Many people, as they stroll through cemeteries, notice the names and dates on the headstones of strangers. They might comment about how old—or, sadly, how young—someone was at death. They […]
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Isabela’s Way
Isabela’s Way is a historical novel set in the 1600s centered around the Inquisition. For many, including myself, the Inquisition may have been a period receiving little attention other than […]
Read MoreAll God’s Sparrows
Many people take to heart the notion of charity, or performing helpful deeds, as a prerogative of simply being human. For every one person we learn or hear about, thousands […]
Read MoreRules for Mothers
When Elly Sparrow opted for marriage over graduate school and a career, she didn’t imagine the reality that such a domestic life might offer. She loves her four children and […]
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Every mother of a daughter will find something to relate to in Fran Hawthorne’s novel about a woman who loses her connection with her beloved teenage daughter and wonders if […]
Read MoreThe Bailiff’s Wife
Maren Halvorsen is a historian by profession, and her knowledge and love of history explode through every page of this engrossing debut novel. The Bailiff’s Wife is not only a […]
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