Minor Prophets steps into the tho rny history of religious fundamentalism in America\, and the elusive power of cults in our society. It is a story of how faith and fundamentalism fo rtify American identity\, and how women&rsquo\;s bodies are the battlefiel ds upon which spiritual wars are waged.
\nNora is growing up in a mi litant apocalyptic religious cult deep in remote Michigan. When her father \, the group&rsquo\;s charismatic leader\, discovers his young daughter&rs quo\;s gift for speaking in tongues and prophesying\, he employs her to re cruit others into their community. But as she grows older\, Nora begins to question her faith and her appointed role&mdash\;and must choose between committing herself fully or being exiled into the foreign and frightening world beyond.
\nYears later\, struggling to navigate the baffling cu stoms of the "normal" life she is now leading\, a foreboding letter arrive s from her old community that opens the door to the shattering truth of wh at really happened on the day of her escape.
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\nBlair Hurley is the author of the books Minor Proph ets and The Devoted\, which was longlisted for The Center fo r Fiction's First Novel Prize. Her story\, The Telepathist\, was listed as a &ldquo\;Distinguished Story&rdquo\; in Best American Short Stories 2022. She is a Pushcart Prize winner and an ASME Fiction awa rd finalist.
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