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The devil made us read This Present Darkness by Frank Peretti. Fortunately, we were #blessed to be joined by Izzy Wasserstein, author of These Fragile Graces, This Fugitive Heart, who helped safely guide us through this Christian thriller. Listen to this episode while waiting for a cool angel to pick you up on her motorcycle.
Content warning: False accusations of sexual assault, Christian fundamentalism, murder/suicide/demon attack.
Readers advisory: Here.
Footnotes: “This Present Darkness” on Wikipedia
“15 times The X-Files’ Dana Scully was the best character on TV” by Sarah Crocker
Coming up next: Fourth Wing by Rebecca Yarros.
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