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Divided Grace: A River Between Churches
Paperback
Christian FictionGeneral Fiction
ISBN13: 9781969770623
Publisher: Clifton Wilcox
Published: Jun 27 2026
Pages: 628
Weight: 1.35
Height: 1.39 Width: 5.00 Depth: 8.00
Language: English
In 1927, the Mississippi River rises with a force no levee can contain, swallowing homes, fields, and the carefully guarded boundaries of a deeply divided Southern town. In the midst of the flood, two boys-Elijah Green from the Black community on the west bank and Benjamin Reed from the white families across the river-are thrown together by fate. When Elijah saves Benjamin from the raging current, they forge a friendship that challenges everything they have been taught about where they belong.
Bound by a promise beneath an ancient cypress tree marked with their carved initials, the boys dream of a future where the river no longer separates them. But as the floodwaters recede, the old prejudices return with even greater force. Families intervene. Churches stand apart. Their friendship is buried beneath decades of silence, sacrifice, and painful choices.
Generations later, both churches face a different kind of disaster. Shrinking congregations, fading traditions, and the weight of forgotten history threaten to close their doors forever. As hidden journals, long-lost letters, and the truth behind the cypress tree come to light, descendants on both sides of the river must decide whether they will preserve the divisions of the past or embrace the grace that has patiently waited between them.
Spanning nearly a century, Divided Grace: A River Between Churches is a deeply moving historical novel about faith tested by prejudice, friendships that refuse to die, and the quiet courage required to heal old wounds. With richly drawn characters, unforgettable settings, and an emotionally resonant story inspired by one of America's greatest natural disasters, Clifton Wilcox delivers a powerful reminder that history may shape us, but it does not have to define us.
Sometimes the deepest divide is not the river between two churches but the fear that keeps us from crossing it
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