Jesse M. Brown

The Reclamation

Fiction

“Marianne Modica paints a future AmeriChristianity in a Venn diagram of Committed and Uncommitted, Trebs and Basses, watered-down and authoritative, deviant and faithful. Like Bradbury’s Montag, Modica introduces Wylie, Darwin, and four-legged Monty as they navigate hunger, questions, and the shadows. Thankfully, Modica also butterflies forgiveness into the same Venn diagram: freely given, freely received. My fingers are crossed for a sequel.”