Zora and Nicky: A Novel in Black and White

What people are saying about …

ZORA AND NICKY

“I love this woman! She puts into print what many people are thinking but
few confess. Unflinchingly honest and bold as brass, this story brings our
modern struggles over race and religion down to a personal, relational level.
While reading Claudia’s novel, I broached the subject of interracial dating
with our college-age kids and found out just how relevant these issues remain.
Clearly, Claudia Mair Burney knows her stuff.
Zora and Nicky
isn’t safe, but
it’s good.”

Liz Curtis Higgs,
best-selling author of
Bad Girls of the Bible

“
Zora and Nicky
is a great book—Burney can really write, and I’m thrilled
about this title. It really brings prodigals to life, and there are SO many out
there whose faith hasn’t yet become their own—but rather mimics their
parents’. If you like your tension high and your writing well done, order it
up. I’m impressed!”

Kristin Billerbeck,
author of
What a Girl Wants
and
She’s All That

“
Zora and Nicky
is far more than a love story, far more than a study in racial
contrasts, far more than just a good read. It is a manual for living a life of
honesty and relentless pursuit of wholeness in Jesus, disguised as a novel
that glides effortlessly between stirring, lyrical, and hilarious.
Zora and Nicky
challenges our understanding of what it means to live the Christian life; you
can’t read it and not be changed.”

Alison Strobel,
author of
Violette Between

“This is the best read I have had in a very long time. Claudia Mair Burney is
an accomplished novelist, and her
Zora and Nicky
will steal your heart away
long before they have finished telling you their story.”

Phyllis Tickle,
author and lecturer, religion editor (Ret.),
Publishers
Weekly

“No one writes like Claudia Mair Burney.
Zora and Nicky
will make you sit
up straight and pay attention to a love story of such courage, humor, and
unflinching honesty you will wish everyone in your life spoke to you with
Burney’s razor-sharp language of the heart.”

Kimberly Stuart,
author of the Heidi Elliott series and
Act Two

“Claudia Mair Burney’s
Zora and Nicky
is sassy and witty, pushing boundaries
and tugging at the heart. Anyone who has struggled in their relationship with
God will feel inspired and rejuvenated. Burney has painted a vivid tale that
will entertain and enlighten.”

Debbie Macomber,
#1 New York Times,
Publishers Weekly
, and
USA
Today
best-selling author

“Burney’s writing is unique, gutsy, and memorable. Her passion for
storytelling shines boldly from page to page as she raises to the spotlight issues
and questions that often remain buried within humanity’s fear of change and
the unknown.”

Mata Elliott,
author of
Forgivin’ Ain’t Forgettin’

“In this important book, Burney gives an achingly tender depiction of what
it looks like to love across boundaries and prejudices. This book will reveal as
much about you as it does about
Zora and Nicky
—I promise!”

Siri L. Mitchell,
author of
The Cubicle Next Door

“
Zora and Nicky
is brave and beautiful. Burney deftly reveals the twisted roots
framing our ideas about love, family, and community, while showing us the
power of love at the same time. I don’t know how she keeps doing it, but once
again she’s wounded me … sweetly.”

Marilynn Griffith,
author of
Pink and Made of Honor

“Claudia Mair Burney writes with a rare honesty that challenges who we
really are and what we really believe about race and faith, love and family.
Through
Zora and Nicky
, Burney is not afraid to take us beyond the surface
to the deep, secret places of the heart.”

Leslie J. Sherrod,
author of
Like Sheep Gone Astray