How did you come about the plot surrounding Pearline and her abusive husband Isaiah?
The Pearline and Isaiah plot came to me from listening to the harrowing accounts of the many maltreatments that women find themselves suffering at the hands of men they love and whom they thought loved them. I wanted to see if Pearline and Isaiah could grow beyond their abusive relationship and find a healthy way to share their humanity, even if it meant divorce. Through Pearline and Isaiahs troubles an entire church has to look at itself in an introspective way. I wrote about Pearline and Isaiahs love, their anger, the physical threats, Isaiahs acting out the threats, and lastly Pearlines resolve to save herself. Category: Joyce C.
