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Good apple : tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York / Elizabeth Passarella.

by Passarella, Elizabeth, 1976-

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Nelson Books, an imprint of Thomas Nelson, 2021.

277.308092 P286g

Passarella, Elizabeth, 1976-

Christian life -- 21st century.

Christian life -- 21st century -- Biography.

Manhattan (New York, N.Y.)

9781400218578 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Tales of a Southern Evangelical in New York

xv, 235 p. ; 23 cm.

Elizabeth Passarella is a singular voice -- a smart, hilarious New Yorker with deep Southern roots. Her essays range from profound to absurd to hopeful, but they always make the reader laugh, cry, and feel less alone. She has spent more than twenty years as a writer and editor in New York, with positions at InStyle, Vogue, and Real Simple. Elizabeth is currently a contributing editor at Southern Living and continues to freelance for many national publications. She has written about food, home design, parenting, and faith, as well as humor columns and personal essays for outlets including The New York Times, Parents, Martha Stewart Weddings, Coastal Living, and Airbnb Magazine. Elizabeth's voice is that of the wry best friend you wish you had, a mix of Anne Lamott, Nora Ephron, and Mary Laura Philpott.

Includes bibliographical references.

"Elizabeth Passarella is content with being complicated. She grew up in Memphis in a conservative Republican family with a Christian mom and a Jewish dad. Then she moved to New York, fell in love with the city -- and, eventually, her husband -- and changed. Sort of. While her politics have tilted to the left, she still puts her faith first, and argues that the two can go hand in hand, for what it's worth. In this sharp and slyly profound memoir, Elizabeth shares stories about everything from conceiving a baby in an unair-conditioned garage in Florida to finding a rat in her bedroom. She upends stereotypes about Southerners, New Yorkers, and Christians, making a case that we are all flawed humans simply doing our best. 'Good Apple' is a hilarious, welcome celebration of the absurdity, chaos, and strange sacredness of life that brings us all together, whether you have city lights or starry skies in our eyes. More importantly, it's about the God who pursues each of us, no matter our own inconsistencies or failures and shows us the way back home." --Jacket.

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