History, Real Life, and Faith
Here are the 2018 books I’m thankful I read. This is a list for those of you hunting Christmas book gifts. I’ve reviewed them on my Goodreads page here and written about them on my monthly newsletter here. Maybe some will appeal to the readers on your Christmas list? A Light so Lovely: The Spiritual Legacy of Madeleine L’Engle by…
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Lessons on gratitude learned from a massive fire
My uncle had his DNA “done” recently. To the shock of my Sicilian relatives, we’re Greek. Oh, not 100% Greek. He’s only 53% Greek, but it shocked us, none the less. That means my generation is “only” 26.5% Greek, but that’s higher than the others for me. “You don’t really take that seriously, do you?” My sister-in-law asked. Of course…
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Can you imagine what Paris was like on Armistice Day in 1918? Delirious with joy would work as a description! Sobered, but relieved. Triumphant yet mourning. It was all those things and more. That chapter, the final one, was the easiest and most fun to write in A Poppy in Remembrance. 11 in the morning on the 11th of November,…
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Why did six Christian authors write about WWI–the Great War? Bestselling novelists Carrie Turansky, Pepper Basham, Kate Breslin, J’Nell Ciesielski, Roseanna White, and Michelle Ule all released a WWI novel during 2018-2019. Why the Great War? For many reasons. Downton Abbey inspired several writers. Kate Breslin “My interest in WWI and the early 1900s was sparked a few years ago…
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I wrote Biddy’s biography because of A Poppy in Remembrance. As I’ve recounted elsewhere, I spent several days researching Biddy and Oswald Chambers’ lives. Two intense days focused on the World War I period at Wheaton College, brought the two alive. As I wrote the novel, I knew Oswald would influence the storyline. What I did not anticipate was how…
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