In this wonderfully quirky, original fable that speaks directly to the prejudices of our age, the Second Coming is at hand. But this time Jesus is a Jewish woman--and that's just the first surprise....
For a long time nothing much has changed for the poor black congregation of the Sweet Pilgrim Baptist Church of Clearwater, Mississippi. Eastertime has dutifully rolled around again. The azaleas are in bloom.
And then off in the distance comes ...
Raised in the Primitive Baptist Church, Beulah Buchanan at age 16 marries the much older deacon Ralph Rainey to escape from her oppressive parents, thus jumping from the frying pan into the fire. Over the next six years, Beulah works in her domineeri...