Blair Hurley
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"Deep in the remote wilderness of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, Nora is growing up within a militant apocalyptic religious cult. When her father, the group’s charismatic leader, discovers his young daughter’s gift for speaking in tongues and prophesying, he employs her to recruit people in their community. But as she grows older, Nora begins to question her faith, her father and her predesignated role, and must choose between committing herself...
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A spellbinding confession of what it means to abandon one life for another, The Devoted bristles with psychological and erotic tension.
"She comes early, wet with rain, and confronts him in the back hall of the Zendo. 'I need to know some things,' she says. 'You better come in,' he says, and holds open the door ..."
Nicole Hennessy's life revolves around her Zen practice at the Boston Zendo, seeking spiritual solace in the tenets
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