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A brilliant and beautiful story of people who passionately loved God and broke his commandments in almost every way possible. The kind of story the Bible is full of, told with rare compassion and grace. -Christine Wicker, author of Lily Dale: The True Story of the Town that Talks to the Dead and God Knows My Heart

Holy Ghost Girl turns, as good books must, from promising read into sure bet. Ms. Johnson's enthralling memoir, her first book, is about growing up on the road in a clan of what she calls Holy Rollers. <br> - New York Times <br> A page-turning, thrilling tale set in the 1960/70s containing adultery, KKK face-offs, fasting to the point of collapse, child neglect/abuse, show business and family connection. <br> -Beliefnet.com <br> Sensitive and revelatory...an impressive achievement of perspective and maturity...a haunting and memorable book. <br> - Bookpage <br> Compulsively readable' <br> - Texas Monthly <br> A trustworthy narrator, Johnson is consistently funny, poetic and remarkably devoid of bitterness. <br> - Kirkus Reviews <br> What a life! Holy Ghost Girl takes you inside a world where God and sin and miracles and deceit and love are so jumbled together you can't tell them apart. Donna Johnson sorts through her story with great insight, compa

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Donna Johnson has written about religion for The Dallas Morning News and other publications. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband, the poet and author Kirk Wilson.

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