A Runaway Saint

<p><strong>When her aunt shows up homeless on her doorstep Sara suspects anything but a miracle.</strong></p><p>Sara's an artist with a supportive husband and a house that folks on her block admire outright. But she's restless and bored with life.</p><p>Then her legendary Aunt Bel shows up wearing a smile after years without a word.</p><p>Twenty years ago fresh out of college Bel left for a summer missions trip and never returned. Now she's on Sara's doorstep looking for a place to crash. Sara can't say no to family even if she hasn't seen Bel since she was a nine-year-old girl. But saying yes to Bel turns Sara's whole precariously-balanced life upside down.</p><p>The enigmatic Bel gives Sara's family and their community a jolt of fresh thinking and clarity.</p><p>But Bel is hiding something. Though she won't talk about it Sara soon learns that Bel has been through a hellish ordeal. And she has the burn marks to prove it.</p><p>[Samson's] gift for creating unique flawed character elevates this book above others. Each line has so much truth and readers will likely ponder different passages long after finishing. --<em>Romantic Times Review</em> TOP PICK! 4 1/2 stars</p><p>Samson's quirky characters will have readers laughing crying and shaking their heads in disbelief sometimes all at the same time. This uplifting read . . . will attract fans of women's fiction and especially works by authors Sarah Jio Anne Tyler and Alice Hoffman. --<em>Library Journal</em></p>