What a wonderful book this is! Margaret George’s MARY, CALLED MAGDALENE is about the life and ministry of Jesus Christ and what happened to his disciples after his death. The book is […]
Margaret George’s MARY, CALLED MAGDALENE
Madame Defarge knits in code…(A TALE OF TWO CITIES)
If there is one thing that people remember about Charles Dicken’s A TALE OF TWO CITIES, it is of Madame Defarge knitting while the heads roll: “The ministers of Sainte Guillotine are […]
TOM’S MIDNIGHT GARDEN by Philippa Pearce
Poor Tom. It’s the beginning of his summer holidays, but his brother Peter catches measles. And so Tom is hustled off to stay with his Uncle Alan and Aunt Gwen, a well-meaning […]
She wanted to be a doctor, but it was 1861…(MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER)
MY NAME IS MARY SUTTER is the debut novel of Robin Oliveira, who gained an MFA at the Vermont College of Fine Arts. Ms. Oliveira has a story to tell about a […]
A well-brought-up young lady meets a mischievous sprite…(THE RUNAWAY)
THE RUNAWAY by Elizabeth Anna Hart was originally published in 1872, and tells the tale of an excessively conscientious, well-brought up young lady named Clarice, and what happens when she comes across […]
A LONDON CHILD OF THE 1870s by Molly Hughes
Molly Hughes’ memoirs, about her childhood in London in the 1870s give a vivid account of what it was like to be a child at that time. The youngest of five children, […]
Being kind makes anyone a princess (A LITTLE PRINCESS)
I loved this novel as a child, so it was a pleasure to read a re-issue of it which contains some material that had previously been cut out. A LITTLE PRINCESS is […]
Sentimental, yes, but still charming…(LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY)
LITTLE LORD FAUNTLEROY has been a byword in my family for a spoiled, too-perfect little horror dressed in black velvet suits with lacey collars. Having nothing better to do, I sat down […]
THAT SUMMER IN SICILY by Marlena de Blasi
When Marlena de Blasi was given the assignment of writing about the interior regions of Sicily, she suspected that she got the job because others had turned it down. For “the center […]
Charles Stein’s PERSEPHONE UNVEILED: Seeing the Goddess and Freeing your Soul
This is a magical book. Author Charles Stein takes us on a journey into the heart of the Eleusinian Mysteries, a spiritually transformative process that culminated in a rite at the temple […]
