I love that reading fiction helps me escape to another time or place, into a world that entertains me and gives me a break from work/house stuff/playing family errand runner and chauffeur. I love it even more when reading a novel teaches me some new things. The book I read this weekend is a perfect… Continue reading 6 things you might not know about the Quakers
Tag: Christian fiction
New Stories for the Historical Fiction Lover in You
New Year's Day 2016 was wonderful. Partly because I got to sleep later, partly because I spent the whole day at home with my family, partly because my husband made the cornbread so I didn't even have to cook. 🙂 And partly because I spent a large chunk of the day in my jammies curled… Continue reading New Stories for the Historical Fiction Lover in You
Book Review: Swept Away
In a publishing world where Christian fiction is trying to be more realistic for teens while still maintaining a Christian worldview, author Nicole O'Dell walks the fine line quite well. The books in her Scenarios for Girls series offer something I’ve not seen in other Christian YA novels – the chance for readers to truly… Continue reading Book Review: Swept Away
Book Review: The Healer’s Apprentice
The Healer's Apprentice, by Melanie Dickerson Rose is a woodcutter’s daughter in 14th century Germany. Social classes have distinct divisions and expectations, but Rose has been pulled from the lowly life she experienced as a child. She’s been appointed as the apprentice to the town healer, Frau Geruscha, which means she lives on the castle… Continue reading Book Review: The Healer’s Apprentice
