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By Stephen Usery | August 17, 2017

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How the Light Gets In

By Jolina Petersheim
Tyndale House Publishers
374 pages
$15.99

“Petersheim (The Alliance) constructs a rich story about grief, the dying of love, and the rekindling of faith. . . . With skillful plotting and vibrant characters, Petersheim reveals the pain of loss and the healing that comes from mercy and forgiveness.”

-Publishers Weekly

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