Orphaned at age eight, JoAnna Wilson was raised by her eccentric aunt in the bucolic southern community of Mt.
Moriah\'s Wake ponders deep questions: When we experience unspeakable tragedy, do we see ourselves as victim or survivor? Is it possible to regain happiness in the face of such? And how do we find our faith again, once it is lost? As her past and present worlds collide, JoAnna grapples with these questions--and her journey moves toward an unexpected conclusion..
Moriah, her life in Chicago and her present encounters upon returning home, Mt.
A hauntingly sweet story of love and loss that alternates between JoAnna\'s childhood in Mt.
She must finally grieve.
Moriah for the first time in four years to attend her aunt\'s funeral--and realizes that she must confront both the profound sorrow she feels over Grace\'s death and the mysterious guilt she carries.
Now she comes back to Mt.
She left home for Chicago in 1997 immediately following the murder of her best friend, Grace.
Now a twenty-six-year old would-be writer, JoAnna faces several crossroads: in her marriage, in her career, and in her faith.
Moriah.
Orphaned at age eight, JoAnna Wilson was raised by her eccentric aunt in the bucolic southern community of Mt
