John the Revelator
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by Peter Murphy
She waded further in until it rose to her waist, and her dress floated out in a water flower shape and rose up to her shoulders, her neck, and she went under, her hair spreading like a fan, and she was gone.
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About the Author
PETER MURPHY’s first novel, John the Revelator, was a Barnes & Noble Discover Pick and was shortlisted for a 2009 Costa Book Award. Murphy is a founder of the spoken-word/music ensemble the Revelator Orchestra, and his journalism has appeared in Rolling Stone, the Irish Times, and other publications.