I’ve just returned from 19th Century England (AGAIN!). This time, I met Julia Witherington, a 29-year old spinster who is desperate to outwit her conniving aunt and cousin. Desperate enough to propose to William Ransome, the man she’s sworn to hate after he jilted her 12 years earlier. Ransome’s Honor is the first installment of…
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This Momentary Marriage
Staying Married is Not About Staying in Love is the title of Chapter One in John Piper’s This Momentary Marriage: A Parable of Permanence. Very different from the world has to say on the subject of marriage, isn’t it? In fact, the entire book is very contrary to society’s take on the bonds of matrimony….
Limelight
“I used to be a beauty…too good for our dusty little town…destined for greatness.” The tagline on the back cover of Limelight definitely caught my attention. Claudette Fiore, the woman to whom those words belong, is quite the character. She’s a delightful combination of Clairee and Ouiser from Steel Magnolias, and the formidable Bette Davis,…
Going Rogue
I like Sarah Palin. I think she’s loyal, hard working, down-to-earth, and a breath of fresh air to the often stodgy and self-important establishment that is American politics. That being said, I’m no political expert. I didn’t read Going Rogue: An American Life because I want to be a political expert. I wanted to find…
Bending Toward the Sun
It’s just been in the past year that I became interested in the WWII era. To be honest, I shied away from it because it was so disturbing. However, I’ve recently endeavored to expand my reading horizons a bit, and have tackled some difficult material. Enter Bending Toward the Sun. This mother-daughter memoir is broken…
The House in Grosvenor Square
I recently returned to 19th Century England to finish the story of Ariana Forsythe and Phillip Mornay, in The House in Grosvenor Square. I was introduced to these delightful characters in Before the Season Ends, which I reviewed here. As Ariana and Phillip near their wedding day, the bride-to-be is flustered by her fiance’s sudden…
Books for Christian Teens: Becoming Beka Series
Teaching youth girls in Sunday School has piqued my interest in available fiction for teens. I like to know what they’re into and how I can relate better to them. Also, since I have a tween, I like to see what’s on the reading horizon for her. I haven’t been impressed with the current popular…
Comforts from the Kitchen
If there’s one thing Southerners do right, it’s iced tea. Sweet tea. With enough sugar to make you gain weight just looking at it. I could drink a big ole’ pitcher glass every day (to be honest, I do most days!). As much as I adore sweet tea, it doesn’t even compare to the deliciousness…
The Moment Between
The Moment Between is not an easy read. It’s fraught with emotion and desperation. Full of unlikeable characters, yet surprisingly a book I couldn’t put down. Abigail Bennett is a driven young woman who suddenly leaves behind her high-powered career to track down the object of her obessession, Tyler Kamp. As she locates Tyler and…
Things Worth Remembering
I thoroughly enjoyed Tender Grace, which was the first book I read by Jackina Stark (Lisa, Lauren & I reviewed it here). So I was excited to have the opportunity to read her latest work, Things Worth Remembering. I was not disappointed. Maisey Laswell is about to be married to the man of her dreams….
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