The Hallelujah Side
Autor Rhoda Huffeyen Limba Engleză Paperback – 6 noi 2000
THE
HALLELUJAH
SIDE
is
the
funny,
heartwarming,
and
"holy"
original
story
of
Roxanne
Fish,
a
little
girl
growing
up
in
1950s
Iowa
in
a
Bible-quoting
Pentecostal
family
who
devoutly
believe
that
the
second
coming
of
Christ
could
happen
any
day
--
certainly
by
the
end
of
the
week.
For
the
Fish
family,
the
world
is
divided
into
two
groups,
those
who
are
saved
and
ready
to
be
called
to
heaven
any
minute
and
those
who
are
not.
Here
rock
'n'
roll,
Capri
pants,
lipstick,
and
roller-skating
are
the
work
of
the
devil,
and
sinners
can
be
spotted
in
an
instant
by
their
knowledge
of
TV.
With a comic yet tender touch, Rhoda Huffey chronicles Roxanne's coming of age as she races the clock to be counted among the saved. Her neighbors certainly won't be, and it is in their sin-filled basement that Roxanne discovers, thanks to a Little Richard album, another kind of rapture altogether -- her voice. Boy, can this little girl sing! Torn between the here-and-now and the hereafter, Roxanne has a life populated by angels with blue noses, demons who whisper "God doesn't like you," and sinners, sinners everywhere. But through her endearing eyes and in Rhoda Huffey's deft hands, this world seems like the most magical place on earth.
With a comic yet tender touch, Rhoda Huffey chronicles Roxanne's coming of age as she races the clock to be counted among the saved. Her neighbors certainly won't be, and it is in their sin-filled basement that Roxanne discovers, thanks to a Little Richard album, another kind of rapture altogether -- her voice. Boy, can this little girl sing! Torn between the here-and-now and the hereafter, Roxanne has a life populated by angels with blue noses, demons who whisper "God doesn't like you," and sinners, sinners everywhere. But through her endearing eyes and in Rhoda Huffey's deft hands, this world seems like the most magical place on earth.
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Specificații
ISBN-13: 9780618074716
ISBN-10: 0618074716
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: HMH Books
Colecția Mariner Books
Locul publicării:United States
ISBN-10: 0618074716
Pagini: 272
Dimensiuni: 140 x 210 x 16 mm
Greutate: 0.28 kg
Editura: HMH Books
Colecția Mariner Books
Locul publicării:United States
Recenzii
"A
wondrous
tale
with
observations
as
sharp
and
honest
as
tempered
steel."
--Connie
May
Fowler
"A comic triumph...THE HALLELUJAH SIDE has the sensual, rollicking feel of a gospel song."
Newsday
"A comic triumph...THE HALLELUJAH SIDE has the sensual, rollicking feel of a gospel song."
Newsday
Extras
As
usual,
the
service
was
boring.
In
pew
three
Roxanne
leaned
back,
spying
on
the
Woolworths
next
door,
wiggling
left
for
a
better
view.
Colleen,
being
older,
was
babysitting
in
the
nursery.
It
was
getting
dark
outside.
Chick
Woolworth
stood
in
his
kitchen
window,
deliberately
drinking
a
can
of
Pabst
Blue
Ribbon
beer,
his
hairy
belly
exposed.
Catching
Roxanne’s
eye,
he
raised
one
finger,
and
she
immediately
looked
away.
The
Christians
ignored
him,
of
course,
but
it
took
lots
of
energy.
Now
Chick
Woolworth
disappeared.
Alcohol
precipitated
the
Woolworths’
insane
behavior.
Once
it
touched
your
lips
you
could
not
control
anything
you
did.
Roxanne
waited
curiously,
but
the
window
remained
maddeningly
quiet.
Some sinners were nice, of course. A few of the kids at school were friendly, but still, you would not be seeing them after death. The way was straight and narrow. Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, they flouted God, sitting in movie theaters, wanton. Roxanne sighed...
Suddenly Roxanne sat up in the pew. Sister Beverly Cedars had seen the devil in the laundromat, staring at her from behind a dryer.
“He kept right on lookin’ at me!” Sister Beverly Cedars cried. Her voice was wild and her eyes were wide. A chill traveled down the congregation’s spine.
“Get thee behind me, Satan!” Sister Beverly Cedars’ voice rang out. “Glory!”
-- Copyright (C) 2000 by Rhoda Huffey. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company.
Some sinners were nice, of course. A few of the kids at school were friendly, but still, you would not be seeing them after death. The way was straight and narrow. Lutherans, Presbyterians, Episcopalians, they flouted God, sitting in movie theaters, wanton. Roxanne sighed...
Suddenly Roxanne sat up in the pew. Sister Beverly Cedars had seen the devil in the laundromat, staring at her from behind a dryer.
“He kept right on lookin’ at me!” Sister Beverly Cedars cried. Her voice was wild and her eyes were wide. A chill traveled down the congregation’s spine.
“Get thee behind me, Satan!” Sister Beverly Cedars’ voice rang out. “Glory!”
-- Copyright (C) 2000 by Rhoda Huffey. All Rights Reserved. Reprinted by permission of Houghton Mifflin Company.
Descriere
THE
HALLELUJAH
SIDE
is
the
funny,
heartwarming,
and
"holy"
original
story
of
Roxanne
Fish,
a
little
girl
growing
up
in
1950s
Iowa
in
a
Bible-quoting
Pentecostal
family
who
devoutly
believe
that
the
second
coming
of
Christ
could
happen
any
day
--
certainly
by
the
end
of
the
week.
For
the
Fish
family,
the
world
is
divided
into
two
groups,
those
who
are
saved
and
ready
to
be
called
to
heaven
any
minute
and
those
who
are
not.
Here
rock
'n'
roll,
Capri
pants,
lipstick,
and
roller-skating
are
the
work
of
the
devil,
and
sinners
can
be
spotted
in
an
instant
by
their
knowledge
of
TV.
With a comic yet tender touch, Rhoda Huffey chronicles Roxanne's coming of age as she races the clock to be counted among the saved. Her neighbors certainly won't be, and it is in their sin-filled basement that Roxanne discovers, thanks to a Little Richard album, another kind of rapture altogether -- her voice. Boy, can this little girl sing! Torn between the here-and-now and the hereafter, Roxanne has a life populated by angels with blue noses, demons who whisper "God doesn't like you," and sinners, sinners everywhere. But through her endearing eyes and in Rhoda Huffey's deft hands, this world seems like the most magical place on earth.
With a comic yet tender touch, Rhoda Huffey chronicles Roxanne's coming of age as she races the clock to be counted among the saved. Her neighbors certainly won't be, and it is in their sin-filled basement that Roxanne discovers, thanks to a Little Richard album, another kind of rapture altogether -- her voice. Boy, can this little girl sing! Torn between the here-and-now and the hereafter, Roxanne has a life populated by angels with blue noses, demons who whisper "God doesn't like you," and sinners, sinners everywhere. But through her endearing eyes and in Rhoda Huffey's deft hands, this world seems like the most magical place on earth.
Notă biografică
Rhoda Huffey is a tap dancer and writer. She grew-up in Ames, Iowa until she was 10, then moved to Monrovia, CA. Huffey lives in Venice Beach, CA with her husband and a houseful of rescue animals. She received an MFA from the University of California at Irvine. In addition to The Hallelujah Side, she has a new novel, 31 Paradiso, coming out April 2022, and short stories in numerous magazines including Ploughshares, Green Mountains Review, and Santa Monica Review. The daughter of two Pentecostal preachers, Huffey writes about a world she knows with sympathy and feeling.