Claire Hoffman

In Sister, Sinner, author and journalist Claire Hoffman masterfully brings to life the spectacular and intriguing tale of Aimee Semple McPherson, a celebrity evangelist who built a megachurch in Los Angeles in the early part of the 20th century which spread nationally and globally and remains in existence today. Punctuated by family, love, mystery, death, passion, scandal, and politics, this historical biography details McPherson’s vast sphere of influence driven by the power of belief.

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