{"product_id":"the-christian-life-i-knew-cheryl-r-johnson-9781631359279","title":"The Christian Life I Knew Not","description":"\u003cp\u003eLaurel is a young woman who is sad and depressed about her mom's health and her father's affair.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAt her high school graduation party, she flirts with Brad, who flirts back and then takes her home. Her father gets angry with her and asks if Laurel has prayed that day. Laurel is invited to Brad's house where he gives her a glass of wine and some particular smelling brown cigarettes. When she starts feeling funny, he takes her to his bedroom to check something on the computer. He throws her on the bed and rapes her.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen Laurel gets home, the traumatized girl learns that her mom died at the hospital that same day, and her father reveals that he plans to marry his mistress three days after his wife's funeral. Laurel is shocked and she cannot stand the young woman her father makes her new step-mother.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurel's life takes some strange turns in the powerful novel \u003cem\u003eThe Christian Life I Knew Not, \u003c\/em\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e \u003c\/strong\u003ebut in the end she finds self-reliance as she tries to follow her faith in the Lord.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAbout the Author: \u003c\/strong\u003eCheryl R. Johnson of Richmond, Virginia, is a personal care attendant who works with seniors. She and her husband John have two sons, Marzell and Jacob. This is her first book. She is currently working on her next book, \u003cem\u003eBreak the Chain of Prejudice.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Cheryl R. Johnson\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1631359274\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781631359279\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Strategic Book Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 01\/20\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 54\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.20lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.13d","brand":"Cheryl R. Johnson","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48439884841215,"sku":"9781631359279","price":9.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_f5af710e-7850-4029-9257-daa69ea61730.jpg?v=1777179647","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-christian-life-i-knew-cheryl-r-johnson-9781631359279","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}