Backlit A Collection
She is one of 6 daughters, has been married to her husband for 43 years, has…
Short Pieces. Deep Wounds. Real Redemption.
Backlit—A Collection
Backlit—A Collection
Before Raven Austen became a woman of fierce faith, she was a teenager who lost her father, a young woman who believed the lies of the sexual revolution, and a teacher too afraid to return to her classroom. Backlit—A Collection holds nothing back. These short, powerful pieces will make you cry, wince, and cheer. Most of all, they’ll remind you that no one is beyond redemption—not even the girl who thought she didn’t matter.
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RAVEN AUSTEN
Raven Austen never planned to write a book like this. She planned to write novels. But life had other plans.
She grew up the forgotten middle child in a family that observed Old Testament laws. Her classmates called her a religious freak. Then her father died when she was fifteen. Everything fell apart.
For years, Raven chased acceptance in all the wrong places. She believed the lies of the sexual revolution…
MY VISION
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Backlit—A Collection
RAVEN AUSTEN
She dreamed of becoming a novelist since the eighth grade. But life gave her something else: short pieces, raw and true, that refused to fit into a single genre. Backlit—A Collection is the book Raven Austen was meant to write.
This is not a tidy memoir. It is a mosaic. Essays sit beside poems. Letters to a nurse on a Covid floor follow a confession about abortion. A hilarious account of destroying her hair with the wrong product lives just pages away from the terrifying journal entries of a student who threatened her unborn child…
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Under the harsh glow of the spotlight, secrets are about o be revealed.
In this poignant and gripping collection, Raven Austen delves into the depths of human
In this poignant and gripping collection, Raven Austen delves into the depths of human
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I really enjoyed this book. The author showed great courage by sharing very personal circumstances in her life. The strength she showed in making very difficult choices, while her heart was breaking, speaks volumes about this author's character. Her life has not been easy, beginning with her childhood, but she makes the good times seem really good as she tells of her experiences. Her strong faith and spirituality shine through in this collection. The book made me smile, laugh and cry. I was not ready for the book to end. I wanted to know more. Hopefully there will be another book from Raven Austen.
— Jan
Backlit A Collection
She is one of 6 daughters, has been married to her husband for 43 years, has…
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