{"product_id":"jesus-land-a-memoir","title":"Jesus Land: A Memoir","description":"\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eBESTSELLER: An \"exquisitely wrought memoir\" about how \"love can flourish even in the harshest climates\"--for readers of \u003ci\u003eThe Liar's Club\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eRunning with Scissors \u003c\/i\u003e(\u003ci\u003ePeople\u003c\/i\u003e). \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"One of the best memoirs in years\" (Anne Lamott): A poignant account of\u003c\/b\u003e two siblings--one white, one Black--growing up in the Christian fundamentalist communities of Indiana and the Dominican Republic. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Julia and her adopted brother, David, are 16 years old. Julia is white. David is black. It is the mid-1980s and their family has just moved to rural Indiana, a landscape of cottonwood trees, trailer parks, and an all-encompassing racism. At home are a distant mother--more involved with her church's missionaries than her own children--and a violent father. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this riveting and heartrending memoir, Julia Scheeres takes us from the Midwest to a place beyond imagining. Surrounded by natural beauty, Escuela Caribe--a religious reform school in the Dominican Republic--is characterized by a disciplinary regime that extracts repentance from its students by any means necessary. Julia and David strive to make it through these ordeals and their tale is relayed here with startling immediacy, extreme candor, and wry humor. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e Over a decade after its first publication, \u003ci\u003eJesus Land\u003c\/i\u003e remains deeply resonant with readers. This \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestselling memoir is a gripping tale of rage and redemption, hope and humor, morality and malice--and most of all, the truth: that being a good person takes more than just going to church.","brand":"Counterpoint LLC","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51948004671719,"sku":"9781640092167","price":17.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0449\/4075\/5096\/files\/imageloader_d94eb39e-c0d7-4324-bb76-52e731f9d658.jpg?v=1775504539","url":"https:\/\/arvidabookco.com\/products\/jesus-land-a-memoir","provider":"Arvida Book Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}