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Award-winning author M. E. Kerr challenges stereotypes in this story about a fifteen-year-old grappling with his older sisterâs sexuality Parr Burrman lives with his parents and his older brother and sister on a farm in Missouri. Theyâre a typical Midwestern familyâexcept for one thing. Parrâs father thinks Evieâs going to marry Cord Whittle, whoâs had a crush on her forever, and settle down in their hometown to help out with the farm. Instead, she falls in love with Patsy Duff, the gorgeous, privileged daughter of the banker who holds the mortgage on the Burrmansâ property. When rumors start flying about Evie and Patsy, Parr has to contend with the derision of his classmates . . . and when he falls for a girl from a fundamentalist family who fears homosexuality like Godâs wrath, he must face his own conflicted emotions. Soon, Parrâs parentsâand the whole townâwill know the truth about Evie. But itâs Parr who has to deal with the burden of shame when his own behavior leads to a shattering betrayal . . . and a secret heâll carry to the grave. Written with grace, humor, and love, and featuring sympathetic characters you wonât soon forget, Deliver Us from Evie is a compassionate, vividly evocative novel by a master storyteller. This ebook features an illustrated personal history of M. E. Kerr including rare images from the authorâs collection. |
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