The Devil in Pew Number Seven : A True Story

from beebowallace

It wasn't what I thought it was going to be like - but it did take place in eastern NC ...

from sparkleandchico

The title had put me off this book but I decided to read it in the end. Labeling someone as "the Devil" may help to sell books/catch a readers eye but i'm not sure that it's justifiable especially in light of what subsequently happens in this book.The author relays events beginning when she wasn'...

from akblanchard

The premise is interesting: a small-town pastor and his family are terrorized by a community member who wants to take control of the church, but the writing is preachy, redundant, melodramatic and cliched.

from ccookie

First words: ~I ran. My bare feet pounding the pavement were burning from sunbaked asphalt~ This is a true story of a family that went through years and years of being terrorized by one of the Dad's parishioners. Written by the daughter of this innocent family she vividly describes the persecutio...

from bnbookgirl

I was a bit disappointed with this story. Rebecca and her family went through a living hell with one man and then were brought to their knees by another. The account flows well while reading but is not great writing. I don't want to discount the trauma, but, the writing lacks something The pictur...