The Hallelujah Side
by Huffey, Rhoda
- Used
- Hardcover
- first
- Condition
- Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- ISBN 10
- 1883285178
- ISBN 13
- 9781883285173
- Seller
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Cooperstown, New York, United States
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Synopsis
THE HALLELUJAH SIDE is the funny, heartwarming, and "holy" original story of Roxanne Fish, a little girl growing up in 1950s Iowa in a Bible-quoting Pentecostal family who devoutly believe that the second coming of Christ could happen any day -- certainly by the end of the week. For the Fish family, the world is divided into two groups, those who are saved and ready to be called to heaven any minute and those who are not. Here rock 'n' roll, Capri pants, lipstick, and roller-skating are the work of the devil, and sinners can be spotted in an instant by their knowledge of TV. With a comic yet tender touch, Rhoda Huffey chronicles Roxanne's coming of age as she races the clock to be counted among the saved. Her neighbors certainly won't be, and it is in their sin-filled basement that Roxanne discovers, thanks to a Little Richard album, another kind of rapture altogether -- her voice. Boy, can this little girl sing! Torn between the here-and-now and the hereafter, Roxanne has a life populated by angels with blue noses, demons who whisper "God doesn't like you," and sinners, sinners everywhere. But through her endearing eyes and in Rhoda Huffey's deft hands, this world seems like the most magical place on earth.
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Details
- Bookseller
- Willis Monie Books - ABAA (US)
- Bookseller's Inventory #
- 54610
- Title
- The Hallelujah Side
- Author
- Huffey, Rhoda
- Format/Binding
- Hardcover
- Book Condition
- Used - Very Good in Very Good dust jacket
- Edition
- First Printing
- ISBN 10
- 1883285178
- ISBN 13
- 9781883285173
- Publisher
- Delphinium Books, Incorporated
- Place of Publication
- New York, NY
- Date Published
- 1999
- Keywords
- 1883285178, IOWA, FICTION, GENERAL
Terms of Sale
Willis Monie Books - ABAA
All items are returnable within 14 days of receipt if not satisfied. NY residents will also be charged sales tax.
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Willis Monie Books - ABAA
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