TeenagedJessieisntliketherestofherhighlyreligiousfamily.WhilehersisterisdevotedtolongdistancerunningandherparentstotheirconservativeBaptistchurch,Jessieisabittooeager,alittlebitadriftasshedrivesthedarknightstreetsdeliveringnewspapers.WhenJessiefindsherselfpregnantwithoutanymemoryofsexanddeterminesthatsheiscarryingthechildofGod,shedisruptstheacceptedrolesandunquestionedorderwithinherfamilyandherentiresmalltown.Richwithstrangeapparitionsandmysteriouswomen,butalsowithheartbreakinglysimplehumaninteractions,DeborahKampmeiersmagicalandprofoundfirstfeatureexploresthemeaningoflove,family,divinity,andtheimagination.高中生杰西是保守宗教家庭的异类，妹妹酷爱长跑，父母经常前往浸礼会。而她生命的意义就只剩香烟，JackDaniels和她迷恋的还不知道姓名男孩Shane。舞会的那晚，Shane带着杰西来到树林，并用毒品喝酒精将杰西灌的失去知觉，强奸了她。杰西醒来后并没有被袭的记忆，当她发现她怀孕后，她相信这一切是纯洁的，是上帝的孩子，不过她将忍受第二次来袭——她的想法不仅激怒了家人，甚至是整个小镇。