The River Caught Sunlight
by Katie Andraski
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Pub Date Aug 01 2014 | Archive Date Aug 28 2015
Köehler Books | Koehler Books
Description
A Note From the Publisher
Katie Andraski worked for several years as a publicist in Christian publishing where she convinced editors at Newsweek, The New York Times, Publishers Weekly, Moody, and Christianity Today to publicize her company and authors. She has an MFA from the University of Arkansas. Her collection of poetry, When the Plow Cuts, was published in 1988 by Thorntree Press. She currently teaches composition at Northern Illinois University. She lives on a farm with her husband Bruce, two dogs, two horses, a flock of chickens, and one not so feral cat.
Advance Praise
"It's odd to find my darker self fictionalized. But in another life (as it were) Katie and I traveled together when she was doing publicity work for my right wing evangelical crusades. Like all good writers Katie has plucked her story from her life. This book has a piercing insight at its heart as humane as it is damning of religion gone off the rails." Frank Schaeffer, author of Why I am an Athiest Who Believes in God.
The River Caught Sunlight tells a story not many of us know. Let me begin this review by saying that I am not a reader of “Christian Books.” I have carried a preconception since being bullied as a child by “Christian” classmates that anyone who declares their Christianity for all the world is like the character in the book, Matthew, a dangerous fanatic.Katie Andraski is a gentle and not In-Your-Face Christian. In her book, Katie gives us a perspective of the behind the scene story of the radical right-wing movement that has come about over the past three decades. It is also a story of family and personal growth as the heroine, Janice, figures out her place in the world and what she truly values in life. Carri Lindblom-Borisch, MS Ed
The main character,
Janice Westfahl, a woman in her twenties, is both pushed away from and pulled
towards her family farm in New York by career opportunities in the Chicago
area. She endures the grief of her parents' deaths, hurtful actions by her
older brother and the heartbreak of saying good-bye to a farmer who is the man
of her dreams as she wrestles with her core values that differ from those with
whom she works. The River Caught Sunlight is a vivid, moving and beautifully
written story filled with adventure, romance, and culture clashes. Deborah
Rogers
Marketing Plan
To book Katie for a speaking engagement, reading and/or book signing, please email her at: Katiewilda@aol.com.
Katie was featured in Frank Schaeffer's blog in August, 2014 -http://bit.ly/1yewqKL and is scheduled for the following: February 9, 2015 Guest author on WNIJ radio’s "Winter Book Series" (on-air and web versions); was included in the "Readers Notes" section of the winter issue of Ruminate 2014 - 2015; Katie and her horse, Morgen, were featured in the Norwegian Fjord Horse Registry's 2015 Calendar.
Bloggers Winn Collier and Laura Boggess have blogged about Katie on social media.
Available Editions
| EDITION | Paperback |
| ISBN | 9781940192260 |
| PRICE | $16.95 (USD) |
