title: Rachel's Next Chapter
author: Barbara Cairns
description: Barbara Cairns, a New Englander, is a former teacher and school principal who traveled extensively while working for Department of Defense schools. Her books thus far have been geared toward children with her art series GATSBY'S GRAND ADVENTURES, her history book CRACKER COW, and her captioned photo book featuring NIMH, THE DUMBO RAT. Her first fiction novel, NETTIE'S DREAM is a heartwarming and exciting story set in the rocky coast of Maine. An animal lover, Barbara volunteers weekly at the Homosassa Springs Wildlife State Park. She lives on the Nature Coast of Florida with her Englishman husband, Ian.
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  What people are saying about …
  
  
  Reinventing Rachel
  
  
  “A fascinating story of one woman’s search for God, of falling and rising and
  finding that we’re never alone. In Rachel’s struggles, many readers will
  recognize their own.”
  
  
  > Lisa Wingate, best-selling author of Beyond Summer and Never Say Never
  
  
  “This honestly written book is a must-read for any survivor of ‘churchianity.’
  Realistic and transparent, Rachel Westing will strike a familiar chord with
  anyone who’s ever felt disenfranchised with contemporary ‘Christian’ culture.
  I lent this book to a friend—and she called it a life-altering story. Way to
  go, Alison!”
  
  
  > Melody Carlson, author of The Four Lindas series and 86 Bloomberg Place
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  “Reinventing Rachel is one of the most emotionally powerful and insightful
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