The Book of Abish

By Mette Harrison

2019

First Published

3.63

Average Rating

191

Number of Pages

5H49M

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The Book of Abish, Mette Harrison’s follow-up novel to The Book of Laman, stands on its own as deep re-imagining of the story of Ammon—told through the eyes of the servant Abish. Harrison gives Abish a history and a personality and tells us that, like her, we can trust our own spiritual experiences and that God loves us absolutely and unconditionally. This is the message that Abish tells her people and that Harrison tells her readers: God loves you. God will talk to you. You are enough, and you don’t need Nephites, or kings, or fathers, churches, or men, or anybody else to tell you this because you can trust your own spiritual experiences. And when the time is right, you can change your world.

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3.63

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Author

Mette Harrison

Author · 29 books

My name is pronounced "Metty" like my mother's "Betty." It is Danish, and we were all named after ancestors. I guess by the time they got to number nine (out of eleven), it was getting tricky. So I got the funny Danish name no one knew how to prounounce. In Denmark, it should be "meta" like "metaphysical." It's from the Greek for "pearl." And no, it's not short for anything. Not even Mediterannean. My first book, THE MONSTER IN ME was accepted for publication in 1999 and was published in 2002. My second book, MIRA, MIRROR was published in 2004. The latest book, THE PRINCESS AND THE HOUND, was published in 2007. A sequel, THE PRINCESS AND THE BEAR, came out in April of 2009. I now live in Utah with my husband and 5 children, ages 5 to 14. I write during nap time, or at 4 in the morning, or while the broccoli for dinner is burning. Whenever I get a chance. I love to write the kind of books that I love to read. And I love to discover what is going to happen next, just like a reader would. I also do some racing in triathlon. from http://www.metteivieharrison.com/myli...