List Price: $22.95; Format: Hardcover; ISBN: 039914112X; Release Date: January 1996; Publisher: Penguin Putnam, Inc.; Length: 320 pages. Condition: Very Good. Has significant shelfdust, some general outer wear, and a remainder mark on the underside. Jacket and cover are both still in overall good shape, binding is strong, and pages are otherwise unmarked. Same cover design as that shown here. Synopsis: This story focuses on the impact on a religious cult in South Carolina when the 14-year-old granddaughter of the founder becomes pregnant. The community is the Church of Fire and Brimstone, where sin is punished by whipping. The young girl insists she is not guilty of the sin of fornication, and no amount of punishment will make her recant. When the baby is born with a birth defect, her grandfather takes that as a sign the baby is the New Messiah. By the author of Bitterroot Landing, The Rapture of Canaan is about a girl's struggles to obtain freedom and independence of mind during her adolescence. Priority Mail delivery for this item costs $6.00 at the request of a buyer. Otherwise, the shipping rate given here applies to orders shipped either First Class or Media Mail (depending on product type and package size) within the U.S. only. Orders consisting of multiple purchases packaged together ship by any of these delivery methods at a discounted rate, usually for only $1.00 per additional item plus the shipping fee for the first item (determined to be the one with the highest delivery charge). International buyers: please contact us with your destination country for applicable base shipping rates. Multiple purchases that are packaged together save shipping costs for you, too! Payment is expected within two weeks of placing your order for the first item within a shipment. Paypal is preferred, but money orders and checks (either personal or cashier's) are also accepted. Orders typically ship within 48 hours of PROCESSED payment, excluding weekends and holidays. Inquiries from all shoppers are responded to promptly and courteously. Buyers are encouraged to ask questions prior to placing orders, as all sales are final unless the product you receive differs significantly from that which was advertised here in terms of either the product itself or its promised condition. In other words, "buyer's remorse" does not qualify for a refund. In other words, "buyer's remorse" does not qualify for a refund. Exceptions are made only in the event that a buyer is willing to return at his or her own expense an unopened, BRAND NEW item for a refund of the original purchase price only. No original shipping costs will be refunded, unless we are at fault for sending you the wrong item or misrepresenting the product and/or its condition. This hasn't happened yet, but if it does: you are guaranteed a refund of the purchase price, the original shipping fee, PLUS the cost to ship the item back to us. In addition, we promise that no retaliatory feedback will be left for negative comments received on such transactions. We stand behind our service, and accept responsibility for any mistakes made. Thank you for looking!