The Five Wounds

From an award-winning storyteller comes a dazzling debut novel about family, faith, and forgiveness. The Five Wounds by Kirstin Valdez Quade is a brilliantly crafted, deeply moving portrait of a family in crisis in a small New Mexico town. As Easter approaches, a young father reluctantly takes on the role of Christ in the annual passion play, while his teenage daughter and own father navigate their own struggles with love, loyalty, and redemption. "Brilliant, bountiful and incredibly well crafted" – A.M. Homes. A stunning exploration of the wounds we carry and the grace that can heal them.