Author:
Ruth Everhart
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Narrator
Pamela Almand
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Length
9 hours 19 minutes
Language
English
“It happened on a Sunday night, even though I’d been a good girl and gone to church that morning.”
One brisk November evening during her senior year at a small midwestern Christian college, two armed intruders broke into the house Ruth Everhart shared with her roommates, held all five girls hostage, and took turns raping them at gunpoint. Reeling with fear, insecurity, and guilt, Ruth believed she was ruined, both physically and in the eyes of God.
In the days and weeks that followed, Ruth struggled to come to grips with not only what happened that night but why. The same questions raced through her mind in an unrelenting loop―questions that would continue to haunt her for years to come: Why me? Where was God? Why did God allow this to happen? What am I being punished for?
Told with candor and unflinching honesty, Ruined is an extraordinary emotional and spiritual journey that begins with an unspeakable act of violence but ends with tremendous healing and profound spiritual insights about faith, forgiveness, and the will of God.
Ruth Everhart is a writer and Presbyterian pastor who has been serving churches for more than two decades. She is the author of the memoirs Chasing the Divine in the Holy Land and Ruined. She is also an avid blogger and speaker on topics related to spirituality.
Pamela Almand, a former international 747 pilot for Delta Airlines, launched an unlikely second career after appearing in a national television spot for Tylenol in 1995. Several regional spots for Northwest Airlines followed, and she began narrating training and industry videos, built a professional recording studio, and launched the Captain’s Voice. Since then, Pamela has provided voice-over for major corporate clients worldwide, including Microsoft, Disney, Canadian Realtors, the United Nations, Zurich, International Red Cross, and the hotels and casinos of Monte Carlo. She is a SAG/AFTRA voice actor and audiobook narrator with multiple awards and nominations from the Audio Publishers Association’s Audie Awards, Society of Voice Arts and Sciences’ Voice Arts Awards, and AudioFile magazine’s Earphones Award. She lives in Atlantic Beach, Florida, with her husband, Amos.
Audiobook details
Narrator:
Pamela Almand
ISBN:
9781470816254
Length:
9 hours 19 minutes
Language:
English
Publisher:
Blackstone Publishing
Publication date:
December 6, 2016
Edition:
Unabridged
Reviews
“In addition to her theological analysis, Everhart is at her best when dismantling the sexism that surrounds rape…This is a touching and empowering story of healing.”
“[This] perfectly balanced volume has equal relevance for readers of true crime and progressive theology…Forthright, compassionate, and expertly crafted.”
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