Pamela Binnings Ewen
An Accidental Life: A Novel
By Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Books)
Release date: September 1, 2013
In a 1982 New Orleans courtroom the best kept secret in the world is about to unravel, and a young couple’s jet set lives are about to change. Senior district attorney Peter Jacobs is facing the trial of a lifetime, a passionate, spiritual battle against an evil with far reaching consequences. His beloved wife Rebecca, a glamorous and driven partner at a major law firm, suddenly finds her life spun out of control and her new faith tested while facing a once in a lifetime choice. New from lawyer-turned-novelist Pamela binnings Ewen, An Accidental Life is fiction based on fact: the testimony of registered nurse Jill Stanek before a U. S.
Chasing the Wind (Large Print Printed Hardcover): A Novel
By Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Books)
Release date: August 1, 2012
At 8:47 A. M. on Wednesday, October 12, 1977, new-to-town businessman Bingham Murdock flew his small plane into New Orleans, banking it in such a way that a ray of sunshine shot through the city at light speed. Amalise Catoir saw the flash from her sixteenth floor law office window. Finally feeling alive after the death of her abusive husband, she imagined seeing the plane was a fate for her eyes only; a special connection between the unknown giver and she, the recipient of light.
Dancing on Glass: A Novel
By Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Books)
Release date: August 1, 2011
In the steamy city of New Orleans in 1974, Amalise Catoir sees Phillip Sharp as a charming, magnetic artist, unlike any man she has known. A young lawyer herself, raised in a small town and on the brink of a career with a large firm, she is strong and successful, yet sometimes too trusting and whimsical. Ama’s rash decision to marry Phillip proves to be a mistake as he becomes overly possessive, drawing his wife away from family, friends, and her faith. His insidious, dangerous behavior becomes her dark, inescapable secret. In this lawyer’s unraveling world, can grace survive Ama’s fatal choice? What would you do when prayers seem to go unanswered, faith has slipped away, evil stalks, and you feel yourself forever dancing on shattered glass?Endorsements:”With magnificent sense of place and impeccable timing, Pam Ewen crafts a chilling tale of manipulation and evil that’s authentic and believable.
Faith on Trial
By Pamela Binnings Ewen (B & H Pub Group)
Release date: July 1, 1999
1999 Broadman, Holman trade paperback, 3rd printing. Pamela Binnings Ewen (An Accidental Life: A Novel). An Attorney Analyzes the Evidence for the Death and Resurrection of Jesus.
The Moon in the Mango Tree
By Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Fiction)
Release date: May 1, 2008
Set in Siam and Europe during the 1920s, a glittering decade of change, The Moon in the Mango Tree is based upon the true story of Barbara Bond, a beautiful young opera singer from Philadelphia who is forced to choose between her fierce desire for independence—a desire to create something of her own to give purpose and meaning to her life—and a deep abiding love for her faithful missionary husband whose work creates a gap between them. But when you choose between two things you love, must one be lost forever? Endorsements “Written in gorgeous prose, Pamela Binnings Ewen’s remarkable novel enthralled me like no other has for a very long time. Set in exotic Siam and pre-war Europe, this story of a young woman seeking the truth of herself captured my heart. ”—Bev Marshall, author of Walking Through Shadows and Right as Rain “The Moon in the Mango Tree is an old-fashioned—I mean that in the best sense—tale of love, adventure, faith, and the clash of desire and duty. The writing is wonderful, the story compelling.
Secret of the Shroud
By Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Books)
Release date: September 1, 2010
A frightened apostle in AD 33, a tragic child in the 1950s, and a slick, twenty-first century church leader are all linked by the secret of the Shroud of Turin, the purported burial cloth of Jesus-and by something more. Wesley Bright, a corrupt, media-savvy clergyman, is out to destroy the Christian church of the God who abandoned him in his boyhood. Likable and entertaining, Bright keeps his motives well hidden. But as he seeks revenge, leading the church toward unknowing destruction, the mysterious Shroud of Turin stands in his way. Strange characters and clues emerge like shadows limned in mist as the most recent discoveries on the Shroud connect the pieces of a fascinating puzzle.
Walk Back the Cat: A Novel
By Pamela Binnings Ewen (B&H Fiction)
Release date: May 1, 2006
From AD 33, to the 1950s, to 2005, Walk Back the Cat tells the intricate, page-turning story of Wesley Bright. A corrupt, mediasavvy clergyman, he’s out to destroy the Christian church of the God who was never there during his childhood. Like a cat retracing its steps to return home, the reader must go back to discover the root causes of Wesley’s actions. Connecting the vast time shifts are mysterious characters and elements surrounding the Shroud of Turin, the burial cloth of Jesus. And although Wesley thrives on proving that truth is relative, what will soon transpire is brilliantly absolute.