Wounded: A Love Story

Wounded: A Love Story
by Claudia Mair Burney

Wounded: A Love Story
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Author: Claudia Mair Burney
Edition: Paperback
Audio: English (Unknown); English (Original Language); English (Published)
Published: 2008-09-01
ISBN: 1434799387
Number of pages: 384
Publisher: David C. Cook

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Book Review: I Loved being Wounded!
Summary: 5 Stars

It's been a long time since I read a book that was hard to put down, touched my emotions on all levels, and had me thinking about its characters way past the ending. Wounded by Claudia Mair Burney is one book that did all that.

When I first heard this book was about a stigmatic (think bloody wounds of Christ manifested on a person,) I had the same reaction you're having right now! What the...? It's the stuff weird Christianity is made of, right? But I loved Burney's style and knew her writing was genuine, so I thought I'd give it a try.

And I'm glad I did. The characters gripped me from page one. Regina Delores Merritt, a bi-polar, fibromyalgia, charismatic wounded single mom attended Ash Wednesday service at The Vineyard, only wanting to honor her Jesus, share in his pain, and be healed of her own. God answered her prayers through stigmata.

Witness to the entire event was Anthony Priest, a heroine junkie, has-been, Pulitzer prize winning journalist with a momma wound so big you could drive a freight train through it. He went to church high, hoping to leave with a church bulletin to show his boss he was getting his act together so he wouldn't get fired. Being instantly healed, he leaves with a burning desire to know about the woman who touched him.

What follows is a tale a uncertainty, pain, lots of pain, hope, healing and sacrifice. Even though the story centered around a main character who was a stigmatic, I didn't see it an issue driven story to promote stigmatics, saints or the Catholic church. Those who think that have missed the entire point of the story!

It's a story about two wounded people (actually more) coming to rely on each other and Jesus in the only way they know how. It's about their struggle with their own humanity and desires and wanting to be whole, and holy and honorable, all while dealing with this unexplainable miracle which turns both their lives upside down.

As I got to know Gina and Priest more and more, the stigmata blended into the background. It was there, but the characters were bigger. It drove the story, but the character WERE the story. It touched my heart on a deep level and went over my head on other levels, but it delivered a satisfying, weepy, joyful ending!

Summary of Wounded: A Love Story

If a miracle happened to you, wouldn't you tell everyone? What if they thought you were crazy?

Poor in health but rich in faith, Gina Merritt?a young, broke, African-American single mother?sits in a pew on Ash Wednesday and has a holy vision. When it fades, her palms are bleeding. Anthony Priest, the junkie sitting beside her, instinctively touches her when she cries out, but Gina flees in shock and pain. A prize-winning journalist before drugs destroyed his career, Anthony is flooded with a sense of well-being and knows he is cured of his addiction. Without understanding why, Anthony follows Gina home to find some answers. Together they search for an answer to this miraculous event and along the way they cross paths with a skeptical evangelical pastor, a gentle Catholic priest, a certifiable religious zealot, and an oversized transvestite drug dealer, all of whom lend their opinion. It's a quest for truth, sanity, and grace . and an unexpected love story.

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