An Imperfect Rapture
Kelly J. Beard
"Written with the spare, sensual, and deeply evocative prose of a master, this brave and ultimately transcendent memoir is an absolute gem. What Kelly J. Beard accomplishes here is stunning: by stepping nakedly back into her youth as the daughter of Christian fundamentalists, a life-long couple whose love for one another never seemed to wane, she also steps back into violence and neglect, poverty and the shame of the poor, the striving for one's very selfhood when few seem to be able to help or pay much attention. And Beard renders all of this, and more, with a poet's clear-eyed search for the truth. AN IMPERFECT RAPTURE is a plaintive hymn of forgiveness, and it moved me to tears many times over. This is, quite simply, a beautiful book."- Andre Dubus III
Author - Kelly J. Beard.
Narrator - Kelly J. Beard.
Published Date - Saturday, 04 January 2025.
Copyright - © 2018 Kelly J. Beard ©.
Location:
United States
Description:
"Written with the spare, sensual, and deeply evocative prose of a master, this brave and ultimately transcendent memoir is an absolute gem. What Kelly J. Beard accomplishes here is stunning: by stepping nakedly back into her youth as the daughter of Christian fundamentalists, a life-long couple whose love for one another never seemed to wane, she also steps back into violence and neglect, poverty and the shame of the poor, the striving for one's very selfhood when few seem to be able to help or pay much attention. And Beard renders all of this, and more, with a poet's clear-eyed search for the truth. AN IMPERFECT RAPTURE is a plaintive hymn of forgiveness, and it moved me to tears many times over. This is, quite simply, a beautiful book."- Andre Dubus III Author - Kelly J. Beard. Narrator - Kelly J. Beard. Published Date - Saturday, 04 January 2025. Copyright - © 2018 Kelly J. Beard ©.
Language:
English
Chapter 1
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Chapter 2
Duration:00:14:35
Chapter 3
Duration:00:23:43
Chapter 4
Duration:00:05:35
Chapter 5
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Chapter 6
Duration:00:04:23
Chapter 7
Duration:00:11:02
Chapter 8
Duration:00:10:11
Chapter 9
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Chapter 10
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Chapter 11
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Chapter 12
Duration:00:11:41
Chapter 13
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Chapter 14
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Chapter 15
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Chapter 16
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Chapter 17
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Chapter 18
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Chapter 19
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Chapter 20
Duration:00:19:54
Chapter 21
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Chapter 22
Duration:00:45:11
Chapter 23
Duration:00:15:26
Chapter 24
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Chapter 25
Duration:00:44:25
Chapter 26
Duration:00:28:37
Chapter 27
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Chapter 28
Duration:00:27:02
Chapter 29
Duration:00:13:32
Chapter 30
Duration:00:39:47
Chapter 31
Duration:01:11:41
Chapter 32
Duration:01:05:46
Chapter 33
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