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Omschrijving
Two women. One faith. A quiet distance neither of them meant to build and the grace that dares to bridge it.
In The Pew Between Us, Dr. JeVona Maniex delivers a deeply human story of faith, friendship, and quiet reconciliation set inside the relentless world of healthcare.
Kelly Monroe is an accomplished hospital administrator who seems to have everything under control until a hidden health crisis and growing disillusionment with her career begin to unravel her sense of purpose.
Amanda Fields, a veteran nurse and woman of color, has spent decades caring for others while enduring the subtle and not-so-subtle biases of an unequal system.
Both women are in their fifties, both deeply faithful, and both quietly exhausted by the weight of doing everything right in a world that still finds ways to be wrong.
Though they work in the same hospital and attend the same church, Kelly and Amanda barely speak beyond polite nods. They move through shared spaces corridors, committees, and pews each carrying private burdens they don't trust anyone to see. But when workplace conflict, personal illness, and an unexpected act of grace intertwine their stories, both women are forced to confront what faith truly means when prayer feels like silence.
In this beautifully written Christian contemporary novel, Maniex explores how God's mercy often shows up in fluorescent hallways, strained meetings, and the quiet moments after long shifts. Through alternating perspectives, she paints a vivid portrait of the modern medical world where compassion competes with policy, and healing requires more than medicine.
Kelly and Amanda's journeys reveal the painful realities of sexism, racism, and burnout in professional spaces that claim to care. Yet amid fear, fatigue, and disconnection, both women encounter the radical possibility that grace is not a distant promise but a present companion working quietly, persistently, between them.
What happens when belief isn't enough to bridge the distance between conviction and compassion? What if the real miracle is learning to stay at the table, even when you don't understand the person sitting beside you?
Themes include:
- Faith and work in high-pressure environments
- Women's leadership in healthcare
- Racial bias, sexism, and systemic injustice
- Forgiveness and inner healing
- Reconnection with God through community
- The beauty of quiet resilience and unexpected grace
By the final pages, Kelly and Amanda's lives testify to a truth many in caregiving professions know: that healing others often begins with learning to receive compassion yourself.
"The Pew Between Us" reminds us that grace doesn't always arrive in thunder-it often whispers across a quiet aisle, asking only that we listen.
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- Uitgeverij:
Inhoud
- Aantal bladzijden:
- 100
- Taal:
- Engels
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- Productcode (EAN):
- 9798349652660
- Verschijningsdatum:
- 1/11/2025
- Uitvoering:
- Paperback
- Formaat:
- Trade paperback (VS)
- Afmetingen:
- 152 mm x 229 mm
- Gewicht:
- 145 g
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