American Leftovers: Surviving Family, Religion, & the American Dream

American Leftovers is the story of Heidi, Eric, and Shaun, three children who follow their parents through eastern Europe on Bible-smuggling adventures in the early 1970s. When they return to the States, they face third-culture questions of home and identity. They also deal with sexual situations and abuse, while settling into an evangelical bubble with their parents who pastor a fast-growing church. Everything collapses when their father runs off with an eighteen-year-old girl, leaving behind his family and church. This forces Heidi, Eric, and Shaun to reconcile their own spiritual fervor with the lies and dysfunction so close to home.

Author: Heidi Wilson Messner, Shaun Wilson, Eric Wilson
Publisher: Chalice Press
Published: 04/18/2023
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.40w x 0.90d
ISBN13: 9780827201101
ISBN10: 0827201109
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Personal Memoirs
- Religion | Christian Living | Family & Relationships
- Religion | Leadership