The daughter of a minister and former beauty queen, Darcey Steinke was a scrappy, stuttering little girl, who saw the mysteries of life and God in even the most mundane childhood activities. In one breathtaking scene after another, Steinke tracks her complex and changing ideas about religion and how these ideas are affected by her mother's nervous breakdown and her father's struggles with his parish, money, and his own faith. Her father's first church is built from a "church kit" and most of the parishioners work at the local carnival; later he ministers to mental patients. As a young girl Darcey holds pretend weddings and funeral services in her backyard, and lectures on theology to her bewildered little friends.As Darcey's father uproots them again and again, her mother's resentment hardens and the family's troubles reach a breaking point. Soon the altar of beauty distracts Darcey from the altar of God, and eventually she turns her back on religion, filling the void with romantic obsessions and club hopping in New York City. Only after marriage, motherhood, and divorce is Darcey able to finally accept her essential ignorance and begin the slow process toward a living faith. Easter Everywhere is a personal story that bravely addresses the big questions of faith, love, and happiness. Read Less