Powerful & Heart-Wrenching The Bamboo Heart: A Daughter’s Quest by Ann Bennett is a powerful historical novel. It is based on the author’s father’s wartime experiences as a POW on the Thai Burma railway and is absolutely heart breaking. The novel is set over two time periods – 1943 onwards in Malaya, and in London […]

The Greatest Love All Our Beautiful Goodbyes by Julianna MacLean is the most beautiful novel that I read in just one sitting. The novel spans a lifetime as it is set in 1946, the following few years; and then into 1995. The main setting is a wild and rugged small island off the mainland of […]

Glory, Too: Poems by Nikki Grimes is a beautiful anthology of poetry inspired by Scripture. The post *Glory, Too: Poems by Nikki Grimes appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems is a striking, and deeply spiritual, collection of poetry worth savoring. The post *Glory in the Margins: Sunday Poems by Nikki Grimes appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Entertaining The Ghost Of Thomas Kempe by Penelope Lively is a children’s adventure for ages ten years and over. Though written in 1973, it still entertains audiences today. Penelope Lively has a young boy, James, as the central character. Having moved into a new house, things go bump in the day and night – and […]

Painting Wonder, an outstanding example of a picture book biography, is a sure winner for all Narnia and Tolkien fans. The post *Painting Wonder by Katie Wray Schon appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Part story of Appalachia, part story of the original Pack Horse Librarians, all story about finding a love of reading, That Book Woman is a feel good story in the best possible sense. The post That Book Woman by Heather Henson appeared first on Redeemed Reader.

Very Charming Playing For Keeps In Starr’s Fall by Kate Hewitt is a very charming contemporary novel. It is the second book in the Starr’s Fall series but can be read as a stand-alone. All the characters are well drawn, believable and easy to empathise with. We see that Starrs Fall is a warm and […]

Highly Entertaining The House In Norham Gardens by Penelope Lively is an entertaining novel for children aged ten years and over. It was penned in 1974 but is still reaching audiences today. The action is set in Oxford as we follow a young girl, living with her aunts. She has the most amazing experiences as […]

Love Wins Hope On Hope by Susan Gray is the most charming historical novel that I absolutely adored. The novel is mainly set in the north west of England in 1946. War is over but families are still feeling the effects. There are empty spaces around tables. We also cross the channel to France to […]