Sonnie Beverly draws on her experiences with African- American church groups to create realistic characters. In this debut novel, three black women from one neighborhood take different paths to better themselves. It's in her small Virginia hometown where Zakia experiences the success she's always wanted-and the change that threatens it. For her friend Nikki, this close-knit village inspires a new life where a younger man and unexpected conflicts test her mettle. And for young LaKishsa-fresh from the hood-here is where she grapples with her past and plans her future.
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— Renee, 1/28/2013" I read Saved Folk in the House 2yrs ago. I remember feeling a sense of awe towards the end when the rapture came and taken all those that were saved to heaven. Even cousin Rae, with all of her illegal acts that ended her in jail was saved, because she accepted Jesus as her Savior. "
— Sheila, 7/9/2009Sharon Washington is a critically acclaimed actress, whose performances have been called “Sensational … A breakout … Ferociously funny” by the New York Times. Notable theater credits include “The Lady” in the Broadway musical The Scottsboro Boys; Lady Anne, alongside Denzel Washington, in the New York Shakespeare Festival’s Richard III; and Valeria, alongside Christopher Walken, in Coriolanus. She is a graduate of Darmouth College and received her MFA from Yale School of Drama.