![]() ![]() Lacey’s faith is shaken by the loss of her mother, and she goes on a journey to find her and eventually escape from the increasingly traumatic demands of the church. Fourteen-year-old Lacey May is a believer eager to receive her assignment until her mother is suddenly banished from the church and leaves town with a man. The town has been taken over by the Gifts of the Spirit Church, a cult run by Pastor Vern, a man who claims to embody God to give “assignments” to all believers. The novel manages to operate at a high level when exploring its central themes of motherhood and female empowerment, but it falls flat in addressing the other big questions it raises.Ĭhelsea Bieker’s “Godshot: A Novel” presents the women of Peaches, California, a small town that was once famous for producing raisins but has been impoverished by years of drought. ![]() While the title “Godshot” and the premise of a small town consumed by a cult may create an expectation that the novel centers on religious themes, a story about mothers and daughters lies at the heart of the book. ![]()
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