Signs and Wonders [Paperback]

Alex Adena (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 18, 2011

Annie Grace grew up as the daughter of a faith healing crusader who told her she could perform miracles. But 25 years later, after she has inherited her late father's ministry, Annie's only remaining conviction is that she is a fraud -- a fear she must face when the district attorney confronts her about the ministry's past. As a pesky television reporter hounds her and a U.S. senator subpoenas her to testify before Congress, Annie is forced to reveal the truth to herself and to the world. When she does, mysterious things begin to happen. What is the meaning of these signs and wonders?

Product Details

• Paperback: 118 pages
• Publisher: CreateSpace (September 18, 2011)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 1466219688
• ISBN-13: 978-1466219687
• Product Dimensions: 8.5 x 5.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 4.4 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (23 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,185,535 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Entertaining and thought provoking, September 19, 2011

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S. J. Dagg (France) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Signs and Wonders (Annie Grace adventures) (Kindle Edition)

Signs and Wonders by Alex Adena is a fascinating book. Annie Grace is a fraudulent faith healer, although when she was a little girl, she once performed a miraculous healing. Her father, Daddy, exploited this and became a very rich man through healing roadshows.

Annie feels like a fraud. A ghost from the past rears its head - Annie faces prosecution for her part in a little girl's death five years before. Two of her employees turn against her. A client secretly taperecords her making tactless remarks. It seems everyone is trying to bring Annie down. But when it seems things can't get any worse, her amazing powers return. The question is, will Annie use them for good this time?

The characters in the story are all rounded and believable. The book is very well written. It's hard to put down. And events most certainly don't follow a predictable path.

But there's more to Signs and Wonders than the story of Annie. As the author says, he wrote it "for everyone who has felt pre-defined by their upbringing and family expectations". This comes across strongly in the book. Can we change as we grow up, or are we cast in permanent roles as children by the adults around us, whether rightly or wrongly? Should we try and make other people change?

Brilliant book, hugely entertaining and very thought provoking. A definite must-read.

Alex Adena has an excellent website here [...]

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Facinating glimpse into faith and the South, August 19, 2011

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S. Asawa "schnikes121" (Steubenville, Ohio) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Signs and Wonders (Annie Grace adventures) (Kindle Edition)

I was quite impressed with this novella. The author has a keen insight into sometimes fake world of "faith healers" and managed to spin a fascinating tale around this setting. Personally I have no experience with Southern Baptist culture nor the regional idiosyncrasies of the South, but after reading this story, I felt like I had been given a glimpse into a whole new world. The protagonist of the story, Annie Grace, was a likable character, despite the fact that she was living a flashy charlatan lifestyle. This story had the right blend of mystery, Southern charm and real miracles to keep me reading until the end.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Thought provoking, August 2, 2011

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cyn - See all my reviews

This review is from: Signs and Wonders (Annie Grace adventures) (Kindle Edition)

Alex Adena brings the reader into the life of Annie Grace. She is a healer and her father was an evangelist. Annie traveled with her father as he preached to congregations everywhere from the time she was a very little girl until her father's death. His dying wish was for her to continue the ministry.

Not only does Annie face the crowds who love her dearly, but faces those close to her that wish to take advantage of her. Mr. Adena approaches this issue without being "preachy" and has the reader thinking about their own lives.