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For those seeking a theological story of truth, love, and faith—but aren’t quite ready to sit down with St. Augustine’s Confessions—Thomas Curry’s Miss Sally’s Son (Ignatius Press) is a compelling alternative.

Curry himself describes the novel as a way to reach audiences who might otherwise not be open to reading about the Catholic faith, writing that his “goal in writing has always been evangelization, believing that fiction speaks to a different ear than serious theology.”

Scripture is like a river, broad and deep, shallow enough here for the lamb to go wading, but deep enough there for the elephant to swim.
—Pope St. Gregory

At the foundation of the security we want to give our children is a security we ourselves must first receive, cultivate, and trust—and that security bears the name and face of Jesus, “God with us.”

Part memoir, part guide, Adventure Awaits has the rhythm of a conversation with a wise friend. The book transmutes Sumereau’s sometimes glamorous, often complicated experiences into sound spiritual advice and guidance. It’s welcoming, humorous, and earnest all at once, in close conversation with scripture, the saints, and Ignatian spirituality.

I was hooked from the get-go. I read it during lunch breaks, over dinner, after walking the dog, while waiting for the girls to get ready for brunch. I carried it from room to room, tucked it into my purse—always looking for a spare moment to squeeze in one more chapter.