“You can’t pray a lie—I found that out.” —Mark Twain

The Last Strawberry is Rita Swan’s memoir about her family’s ordeal when she and her husband Doug lost their only son Matthew in 1977 because of relying on Christian Science practitioners to heal him. Their story has been told in many publications over the years, but this is the only one told in Rita’s own words with an afterword by Doug.

Caroline Fraser, author of God’s Perfect Child: Living and Dying in the Christian Science Church, says of it: “Eloquent, harrowing, unsparingly honest, The Last Strawberry is the ultimate Christian Science ‘testimony,’ the last word on this cold, dwindling American delusion. Readers will take courage from Rita Swan, who faced the most devastating loss, learned its hard lessons, and turned to helping others escape the clutches of magical thinking.”

Ordering information:
This 64-page paperback edition can be ordered securely here for $8 plus $4 postage and handling.