Scribe is thrilled to announce that we’ve acquired world rights in Holy Woman, a debut literary memoir about faith, feminist spirituality, and a search for meaning, by writer and critic Louise Omer.
Omer was a pentecostal preacher and faithful wife. But when her marriage crumbled, so did her beliefs. Haunted by questions about what it means to be female in a religion that worships a male God, she left behind a church and home to ask women around the world: how can we exist in patriarchal religion? And can a woman be holy? With $500 in her pocket and the conviction that she was following a divine path, Louise began a pilgrimage that has taken her to Mexican basilicas, Swedish cathedrals, Bulgarian mountains, and Moroccan mosques. Holy Woman combines travel writing, feminist theology, and psychogeography to interrogate modern religion and give a raw and personal exploration of spiritual life under patriarchy.
Associate publisher Marika Webb-Pullman said: ‘Louise brings an utterly unique perspective to the questions she’s asking in Holy Woman, and it was one of the things that drew me to her work. I’m looking forward to the many fascinating and challenging conversations we’re going to have as the book takes shape.’
Rights were acquired from Jane Novak; Holy Woman will be published in 2020.