Persephone Diverted

About the Book

Anticipating a peaceful life after death, an intrepid nun is chagrined when St. Peter refuses her entry at heaven’s gates. Instead, he charges her with returning to earth on a special mission. But before St. Peter can supply explicit instructions, Sr. Martha Louise is unexpectedly transported thirty years into the future, to a post-apocalyptic totalitarian state. She finds religion outlawed and humanity tottering on the brink of extinction, thanks to a mysterious despotic ruler, the Illustrious Innovator, venerated as a demigod. Not only must Sr. Martha Louise convince the Illustrious Innovator of the error of his ways, she also must deal with revolt, famine, plague, and myriad other catastrophes in a world rapidly descending into frenzied chaos. In a first-person account that mixes biting political satire, lighthearted supernatural realism, and grim noire fiction, Sr. Martha Louise relates her management of her unintentionally vague divine mission.

About the Author

Celia Crotteau has previously published four novels, as well as various essays, poetry, short stories, and a textbook. She lives in San Antonio, Texas. Persephone Diverted is the indirect sequel to her earlier novel The Profit of Her Fellowship.