What are you willing to believe? Is Faith a prophet or a troubled little girl? Is Mariah a good mother facing an impossible crisis- or a charlatan using her daughter to reclaim the attention her unfaithful husband withheld? As the story builds to a climactic battle for custody, Mariah must discover that spirit is not necessarily something that comes from religion, but from inside oneself.įascinating, thoughtful, and suspenseful, Keeping Faith explores a family plagued by the media, the medical profession, and organized religion in a world where everyone has an opinion but no one knows the truth. As word spreads and controversy heightens, Mariah and Faith are besieged by believers and disbelievers alike, caught in a media circus that threatens what little stability they have left. Yet when Faith develops stigmata and begins to perform miraculous healings, Mariah wonders if her daughter- a girl with no religious background- might indeed be seeing God. Fearful for her daughter's sanity, Mariah sends her to several psychiatrists. Her best yet.įaith talks to her "Guard"constantly begins to recite passages from the Bible- a book she's never read.
Picoult offers a perfectly pitched take on the great mysteries of the heart. In the aftermath of a sudden divorce, Mariah struggles with depression and Faith seeks solace in a new friend… a friend who may or may not be imaginary.įaith talks to her "Guard"constantly begins to recite passages from the Bible- a book she's never read. For the second time in her marriage, Mariah White catches her husband with another woman and Faith, their seven year old daughter, witnesses every painful minute. Somewhere between belief and doubt lies faith.
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