Audio Book Description:
Ann Holmes seems an unlikely candidate for revelation. A sixteen- year-old runaway, she is an itinerant mushroom picker who lives in a tent. Buton a November afternoon, in thefoggy woods of North Fork, Washington, the Virgin comes toher, clear as day. Father Collins - a young priest newto North Fork - finds Ann disturbingly alluring. But it is up to him to evaluate - impartially - the veracity ofAnn`s sightings: Are they delusions, ora true calling to God? As word spreads and thousands, including the press, converge upon the town, Carolyn Greer, asmart-talking fellow mushroomer, becomesAnn`s disciple of sorts, as well as her impromptu publicity manager. And Tom Cross, an emittered logger who`s been out of work since his son was paralyzedin a terrible accident, finds in Ann`s visions a last chance for redemption forboth himself and his son. AsFather Collins searches his ownsoul and Ann`s, as Carolyn struggles with her less than admirable intentions,as Tom alternates between despair and hope, Our Lady of the Forest tells asuspenseful, often wryly humorous, and deeply involving story of faith at a contemporary crossroads.
