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In ABIDING DARKNESS, the war between God and Satan is made real. The first novel in Andersons Black or White series is set in 1945 Mississippi, when the U.S. fought to free people overseas while struggling with racism on its own shores. Lillian Thayer is such a powerful narrator that she makes this a driveway audiobook, one that makes listeners not want to leave the car. Shes outstanding as 7-year-old Missy, a child the devil and his legions have targeted. Especially impressive is how expertly Thayer portrays the rest of the cast, including Missys friend Moses as well as the town bullies. Think born-again Stephen King and substitute devils for ghosts and monsters. This is a gripping piece of writing and narration. M.S. © AudioFile 2007, Portland, Maine--
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There was turmoil in Mississippi in 1945. Race relations were tense, money segregated, and good versus evil went to war at Cat Lake. Missy Parker, a wealthy young white girl of just seven, is the target of a horrific attack. After her best friend, the son of a black sharecropper, saves her by giving his own life, she takes on a life mission she wont truly comprehend for years to come. As the families of these two children realize the truth of what happened that day at Cat Lake, their lives are forever connected. Torn between a life simple and ignorant, or one complicated by Truth, Missy Parker must come to terms with the battle shes been thrown into....and either win it, or watch her loved ones die trying.
