Runaway saint : a novel
(Adult Book)

When her aunt shows up homeless on her doorstep, Sara suspects anything but a miracle.Saras an artist with a supportive husband and a house that folks on her block admire outright. But shes restless and bored with life.Then her legendary Aunt Bel shows up, wearing a smile after years without a word.Twenty years ago, fresh out of college,Bel left for a summer missions trip and never returned. Now shes on Saras doorstep, looking for a place to crash. Sara cant say no to family, even if she hasnt seen Bel since she was a nine-year-old girl. But saying yes to Bel turns Saras whole precariously-balanced life upside down.The enigmatic Bel gives Saras family and their community a jolt of fresh thinking and clarity.But Bel is hiding something. Though she wont talk about it, Sara soon learns that Bel has been through a hellish ordeal. And she has the burn marks to prove it.