{"product_id":"i-want-to-be-left-behind-finding-rapture-here-on-earth-paperback","title":"I Want to Be Left Behind: Finding Rapture Here on Earth - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eBrenda Peterson\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this picaresque memoir-a dark and divine comedy of family and faith-acclaimed novelist and nature writer, Brenda Peterson, embraces this earthly life while her relatives prepare fervently to leave it. As a \"wild, rather odd, and unknowingly subversive child,\" she survives fierce \"sword drill\" competitions over total recall of the Scriptures and awkward dinner table questions-\"Will Rapture take the cat, too?\" Peterson paints such a hilarious and tender portrait that the reader, too, may want to be left behind. The memoir was selected by independent booksellers as a \"Great Read\" and an \"Indie Next.\" Chosen as a \"Top Ten Best Non-fiction Book of the Year\" by Christian Science Monitor, I Want to Be Left Behind celebrates what the Los Angeles Times calls her \"rich and often lovely life-full of humor and Peterson's own brand of faith.\"\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eBrenda Peterson is the author of 18 books, including the novel, Duck and Cover, a New York Times \"Notable Book of the Year, which the Los Angeles Timescalled \"hauntingly funny.\" Her first memoir, Build Me an Ark: A Life with Animals, was selected as a Best Spiritual Book of the Year. Her work has appeared in The New York Times, NPR, and Oprah magazine. Peterson lives on Seattle's Salish Sea. www.BrendaPetersonBooks.com\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 286\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.64 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e September 10, 2014\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42723646046271,"sku":"9780578148748","price":24.3,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/046546af0a0722c3891292ea1af3a6b3.webp?v=1765099873","url":"https:\/\/dhlswag.com\/products\/i-want-to-be-left-behind-finding-rapture-here-on-earth-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}