A variety of meditations on the Bible passages relating to the period just before Jesus’ death, some quite thought-provoking.
The other side of the Dale by Gervase Phinn New on the job, Gervase several times has to ask for directions as he searches for the little primary school he is supposed to inspect in the tiny village with the delightfully tongue-twisting name. His frustration is compensated by the stupendous scenery as he winds his…
We are plunged into a multifaceted family intrigue that seems to have rather too many coincidences at first. As the plot thickens, we are drawn in on the excitement and left guessing time and again. The main characters are well-developed and the storyline thought-provoking.
Ich habe wieder einmal die alten Schriften von C.S. Lewis hervorgeholt – und bin total davon begeistert: « Unter allgemeiner Evolutionslehre verstehe ich die Auffassung, dass alle Entwicklung vom Unvollkommenen zum Vollkommenen, von kleinen Anfängen zu grossartigen Ergebnissen, vom Rudimentären zum Komplexen geht. Es ist der Glaube des Menschen, dass unsere Moral aus primitiven Tabus…
Katharina Luther series by Margaret Skea These books about Katharina von Bora, Martin Luther’s wife, show an incredibly vivid combination of informative history and living personalities.
44 Scotland Street by Alexander McCall Smith Well developed, larger-than-life characters interacting in somewhat ludicrous situations. The style – many very short chapters – makes it a racing read. Rather different from most of McCall Smith’s well-known books.
These first two books in the Irish Country Books series are light-hearted stories recounting the experiences of freshly qualified Doctor Barry Laverty as he starts working for the larger-than-life, old-school Dr. Fingal Flahertie O’Reilly.