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BRIEF: Local author the Rev. Jennifer Kostyal to sign copies of “Finally Free” at Barnes & Noble

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The Rev. Jennifer Kostyal answers letters from female prisoners daily. Credit: Photo by Matt Born/StarNews.

Christian minister and author, the Rev. Jennifer Kostyal, will sign copies of her new book, "Finally Free: Living in Peace by Releasing Your Past" at 3 p.m. Saturday (Aug. 18) at Barnes and Noble, Mayfaire Towne Center, 850 Inspiration Drive. Kostyal's book provides biblical tools for people who have been imprisoned by their past to experience God's healing power and tells her personal story of moving past sexual abuse into ministry.

Read more about Kostyal's life and work in the N.C. prison system here.

- Amanda Greene

Topics: Faith, Clergy & Congregations, Doctrine & Practice
Beliefs: Christian - Protestant, Interfaith
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