REVIEWS
REVIEWS
Chasing Lilacs
Author Carla Stewart
Published by FaithWords 2010
The Pastor's Wife
Author Jennifer AlLee
Published by Abingdon Press 2010
Maura Sullivan leaves her husband, Nick Shepherd, and his small-town Ohio congregation in the rear view mirror. Then a last Will and Testament pulls her back to town. Can an eccentric woman's dying request reunite Maura with Nick and the church she had come to dislike?» read more
Scared
Author Tom Davis
Published by David C. Cook 2009
Stuart Daniels, award-winning journalist. Savvy young husband. How does such a man slide from the top of the world to its edge?» read more
My Sister's Keeper
Author Jodi Piccoult
Published by Simon & Schuster 2004
A child is conceived for the purpose of saving her sister, and she's sick to death of being used. Or is she?» read more
The Help
Author Kathryn Stockett
Published by Putman 2009
In 1960s Mississippi, tempers erupt when a Junior Leaguer disdains looking for a husband and creeps into the kitchens where the black help gather to find narratives for her novel. » read more
Dream Chasers
Author Melby and Wienke
Published by Heartsong Presents 2009
Up Pops the Devil
Author Angela Benson
Published by Avon Publishing 2008
Sarah's Key
Author Tatiana de Rosnay
Published by St. Martin's Griffin 2007
The Best of A.W. Tozer
Author compiled by Warren Wiersbe
Published by Christian Publications, Inc. 1978
Looking for meat to go along with your diet of Bible reading? Turn to one of Christianity's greats, A.W. Tozer.» read more
What is the What
Author Dave Eggers
Published by Vintage 2006
A New York Times bestseller that should be required reading by all who want a glimpse of in all homesuniversities and in » read more
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
Author Shaffer and Barrows
Published by Dial Press 2009
Travel back in time, where bombs still smoldered in dreary London. Where one postmarked letter from the isle of Guernsey reaches a quirky writer.
You will want to start your own Guernsey Literary and Potato Pie Society, friends. Don't miss one of the year's best reads!» read more
A Passion Denied
Author Julie Lessman
Published by Revell 2009
The Passion of Mary-Margaret
Author Samson
Published by Thomas Nelson 2009
Characters that grab hold of your heart and don’t let go. Issues that skirt the edges of traditional Christianity. Folks, Lisa Samson has done it AGAIN! Buy this book for friends of all faiths if you want them to meet a great Christian writer—and see our Jesus as the supernatural King yet loving Friend. » read more
Preacher Man
Author Laurie Larsen
Published by Wild Rose Press 2009
Lying on Sunday
Author Sharon Souza
Published by NavPress 2008
The Madonnas of Leningrad
Author Debra Dean
Published by Harper 2006
Michal
Author Jill Eileen Smith
Published by Revell 2009
The Shape of Mercy
Published by Waterbrook 2008
An award-winning book that explores prejudices and how they cross time and space to both inflict pain and heal. A must read!» read more
Before the Season Ends
Author Linore Rose Burkard
Published by Harvest House 2008
Before this year ends, travel on an astonishing journey to Regency England with Before the Season Ends!» read more
Under the Overpass
Author Yankoski
Published by Multnomah 2005
Mike Yankoski decides to become homeless as a test of his faith. Compelling and thought-provoking!!» read more
Daisy Chain
Author Mary DeMuth
Published by Zondervan 2009
Lincoln's Springfield in the Civil War
Author Camilla A. Quinn
Published by Western Illinois University 1991
How did Illinoisans perceive Honest Abe? Beloved 16th president? Preserver of the nation? It may surprise you to learn the truth about Lincoln's Springfield in the Civil War » read more
Home Another Way
Author Christa Parrish
Published by Bethany House 2008
Rumors of Another World
Author Yancey
Published by Zondervan 2003
In poignant prose, Philip Yancey whispers of Rumors Of Another World. Are you willing to listen?» read more
The Story of Edgar Sawtelle
Author David Wroblewski
Published by Ecco 2008
Breathtaking prose in an American version of Hamlet, a Cain and Abel story, man and his dogs--does it work, or is it too much?» read more
Absolute Surrender
Author Andrew Murray
Published by Whitaker House 1981
In the Shadow of the Sun King
Author Golden Keyes Parsons
Published by Thomas Nelson 2008
In this historical fiction, Madeleine de Vaudois-Clavell, a beautiful Huguenot, must choose between her family, her God, and Louis XIV, her former lover.» read more
Same Kind of Different as Me
Author Hall, Moore and Vincent
Published by Thomas Nelson 2006
Sometimes God does strange things, like shove an international art dealer and a modern-day hobo into the same downtown ministry. Can such diverse--and eclectic--individuals trump prejudice and status-quo thinking for the glory of God's kingdom?» read more
The Book Thief
Author Markus Zusak
Published by Alfred A. Knopf 2005
When Hitler and his regime strip everything from Liesel Meminger, a twelve-year-old girl, revenge—and hunger—make her steal something back. A brilliant, absorbing Young Adult book that every writer should read.
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Havah
Author Tosca Lee
Published by NavPress 2008
If the Genesis account of the expulsion from the Garden has always haunted you, find a copy of Havah and read it today! » read more
A Passion Redeemed
Author Lessman
Published by Revell 2008
Charity O'Connor is used to getting her way. What will happen when she doesn't? Read more about the second novel in the "Daughters of Boston" series.» read more
It's Not About Me
Author Michelle Sutton
Published by Sheaf House 2008
Teenaged Anne's future has been carefully planned. But a brutal attack and a suddenly hesitant boyfriend, Tony, smash her blueprint of a perfect life. Things continue to fragment when Anne is drawn, spiritually and emotionally, to Dan, Tony's brother. How can Anne reassemble all the little pieces and find God's will?» read more
My Sister Dilly
Author Lang
Published by Tyndale House Publishers 2008
Two sisters, dramatically different in education and personality, return to their childhood home in a desperate attempt to face their past...and prepare for their future. » read more
Ruby Among Us
Author Tina Forkner
Published by Waterbrook 2008
A grandmother's secret cushions Lucy DiCamillo from pain but prevents her from reuniting with her familiy and her land.» read more
Quaker Summer
Author Lisa Samson
Published by Thomas Nelson 2007
The Black Cloister
Author Melanie Dobson
Published by Kregel Publications 2008
History, intrigue, women's issues, all woven into a novel which unfolds on the cobbled streets of Germany. A compelling read!» read more
A Passion Most Pure
Author Julie Lessman
Published by Revell 2008
Agatha Christie mysteries
Author Agatha Christie
Published by Simon & Schuster 0
Searching for Spice
Author Megan DiMaria
Published by Tyndale 2008
A conscientious mother, wife, and photographer longs to spice up her meat-and-potatoes marriage. Will God give her more than she bargained for? » read more
Angle of Repose
Author Wallace Stegner
Published by Penguin 1971
Angle of Repose is a must-read book, but don't take my word for it. With this marvelous intergenerational epic, Wallace Stegner won the Pulitzer Prize...» read more
Just Jane
Author Nancy Moser
Published by Bethany House 2007
Want to ward off winter chills with a great read? Brew a nice cup of tea--preferably Earl Grey--and grab Just Jane by Nancy Moser.» read more
Three Cups of Tea
Author Mortenson and Relin
Published by Viking 2006
An often harrowing, always fascinating account of Greg Mortenson's quest to build schools in the wildest parts of Pakistan and Afghanistan» read more
On Sparrow Hill
Author Maureen Lang
Published by Tyndale 2008
Isn't there a bit of the Cinderella lover in all of us? Add sociocultural issues, and you've got another winner from the author of Oak Leaves!» read more
Canteen Dreams
Author Cara Putman
Published by Heartsong Presents 2007
Demon, A Memoir
Author Tosca Lee
Published by NavPress 2007
The Oak Leaves
Author Maureen Lang
Published by Tyndale 2007
A powerful book which manages to combine historical, contemporary, intellectual and emotional themes » read more
When Crickets Cry
Author Charles Martin
Published by Thomas Nelson 2006
Watching the Tree Limbs
Author Mary DeMuth
Published by NavPress 2006
A young girl finds an unexpected friend who helps her cope with the trauma of sexual abuse.» read more
The Big House
Author George Howe Colt
Published by Scribner 2004
The Memory Keeper's Daughter
Author Kim Edwards
Published by Penguin 2006
The Invisible Wall
Author Bernstein
Published by Ballantine Books 2007
My Father's Secret War
Author Franks
Published by Miramax 2007
How well does a daughter really know the father who she considered ordinary and reliable...until she found a Nazi military cap among his mementos?» read more
Dispatches From the Edge
Author Anderson Cooper
Published by HarperCollins 2006
Sri Lanka, New Orleans, Niger, Sarajevo, Afghanistan, Rwanda...award-winning journalist Anderson Cooper has lived to tell, and to write about, them all. » read more
