Shawn Smucker fuses New Orleans lore, Christian themes, and dystopian landscapes in a thorough. The Edge of Over There 0800728505 Book Cover. Fans of James Rubart will want to take a look. The Edge of Over There is a mesmerizing, menacing fantasy. See all books authored by Shawn Smucker, including Think No Evil: Inside the Story of the Amish Schoolhouse. 'A resonant allegory about forgiveness and faith. In this suspenseful and introspective story from award-winning author Shawn Smucker, the past and the present mingle like opposing breezes, teasing out the truth about life, death, and sacrifice.

And when Pearl starts vanishing at night and returning with increasingly bizarre tales, Paul begins to question her sanity, his own views on death, and the nature of reality itself. In Nysa, Paul reconnects with an old friend but is not prepared for the onslaught of memory. But when he picks up Pearl from school, the little girl already seems to know of his plans, claiming a woman told her. Paul decides to take her back to Nysa-both the place where he grew up and the place where he lost his beloved wife under strange circumstances forty years earlier. The Edge of Over There ebook By Shawn Smucker Read a Sample Format ebook ISBN 9780800728502 Author Shawn Smucker Publisher Baker Publishing Group Release 03 July 2018 Subjects Young Adult Fiction Young Adult Literature Find this title in Libby, the library reading app by OverDrive. Only one thing is clear to him: if he is going to die, he must find someone to watch over his granddaughter, Pearl, who has been in his charge since her drug-addicted father disappeared. Recommended for fans of Ted Dekker or Tosca Lee.'- Library Journal *** When Paul Elias receives a terminal diagnosis, he leaves his physician's office in a fog.

'Smucker crafts beautiful sentences and haunting characters that immerse readers in a world where anything is possible but not everything is real.

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