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Gerard Philey’s Euro-Diary: Quest For A Life
Never Give Up Hoping Gerard Philey’s Euro-Diary: Quest For A Life by Brendan James is a light-hearted novel set out in the form of a diary from 1996. It is reminiscent of The Diary Of Adrian Mole but for adults. The reader follows Gerard Philey from his bedsit in Walsall across Europe – mainly to […]
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A Wartime Welcome At Rookery House by Rosie Hendry
Where Strangers Become Friends A Wartime Welcome At Rookery House by Rosie Hendry is the first book in a new historical series which promises to be fabulous. The novel is set in 1940 and 1941 at the height of the Blitz as we travel from London to Great Plumstead in Norfolk. Rosie Hendry has perfectly […]
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Back Porch Book Chat: Mark Hunt (Author), Part 2
Back Porch Book Chat: A casual, virtual conversation about books. Join us as we chat with book lovers like ourselves about a topic we all love! Our guest today is Mark Hunt, son of the late Gladys Hunt. He chats with us about Gladys Hunt’s legacy, his own work, and more! Interview conducted by Janie. Note: this interview was first published, in part, for our print magazine, The Redeemed Reader Quarterly. Generally, our print content does not also appear on the website, but we had two delightful interviews we just had to share with our web readers. Enjoy, and know that this is a taste of what comes in the…
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Back Porch Book Chat: Mark Hunt (Author), Part 1
Back Porch Book Chat: A casual, virtual conversation about books. Join us as we chat with book lovers like ourselves about a topic we all love! Our guest today is Mark Hunt, son of the late Gladys Hunt. He chats with us about Gladys Hunt’s legacy, his own work, and more! Interview conducted by Janie. Note: this interview was first published, in part, for our print magazine, The Redeemed Reader Quarterly. Generally, our print content does not also appear on the website, but we had two delightful interviews we just had to share with our web readers. Enjoy, and know that this is a taste of what comes in the…
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The Bletchley Girls by Anna Stuart
So Brave, So Skillful The Bletchley Girls by Anna Stuart is a marvellous historical novel that I just could not put down. Whilst World War II was undoubtedly absolutely awful, it did provide opportunities for woman. Previously expected to marry and reproduce, now women could have positions of responsibility and really make a difference to […]
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Back Porch Book Chat: Meghan Cox Gurdon (Book Reviewer, Author)
Back Porch Book Chat: A casual, virtual conversation about books. Join us as we chat with book lovers like ourselves about a topic we all love! Our guest today is Meghan Cox Gurdon. She chats with us about reading with her family, her new book, and more! Interview conducted by Betsy. Note: this interview was first published, in part, for our print magazine, The Redeemed Reader Quarterly. Generally, our print content does not also appear on the website, but we had two delightful interviews we just had to share with our web readers. Enjoy, and know that this is a taste of what comes in the Quarterly! Getting to Know…
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Home Library Management: Heart Issues
Help! I have too many books! Is this a familiar concern? Of course you wouldn’t want to blame the books. An abundant home library is a good thing…isn’t it? Isn’t the problem really not having enough shelves? Like yours, my beloved bookshelves are painfully overflowing, and when our home library outgrows its boundaries, the shelves no longer invite browsing. Our family does not gratefully appreciate what the Lord has blessed us with, and I cannot maintain order in the midst of excess, even when the abundance is good books. Libraries regularly “weed” the books that no longer fit their collection in order to make room for the ones that do.…
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Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen
Lines of Courage follows five young protagonists through the epoch-making carnage of World War I. Lines of Courage by Jennifer A. Nielsen. Scholastic Press, 2022, 380 pages. Reading Level: Middle Grades, ages 10-12 Recommended for: ages 10-15 Lives Upended In spite of his father’s reassurances, Felix Baum felt uneasy that day in Serajevo. Papa’s business had brought them from Austria to Serbia, where the movement for independence from the Austro-Hungarian empire was growing. Still, neither Felix nor his father were prepared for the shock when a Serbian patriot shot and killed the Archduke Francis Ferdinand and his wife. And though neither expected it at the time, within months Europe would…
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Saving Geraldine Corcoran by Hazel Ward
So Powerful Saving Geraldine Corcoran by Hazel Ward is the third book in the Netta Wild series but can be read as a stand-alone. It was such a powerful read that totally consumed me. I did not so much read the book – I ‘lived’ it. The story has a dual timeline – now and […]
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Harold The British Bulldog by Monica Ann Fourie
Bringing Harold To Life Harold The British Bulldog by Monica Ann Fourie is a wonderful book for children that surrounds choosing and owning a new pet – in this case, Harold the British Bulldog. The book is suitable for our children aged over three years old – either to read to them or for more […]
