“Dutton dives deep into the rural speech of the Ohio River Valley without turning her characters cartoonish, and the varying views of the people in Mary Mae’s life, including her pastor, her great-grandmother, and others her mother respects, represent a variety of ways to balance faith and science; nor is Mary Mae’s mother demeaned as a person for her concerns.”
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Just wanted my readers to see this wonderful review of “Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth” on ReadtheSpirit.com:
“TODAY, we’ve got a great book for the entire family, especially if your family is related to evangelical Christianity. I can’t imagine a more engaging and compassionate slice of American life than the 129-page “Mary Mae and the Gospel Truth”—a novella for young readers by Sandra Dutton. Anytime we recommend books for “young readers,” we’ve selected them deliberately because we know adults will enjoy them as well. (If you don’t have a child at home right now, get this book and give it to a family that does—after . . . “ [Click here to read the rest of the review: ReadtheSpirit.com]