Patricia Raybon
I'm writing a book with my daughter on our interfaith struggle for peace. The working title is "Undivided: A Muslim Daughter, Her Christian Mother, Their Path to Peace."
It's the book I never expected to write--because I never expected that my daughter, who was raised in the church, would convert to Islam (or any other faith.) This happened 10 years and it became the elephant in the room, as the saying goes. After 10 years, it was past time to bring the beast out of the closet. (And, yes, that's mixing a lot of metaphors.)
So I invited my daughter to work through our divisions by writing a book. She agreed and my agent--who's now "our" agent--jumped aboard, loving the idea. (Our agent is best-selling author Ann Spangler, who is known for her amazing devotionals and other wonderful faith books, including her big bestsellers "Praying the Names of God" and "Women of the Bible."
My daughter Alana and I put together a proposal and Ann got it in the hands of many major publishers, including Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins Christian Publishing.) The book will be released under the Thomas Nelson imprint, "W Books." Scheduled release date is around Mother's Day in April 2015.
Well, let me be exact. That release date is April 28, 2015. An International Version (Spanish language) is also planned. The writing of this book has been an amazing challenge and privilege. Now may God bless it to help tell the world that family peace is possible and real.
That's what Alana and I have learned. We're excited for others to hear and receive our story.
It's the book I never expected to write--because I never expected that my daughter, who was raised in the church, would convert to Islam (or any other faith.) This happened 10 years and it became the elephant in the room, as the saying goes. After 10 years, it was past time to bring the beast out of the closet. (And, yes, that's mixing a lot of metaphors.)
So I invited my daughter to work through our divisions by writing a book. She agreed and my agent--who's now "our" agent--jumped aboard, loving the idea. (Our agent is best-selling author Ann Spangler, who is known for her amazing devotionals and other wonderful faith books, including her big bestsellers "Praying the Names of God" and "Women of the Bible."
My daughter Alana and I put together a proposal and Ann got it in the hands of many major publishers, including Thomas Nelson (HarperCollins Christian Publishing.) The book will be released under the Thomas Nelson imprint, "W Books." Scheduled release date is around Mother's Day in April 2015.
Well, let me be exact. That release date is April 28, 2015. An International Version (Spanish language) is also planned. The writing of this book has been an amazing challenge and privilege. Now may God bless it to help tell the world that family peace is possible and real.
That's what Alana and I have learned. We're excited for others to hear and receive our story.
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