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Deesha Philyaw says freedom fuels ‘True Confessions of First Lady Freeman’
- Deesha Philyaw’s novel follows Scharisse Freeman, who rises from humble beginnings to marry a powerful megachurch pastor.
- Scharisse’s life changes after a public scandal exposes secrets from her past.
- Philyaw says she writes about how women become free and uses satire to make Scharisse more self-determining while addressing problems in church culture.
- Philyaw says she completed the final draft in a Jacksonville hotel lobby.
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Deesha Philyaw says freedom fuels ‘True Confessions of First Lady Freeman’
Deesha Philyaw’s debut short story collection, “The Secret Lives of Church Ladies,” was rejected by major publishing houses before being picked up by West Virginia University Press. The book would go on to win the PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, the…
·Helena, United States
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