Review by Brynn Haley, grade 10
Deliver Us From Evie is set in a small, very religious farming community in Mississippi. 18-year-old Evie Burrman, along with her two brothers, has lived and worked on the family farm all her life. Naturally, this work has made Evie more masculine and tough, and she's comfortable that way. Others, however, are not. There are rumours about Evie circulating the small town, and these rumours conflict with the moral beliefs of the neighbours, and her mother's wish that Evie could fall in love and marry a man someday.
These rumours are confirmed to her family by Evie herself whe she meets Patsy Duff, the daughter of a rich, very influential man who happens to be the neighbour to the Burrmans. Patsy is beautiful, she could have any man she wants but she chooses Evie, and Evie chooses her. Although her family becomes more accepting of Evie and her relationship with Patsy, others in town, especially Patsy's father, are completely against them seeing each other.
Deliver Us From Evie has some great lessons to teach about loving and accepting others. Told from the point of view of Evie's brother, Parr, the reader gets a complete look at the life of the family, and an indepth look into Evie's struggles and relationship with Patsy, and also Parr's own struggles with his future, and the girl he loves, and coming to terms with Evie being an "out" lesbian in a hostile town that rejects her.
I'd recommend this book to anyone. It's a great book about family, life in a small town, and what one will do for love.
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