{"product_id":"last-pew-on-the-left-summer-young-9798254652199","title":"Last Pew On The Left","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhen the last place you'd look for God turns out to be exactly where you find yourself.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eMaggie Thornton has spent six months avoiding church, avoiding grief, and avoiding the well-meaning people who want to help her process the loss of her husband. But when her mother's relentless concern pushes her through the doors of Grace Chapel one Sunday morning, Maggie does what any reasonable person would do: she sits in the last pew on the left and makes herself invisible.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOr so she thinks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat she doesn't expect is the motley crew of misfits, skeptics, and genuine believers who occupy that back corner every week-people who don't perform faith, they practice it. People like Tom, the sardonic engineer with a complicated past. Rachel, the young mother drowning in expectations. And Pastor David, who preaches like someone who's read the footnotes and found them more interesting than the text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWeek by week, in the space between hymns and potluck dinners, Maggie discovers something she didn't know she was looking for: a community that makes room for doubt, a faith that doesn't require her to have all the answers, and the possibility that healing doesn't mean forgetting-it means learning how to carry what you've lost while still moving forward.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWarm, witty, and achingly honest, \u003ci\u003eLast Pew on the Left\u003c\/i\u003e is a novel about finding grace in the last place you'd expect it, and learning that the people who sit in the back of the church might understand faith better than anyone in the front row.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003ePerfect for readers who loved: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Readers of Broken Wheel Recommend\u003c\/i\u003e by Katarina Bivald\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eThe Guncle\u003c\/i\u003e by Steven Rowley\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eWhere the Crawdads Sing\u003c\/i\u003e by Delia Owens\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Summer Young\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9798254652199\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Independently Published\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/04\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 78\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.26lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.16d","brand":"Summer Young","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":49172829765887,"sku":"9798254652199","price":9.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/last-pew-on-the-left-summer-young-9798254652199","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}