Amberlin - Divine Destiny (Paperback)

"Of all created beings the wickedest is one who originally stood in the immediate presence of God." C. S. Lewis

Amberlin Gentry doesn't feel all that special. After all, can't everyone change the direction of a whirlpool with their mind, know the inner feelings of others by just touching them, and receive guidance from woodland creatures? Her grandfather claims she has a divine destiny to fulfill, but what do you expect him to say about the apple of his eye?

True, there's so much work needed to bring the world back on course, but what can one small girl hope to do especially when she doesn't have a clue what her destiny might be? Papa Herb vows not to make the same mistakes with his granddaughter that led to her mother dying in childbirth. But even with his help, following her destiny seems impossible in the radically conservative religious community where she lives, especially under the iron rule of grandmother Rose who does everything in her power to suppress Amberlin's special gifts.

There are just so many rules you have to follow as a member of the Golden Acres of Christ Community - rules that seem contrary to her inner guidance and that make following one's divine destiny just that much harder. Step out of line and either Reverend Stover or his wife, Missy, will read you the riot act...chapter and verse straight from the Bible, often with a stinging slap of a ruler across your knuckles.

And who is that strange woman with the angelic face that keeps visiting her dreams? Could she have a role to play in helping Amberlin follow her destiny?