Presian Burroughs
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Presian crafts immersive historical fiction featuring female protagonists who face social, political, and ecological obstacles. Presian’s heroines collaborate with other clever women to secure justice, peace, and wellbeing for themselves and their communities as they navigate imperial and local forms of oppression, patriarchy, and injustice in first-century Judea. In the process, they are surprised to find romantic love.
After teaching New Testament for 5 years, Presian lost her position due to the institution’s financial hardship. Reeling from her career shift, she also watched her father dying. For nearly two years, she relied on historical fiction to carry her through the fog of depression and powerlessness. More than ever before, she recognized the importance of social networks, especially for those on the edges of power. Kneading Love emerges out of this journey through grief, self-doubt, and a search for new purpose. Through it, Presian aims to deliver compelling characters, poignant journeys into the past, and a gripping narrative that leaves readers with a profound sense of hope.
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Kneading Love
At her husband’s bakery in Jerusalem, Ahava makes delicious bread for her first-century community. But when news of a wheat shortage hits Jerusalem’s streets, her husband is found dead. Within days, Ahava’s brother-in-law assumes control of her family’s cherished bakery. Although Ahava intends to sell affordable bread to their neighborhood’s poorest members, she knows her brother-in-law does not. She also fears he will not relinquish control when her son is old enough to inherit the bakery.
With the fate of her children and the wellbeing of the community weighing upon her, Ahava learns her husband may have been murdered. Fearing the suspect plans to steal her bakery’s wheat, Ahava undertakes a life-altering journey to confer with her grain merchant. In Galilee, Ahava discovers not only a devoted ally but also a tenacious foe. While grief, deception, and fear threaten to rip Ahava’s life apart, faithful friends enable her to transform loss and betrayal into justice and love.
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