The Sky Beneath My Feet

The Sky Beneath My Feet

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Publisher's Synopsis

Being married to a saint isn't all it's cracked up to be. Pastor's wife Beth fears her marriage is over when her husband retreats to the backyard shed to await a sign from God as she is left to manage life with their two sons.

Beth's husband won't be joining the family on vacation at the beach this year. He's not even joining them in the house. Instead, Rick has holed up alone in the backyard shed. Nobody knows exactly what he's up to. Maybe he's immersing himself in prayer. Maybe he's lost his mind. Maybe he's even the modern-day prophet or the saint the neighborhood artist imagines him to be. But while "St. Rick" waits for an epiphany, Beth will have to figure out what to do with herself and their teenage sons, possibly for the rest of her life.

What happens next is both uproarious and bittersweet: a peace march turns violent, her son is caught with drugs, and she embarks on an ambitious road trip that turns into something nearly surreal. Will Beth rediscover the idealistic woman she used to be, once upon a time? Can her marriage survive Rick's backyard vigil? Will anything ever be the same? And should it be?

Truthful, comic, heartbreaking, and magical in the very best sense of the word, The Sky Beneath My Feet gently tears the veil off our egos and expectations to reveal the throbbing, redemptive, and achingly beautiful life beyond and within us.

  • Thought-provoking contemporary standalone novel
  • Book length: approximately 90,000 words
  • Includes discussion questions for book clubs

Book information

ISBN: 9781595545459
Publisher: Thomas Nelson
Imprint: Thomas Nelson
Pub date:
DEWEY: 813.54
DEWEY edition: 23
Language: English
Number of pages: ix, 310
Weight: 353g
Height: 213mm
Width: 139mm
Spine width: 22mm