Publisher and Publication Date: Penguin Classic. Published in Norway-1909. First published in America by Alfred A. Knopf, Inc., 1936. My paperback copy-1998. Genre: Scandinavian historical fiction. Women and literature. Classic literature. Pages: 162. Source: Self-purchase. Audience: Readers of historical fiction. Readers of women’s stories. Rating: Excellent.

“If I can stop one heart from breaking, I shall not live in vain;If I can ease one life the aching,Or cool one pain,Or help one fainting robinUnto his nest again, I shall not live in vain.” Part 1, Life VI. Emily Dickinson [1830-1886]. Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett.Published by Little, Brown and Company. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Harper One. 1940. 1996. 2012. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Pages: 162. Source: Self-purchase. Rating: Very good. Amazon  Clives Staples Lewis (1898-1963) “If God is love, He is, by definition something more than mere kindness. And it appears, from all the records, that though He has often rebuked us and condemned us, He […]

“We never know how high we areTill we are called to rise;And then, if we are true to plan, our statures touch the skies.” Emily Dickinson [1830-1886] Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1955. Page 647. Publisher and Publication Date: Cider Press Review. January 20, 2021. Genre: Poetry.Pages: 73 […]

Who would have thought a month ago that we would be facing so much fear and uncertainty? There are so many unknowns, so many questions, and if we have them, we know our kids have them too. And they are going to be asking a lot of them in the coming weeks, including questions about […]

Publisher and Publication Date: New Growth Press. October 16, 2017. Genre: Christian nonfiction, dating, relationships. Pages: 192. Source: Complimentary paperback copy from New Growth Press and Litfuse Publicity Group. I was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Good. Landing page for the book tour: She’s Got The Wrong Guy. Amazon Author Info: Deepak […]

“Thanksgiving was never meant to be shut up in a single day.” By Robert Caspar Lintner. I have had this quote in a little journal I keep for quotes and poems for a while. When I think about Thanksgiving, I don’t think about the Pilgrims. I don’t think about the history of that period at […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Moody Publishers. August 1, 2017. Genre: Christian nonfiction, Christian women, religious life. Pages: 224. Source: Complimentary paperback copy from Moody Publishers. I was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Amazon Summary: In the opening chapter, the story Greenleaf is summarized. This story was written by Flannery O’Connor. In […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Baker Books. June 4, 2019. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Spiritual biography. Pages: 240. Source: I received a complimentary copy from Baker Books, but was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Audience: Reader’s of World War II history. The intention of the book is to focus on Eisenhower’s Christian faith. […]

Publisher and Publication Date: New Growth Press. September 27, 2017. Genre: Christian nonfiction. Anger. Pages: 186. Source: Complimentary copy from New Growth Press for this review. I was not required to leave a positive review. Rating: Excellent. Litfuse Publicity Litfuse Publicity book tour page Amazon Link at New Growth Press to read more info: A […]

“And oftentimes, to win us to our harm,The instruments of darkness tell us truths,Win us with honest trifles, to betray ‘sIn deepest consequence.” Macbeth. Line 123. William Shakespeare [1564-1616]. From Bartlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. Published by Little, Brown and Company, 1955. Page 194. Publisher and Publication Date: Pegasus Crime. 2014. Genre: Nonfiction. Pages: […]

Publisher and Publication Date: Harcourt. 2005. Genre: Fiction. Women and literature. Classic literature. Pages: 312. Source: Library eBook copy. Audience: Readers who are willing to try a Virginia Woolf story. Readers of women and literature. Rating: Very good. Amazon link Biography at Britannica/This includes a video discussion about her writings.  Not a person just randomly […]

This is the first check-in post for the Share-a-Read 2019 Reading Challenge. The first book I’m reading for this challenge is Sense and Sensibility by Jane Austen. This is the second time to read this book; and I’m not finished reading the book in time for the first post. I’m currently on page 150. So, […]

My parents in 1972. “For auld lang syne, my dear,For auld lang syne, We’ll tak a cup -o kindness yet For auld lang syne!” By Robert Burns [1759-1796]. Barlett’s Familiar Quotations by John Bartlett. Published by Little, Brown and Company. 1955. Page 392. “I will honour Christmas in my heart, and try to keep it […]