Evangeline

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Won the Romance Book of the Year Golden Scrolls Award! Take the beautiful, biblical story of Esther, change the lead character’s race from Jewish to biracial, place the location in New York City during the 1960s' era of turmoil at the time of the Civil Rights movement, and you have a modern-day parallel story to Esther. The book of Esther in the Old Testament is a similar story to Cinderella. With only ten short chapters, and God never mentioned, Esther reveals how God works in our lives always. He is in every detail. Nehemiah 7:5 says, “So my God gave me the idea ...” There are numerous good ideas, but occasionally, there is a God idea. I believe this brilliant work, Evangeline , by Lane Jordan is the latter. In a world often divided by color, culture, and class, she provides a unifying voice offering Kingdom perspective by reimagining and modernizing the timeless narrative of Esther. The story is creative and captivating and the truth transformative, leading us to truly seeing each other as God does and loving one another. —Jelani Lewis , Gateway Church, Plano, Texas Campus Pastor.