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Monday, November 17, 2014

Jeri Smith-Ready's This Side of Salvation

This Side of Salvation, a YA novel by 1991 Villanova English-Honors graduate Jeri Smith-Ready, has been named a top book of the year by the Texas Library Association.  Booklist calls the novel a "smart, well-rounded, and unpredictable tale" and  an "eye-opening look at the limits, uses, and misuses of faith."