The Air We Breathe, Christa Parrish
The Air We Breathe, Christa Parrish
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The Air We Breathe

Author: Christa Parrish

Narrator: Carol Monda

Unabridged: 9 hr 19 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Recorded Books

Published: 01/04/2013


Synopsis

An ECPA Fiction Book of the Year winner, Christa Parrish delivers an affecting tale of souls yearning for safe harbor. At 17, Molly Fisk is unable to enjoy the preoccupations of other girls her age. Crippled by anxiety, Molly hides from life in the small-town museum she runs with her mother. Nurturing vague hopes of one day overcoming her fears and experiencing the great world beyond, Molly is startled by the appearance of a woman she befriended six years before - a woman who may hold the key to Molly becoming whole.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Louise on January 13, 2013

Story Description: Baker Publishing Group|November 1, 2012|Trade Paperback|ISBN: 978-0-7642-0555-2 New from the Winner of ECPA’s Fiction Book of the Year. Seventeen-year-old Molly Fisk does not go outside. She’s ruled by anxiety and only feels safe in the tiny tourist-town museum she and her mother run......more

Goodreads review by Kari on August 05, 2017

This book has a lot of twists and has a unique plot. It was hard to connect with a teenager that won't leave the house. That may be the beauty of this book. Often times we think of "shut-ins" we think of older people but this book takes you into a different world.......more

Goodreads review by Kelly on January 18, 2013

I received The Air We Breathe for free from Bethany House for the purposes of this review. The premise of the book--a teenage girl who will never venture outside--was intriguing. What made her this way? What happened in her life that she must stay within the confines of her home? These questions were......more

Goodreads review by Kimberly on June 30, 2013

I got this from the library and somehow completely missed that it was "Christian" fiction. The story was engrossing from the start, with interesting characters and a clever mystery. But the Jesus references were jarring and distracted from the story, for me. The characters' faith is central to the s......more

Goodreads review by Sunny on October 10, 2019

Had no idea this was a Christian book until the last 1/3, then the Jesus references were literally peppered every page. Otherwise, would have been a good read. The references became ad nauseam, to the extent it put me off finishing after 3/4 of the way. Realized it was the wrong book my friend kept......more