Excerpt and Overview from LeAnne Hardy's website: I am a coward. Were I not, I would have died this morning on the Tor with the others, but I fled and hid. The Abbot told me I should be gone to Wales by now, but I hadn’t even the courage for that. My father spoke truer than he knew. He said I would never amount to anything as a monk, and he was right. I close my eyes and … [Read more...] about Review: Glastonbury Tor by LeAnne Hardy
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Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay soon to be released in film
I read Sarah's Key earlier this year, and I was deeply moved as well as troubled by it. It is not a happy story, but one that needed to be told. The author takes the story of the Vichy government's treatment of the Jews and makes it very personal through a little girl named Sarah and her family. It will make you sick, and it will make you cry. But, it will also teach you about … [Read more...] about Sarah’s Key by Tatiana de Rosnay soon to be released in film
True North: Choosing God in the Frustrations of Life by Gary and Lisa Heim
Excerpt: Only in Christ do we find rest (Ps. 62:1). When Christ alone is the center of our lives, when he has the affections of our hearts, then—and only then—we become established. We become grateful, giving children of God amidst the chaos and groaning of this broken and fallen world. We live purposefully by seeking to reveal the greatness and goodness of God by how we give … [Read more...] about True North: Choosing God in the Frustrations of Life by Gary and Lisa Heim
Review: Dominance by Will Lavender
Dominance: A Novel by Will Lavender My rating: 4 of 5 stars Dominance is not what I expected it to be. I was afraid I'd be reading a gruesome tale of an ax-murdering serial killer, but that's not really what this book is about. It's about a game, specifically literature as a game. It's a game based on the works of a writer whose identity is unknown. When a literature … [Read more...] about Review: Dominance by Will Lavender
Review: A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan
A Visit from the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan My rating: 2 of 5 stars I picked up this book because it was Goodreads selection for an online book club, but I really struggled through it. In some ways it was fascinating like the way the narrative shifted from character to character and through time as well. One chapter was even the PowerPoint diary of a 12-yr-old. So strictly … [Read more...] about Review: A Visit From the Goon Squad by Jennifer Egan