The religious aspects are integral to the story. Along the lines of Jodi Picoult's "Keeping Faith" - there is no story without the religious angle, (even though the book itself would definitely not be considered religious fiction).
I guess what I'm more concerned about is if starting the query off with a quote or two would make the editor/agent want to read on, or not. I could convey the same information without the quotes, but a) it would take up more space in the query and b) I personally think the juxtaposition of the two different quotes about the same figure are intriguing, especially when you then tack a "what if?" on to the end which is essentially the heart of the novel. But I am, undoubtedly, biased. ;)
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Date: 2007-05-06 06:26 am (UTC)I guess what I'm more concerned about is if starting the query off with a quote or two would make the editor/agent want to read on, or not. I could convey the same information without the quotes, but a) it would take up more space in the query and b) I personally think the juxtaposition of the two different quotes about the same figure are intriguing, especially when you then tack a "what if?" on to the end which is essentially the heart of the novel. But I am, undoubtedly, biased. ;)