The Annunciation of Francesca Dunn by Janis Hallowell is a story of ordinary people longing for the divine and finding it in the form of a 14 year old girl at a local cafe. It shows how faith can make even the impossible seem true, and that devotees come in all forms, from loving to violent.

The novel tells of the universal search for God, for miracles, for something extraordinary in even the most ordinary of places. The story is told from four points of view and most of the time this format works. It’s not the best novel I have read, but it is certainly original and thought provoking.