American Leftovers is the story of Heidi, Eric, and Shaun, three children who follow their parents through eastern Europe on Bible-smuggling adventures in the early 1970s.
This forces Heidi, Eric, and Shaun to reconcile their own spiritual fervor with the lies and dysfunction so close to home..
Everything collapses when their father runs off with an eighteen-year-old girl, leaving behind his Family and church.
They also deal with sexual situations and abuse, while settling into an evangelical bubble with their parents who pastor a fast-growing church.
When they return to the States, they face third-culture questions of home and identity.
American Leftovers is the story of Heidi, Eric, and Shaun, three children who follow their parents through eastern Europe on Bible-smuggling adventures in the early 1970s