In November 1999, Luther Amos Dunphy , an evangelical "Soldier of God," assassinates Dr. Augustus Voorhees , an abortion provider, in a small Ohio town.

The novel follows the fallout for both the Dunphys (rural, deeply religious, and working-class) and the Voorheeses (affluent, secular, and intellectual) over several decades.

Much of the narrative focuses on the two eldest daughters: Naomi Voorhees , who becomes a documentary filmmaker obsessed with her father’s legacy, and Dawn "DD" Dunphy , who channels her rage into becoming a professional boxer known as the "Hammer of Jesus". Key Themes

Un libro de mártires americanos (English title: A Book of American Martyrs ) is a monumental 2017 novel by that explores the deep ideological and political divides in the United States through the lens of abortion. Plot Summary

The story centers on two families conjoined by a single act of violence:

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