Escape from the Belfry - Doris Gaines Rapp

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Résumé :
The year is 1945. The horrible war that wrapped the world in chaos has come to an end - yet the torment of young Adam Shoemaker lives on. His father never came back from battle, and his mother is in a hospital with tuberculosis. Homeless, Adam seeks shelter in the Cranberry Street Church belfry . . . but Adam is not alone. The belfry is inhabited by strange spirits. One spirit seems to wish good on others, while the demonic shadows mean only harm. Adam hears them both...

Biographie:
Doris Gaines Rapp, Ph.D., is an author, psychologist, educator, and speaker. Her books are loved by all those who read them. Doris enjoys painting and drawing, including the covers of three of her books and the interior pages of one. She has spoken before many groups, has sung for many others, and has written songs she shares. Rapp continues to be fascinated with the many ancestors she has found through DNA testing. Their names aren't enough, however. She has started researching all she can find, starting with her 7th Great-grandfather, John Gowen. While still a full-time psychologist, Doris directed Taylor University and Bethel University's Counseling Centers. She has taught undergraduate and graduate courses in psychology at local universities. Rapp taught a graduate course in Counseling at the Caribbean Graduate School of Theology in Kingston, Jamaica.Doris and her husband, Bill, reared six children. Now that they are grown, Doris and Bill enjoy their small-town life. She loves the stories that come to her, and Bill still serves as a pastor and Chaplin. Dr. Rapp's desire for all of you - I hope you live all of your life.

Sommaire:
they whisper to him and give him power. When thieves break into the church one night, Adam is the only witness, but by revealing himself, he would expose his only home. Adam has a choice. He can listen to the spirit of the belfry and get his family back, or he can side with the shadow beings, who promise justice to the thieves and power he never imagined. Adam feels as though he is being watched, but with the help of new friends, he stays hidden as he fights to decide who he will call on for help. Will he side with the light or the darkness?...