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The Last Sin Eater
by Francine Rivers
The back woods people of Kentucky(?) about 1850 have some interesting superstitions including the sin eater. He is an outcast who comes to funerals to take away the sins of the recently departed. (Isn’t that the job of Jesus?) Really slow plodding along at first with the main character, Cadi (about 10 years old) seeking the sin eater to help her absolve her guilt for a secret that happened years ago. The people of the village are eventually enlightened but not before there are a lot of contention, fighting, and changing beliefs that have existed for eons. Last half moves along faster than the first half of the book.