The Evolution of Annabel Craig ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐

The Evolution of Annabel Craig by Lisa Grunwald

How cute is the cover?! Cute without being cutsie...

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...tells the story of Annabel Craig, a young woman in 1920s Dayton, Tennessee, whose life is profoundly impacted by the Scopes Monkey Trial. The trial, which centered on the legality of teaching evolution in schools, forces Annabel to confront her faith, her marriage, and her place in the world as she grapples with new ideas and experiences.

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I had never questioned a miracle, witnessed a gunfight, or seen a dead body. . . . I had thought I knew exactly what I wanted and what I didn't. Before the summer was over, all that and much more would change.

Annabel Hayes—born, baptized, and orphaned in the sleepy conservative town of Dayton, Tennessee—is thrilled to find herself falling quickly and deeply in love with George Craig, a sophisticated attorney newly arrived from Knoxville. But before the end of their first year of marriage, their lives are beset by losses. The strain on their relationship is only intensified when John T. Scopes is arrested for teaching Charles Darwin’s theory of evolution at the local high school.

Genre: Historical Fiction, Religion
Circa: 1920

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I thought the author did a great job of telling both sides of the story (bible vs evolution) while Annabel was discovering her own self during the process. Torn between her attorney husband representing the teacher and her own faith and upbringing, it was hard for her to imagine her husband wasn't on the same page. 

🎧Erin Bennet

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