Roadside Assistance by Amy Clipston -- a girl tries to find her faith after losing her mother to cancer
Secrets Over Sweet Tea by Denise Hildreth Jones -- this book is based around a community and church family - eh, my mom read it and passed it along
The Lost Summer of Louisa May Alcott by
Kelly O'Connor McNees -- So this author enjoyed reading about LMA, and
wondered if there was a romance in her life so she uses a summer the
Alcotts went to Walpole, New Hampshire and creates a story about
Louisa's "lost summer" of meeting some guy that she adores, but also her
attempts at getting published. I liked this more than I thought I
would! And I got it at an area book exchange.
The Bible and the Land by
Gary M. Burge - I enjoy these colorful books, and I requested this one
on my Amazon Wishlist. The author talked about the wilderness, water,
bread, names and such things mentioned in the Bible from that culture.
Rainwater by Sandra Brown -- I found this
at one of those book exchanges. I realized right away that I'd read it
before, but decided to read it again. It was an easy read - just an ol'
fiction book
Stolen Innocence by
Elissa Wall -- a friend sent this to me for my birthday. Interesting
read. "My story of growing up in a polygamous sect, becoming a teenage
bride, and breaking free of Warren Jeffs" -- I won't even bother
mentioning yet again how much I detest men who "speak for God" and ruin
so many lives
December 1941: 31 Days that Changed America and Saved the World by
Craig Shirley -- this is quite a big book that I bought on a whim at
Barnes & Noble a few months ago. I remember it was in the bargain
books, and I thought the subject was interesting. Curious what the US
was like just before, during and after the bombing of Pearl Harbor?
This book shares interesting tidbits not just about what was happening
militarily, but also cultural news such as:
The power of movies in 1941... "One of the biggest stars of the era, [Clark] Gable, took off his shirt in the movie 'It Happened One Night' to reveal his bare and masculine chest. Unlike most men in America, he did not wear a T-shirt and as a result T-shirt sales dropped 40 to 50 percent in one year." (pg. 32)
Of course I got to wondering later if perhaps the war
and maybe a shortage of cotton or people using clothes more contributed
to this drop. This book was so-so. Not terrible, but not the best
either.
Accidental Pharisees by
Larry Osborne -- "Avoiding pride, exclusivity, and the other dangers
of overzealous faith." -- I had this one on my Amazon wishlist and got
it for my birthday. I think a friend recommended it to me.
