Good morning! And welcome back to the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Our genre theme today is epistolary literature—a word recognized by Webster and Spellcheck, but (hopefully) delightfully new to…
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The Backwoods of Canada—Book Review
What would it be like to leave your life of modern luxury and convenience and plunge into the difficulties and dangers of a wilderness homestead? The Backwoods of Canada by…
Read moreLove, Mary Elisabeth—Book Review
Do you consider yourself to be an adventurous person? Does the idea of jumping off a bridge into a river from a height of fifteen feet thrill you, or make…
Read moreDear Princess—Book Review
What would you write to your daughters if you weren’t sure whether you would still be around when they hit their teen years? What would you want to tell them…
Read moreStepping Heavenward—Book Review
Are you really “stepping heavenward” in your Christian life? Most, if not all, of us have struggled with this question at some time or other. We struggle. We fall down.…
Read moreThe Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady—Book Review
“It’s a lovely book—but how on earth do you classify it?” This question pretty well captures the feeling with which I chose The Country Diary of an Edwardian Lady as…
Read moreFive Fall Favorites: Vintage
Hello, everyone! And welcome to the beginning of the Five Fall Favorites blog party! Every day this week (Monday to Saturday) we’ll be posting our top five books in a…
Read moreLily Gordon—Book Review
How do you face situations where your own sense of right and wrong is the only rule governing your actions? Is that rule strong enough to conquer self-indulgence and prompt…
Read moreClean Your Boots, Sir—Book Review
“Clean Your Boots, Sir?” It was a familiar cry on the streets of 19th century London. The boot blacks were the poorest of the poor—children who earned an undependable livelihood…
Read moreThe Bishop’s Shadow—Book Review
I have heard it said that a truly great book is one that both adults and children will enjoy. Allowing for the fact that there are some topics which have…
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