Godshot: A Novel

"Chelsea Bieker draws us in with a scarily plausible premise: Peaches, a fictional town in California’s Central Valley besieged by a years-long drought, falls under the sway of a charismatic pastor who promises to bring back rain. But at its heart, Godshot is the story of Lacey May, a teenager whose mother abandons her in a culture that represses women’s ambition. As Lacey May grapples with needing to find her way alone, she gradually comes to terms with the lies the pastor has fed Peaches. Come for the cult; stay for the meditations on grief and belief."