Vincent Tolliver

Baptized: a Novel Vincent Tolliver

For the next seven days, Silas Johnson, Jr. distances himself from the woman he loves, 22-year-old singer Brenda Baker. A lawyer living in Washington, D. C., Silas is 24 and suddenly confronted with tragic childhood memories that he has managed to suppress for the past six years. Now Silas must have answers and resolution before he can move forward with Brenda. Dreams, sexual indiscretions, flashbacks, and questions about God and faith combine to assist Silas in his attempt to understand, make peace with, and finally bring closure to a haunting past of incest and molestation that has been couched in Christianity.