The Victor by Patricia St John Philo, the son of a fisherman in first century Tyre, is traumatised by his sister’s sinister illness. When his father drowns, the family is thrown into poverty. Only little Ione provides a ray of sunshine.
Glastonbury: The Novel of Christian England by Donna Fletcher Crow Donna Fletcher Crow’s epic historical masterpiece brings to life the mystical Glass Isle of Glastonbury with its imposing Tor. In each era, the ruling monarch and a key spiritual leader are highlighted. As conflicts rage, we follow the wavering spark of faith in Jesus Christ…
I’ve been thinking about Jesus’s promise to his followers: My purpose is to give them a rich and satisfying life. (John 10:10) To whom does that apply? And where are the people who enjoy this rich and satisfying life?
Find me in the Stars, by Jules Larimore Another fascinating tale set among the tensions between the Catholic authorities and the Huguenot recluses in southern France during the seventeenth century reign of the Sun King Louis XIV. This second book in the The Huguenot Trilogy introduces new aspects: romance and the dangers and vicissitudes of…
Der gefrorene Himmel, von Richard Wagamese Verlassen von seinen alkoholkranken Eltern und allein mit seiner Grossmutter in der unerbittlichen Winterlandschaft Kanadas aufgewachsen, erlebt der Ojibwe Junge, Saul Indian Horse, eine Kindheit voller Leid.
“Call of Freedom” by Paul C. Monk continues the saga of the Huguenot family Delpech. Having fled the oppressive dragonnade in France to find refuge in Ireland, in 1699 the family decides to brave a dangerous sea crossing and seek a new life in New York.
The Muse of Freedom by Jules Larimore Larimore leads us to clandestine religious gatherings in the remote Cevennes hills of the south of France at the tail end of the seventeenth century. Jean BonDurant, a rich aristocrat who is training as an apothecary, joins open-spirited Amelia and her wolf-dog Romulus in ministering to the medical needs…
Wheel of Fortune, by C F Dunn As a child, Isobel looks on in horror as the Earl, Lord Langton, executes his father’s murderer in the yard of her father’s manor. At least, he reluctantly spares the traitor’s nephew, Thomas Lacey, whom Isobel recognises as her friend and intended husband. In fifteenth century Yorkshire, landed…
Das Haus im Himmel, von Stephan Urfer Ein junger Mann zieht sich für ein Jahr in die Abgeschiedenheit der Natur zurück. Enttäuscht von Kirche und Christentum und verunsichert durch Aussagen der Wissenschaft, hat er letztlich nur eine Frage: Gibt es Gott? aus dem Klappentext
Games, von Patrick Oberholzer ist ein krasses Buch – krass in seinem übergrossen Format, krass in seiner dramatischen Gestaltung und besonders krass in seiner Botschaft. Es ist auch ein sehr lehrreiches Buch, das uns im gemütlichen Westeuropa auf die traumatischen Lebens- und Fluchterfahrungen vieler Afghanen aufmerksam machen sollte.
Am Hang, von Markus Werner Bis zum Ende, tappen wir im Dunkeln, obwohl uns das Gespräch zwischen diesen sehr unterschiedlichen Männern sehr wohl packt. Der ältere Herr scheint verzweifelt über den Verlust seiner unfassbar treuen Frau. Der jüngere Mann erzählt von eine Reihe kurzfristiger Sexualpartnern.
Road to the Dales: The Story of a Yorkshire Lad by Gervase Phinn In his inimitably prosaic manner, Phinn recounts the life of an ordinary boy, who met some extraordinary people, and the journey he was able to embark on as a result of the many doors opened for him in his early life.