, like the Virgin Mary's. Jael was born into a hard life, but she's a survivor, growing stronger all the time. Waiting for the day when the only voice …

The Rapture of Canaan is a novel by Sheri Reynolds. The book was chosen as an Oprah's Book Club selection in April 1997. Adolescent Ninah lives in a strict fundamentalist Christian community led by her grandfather Herman. The community is governed by a series of strict rules covering everything from drinking to …