Publisher's Synopsis
The year is 1945 and the greatest war the world has ever known is finally over. However, the stage is being set in the colored section of a small town in North Carolina for a child to be born from a heinous crime. This child will usher in a spiritual movement like no other and be dubbed the promise reformer.Carie Ann Novel, known to everyone as Momma Carie, refuses to believe that a poor black family, out of all the people in the world, has been chosen to receive this child. Even after her sister Ruby predicted the death of Carrie's daughter as one of the two sacrifices the family would make.Edward, one of two Mc Cormick sons, driven by his obsession with Emma Lee, convinces his wife Sissy to let her come to work as their nanny and housekeeper, only to betray their trust. After being fired by Sissy and taken back to her aunt and uncle to live, Emma Lee discovers she is pregnant with a child she wants nothing to do with. She tricks Flugger into marrying her only to learn she has subjugated both, herself and the child, to a vile man. Flugger is awestruck by So'el after witnessing the miraculous recovery of his mother after his dastardly deed.
