Walda: A Novel

"Walda: A Novel" by Mary Holland Kinkaid is a story that pulls you into the closed-off world of Zanah, a unique religious community awaiting the rise of their prophetess, Walda Kellar. Through the eyes of Stephen Everett, a newcomer seeking peace, we discover a place bound by strict rules, forbidding love and worldly pleasures. The story bubbles with drama, with Gerson Brandt, the questioning schoolmaster and Walda, noble and pure, finding themselves caught between the colony's iron grip and the pull of human emotion as the community struggles with outside interference. As Walda prepares for her destiny, relationships inside the colony begins to test the limits of faith and obedience, setting the scene for a powerful clash between tradition and desire.