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#1 BESTSELLER IN HEAVEN...AVAILABLE FOR THE FIRST TIME ON EARTH. "Think Alice Sebold (The Lovely Bones) meets John Grisham (The Firm) in the afterlife." Brek Cuttler, a young lawyer, new mother, and wife of a popular television news reporter, dies unexpectedly and, arriving in heaven, learns... read more
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The story begins as the heroine, Brek Cuttler, arrives at a train station called Shemaya just after her death. Perhaps the only previously used image in this novel is the station metaphor, but in the skillful, lyrical hands of Nazareth it becomes much more than a wayplace for the dead. A... read more (warning: may contain spoilers)
Characters/People edit
- Sarah: Add a description of this character.
- Ott Bowles
- Tim Shelly
- Toby Bowles
- Todd
- Amina
- Samar Mansour
- Karen
- Nana Bellini
- Brek Cuttler
- Barratte
- Holden Hurley
- Brian
- Helmut
- Gautama
- Haissem
- Wally
- Bill Gwynne
- Lenny
- Sheila
- Bette
- Claire
- Otto Rabun Bowles
- Hitler
- Hanson
- Katerine Schrieberg
- Brek Abigail Cuttler
- Albrecht Bosch
- Bonnie Campbell
- Luas
- Alan Fleming
- Sam Mansour
- Otto Bowles
- Susan
- Friedrich
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“Were my eyes blue like the sky or brown like freshtilled earth? Did my hair curl into giggles around my chin or drape over my shoulders in a frown? Was my skin light or dark? Was my body heavy or lean? Did I wear tailored silks or rough cotton and flax?”
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“Outside the window beside Bill's desk, the morning sun strikes the bright yellow fall leaves of a maple tree, making the tree appear as though it has burst into flame. A small sparrow lands on a branch, risking immolation.”
Brek Cuttler
First Sentence edit
I do not remember anymore.
Authors & Contributors edit
- Gita Nazareth (Author)
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