Books
Christian Books
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Clara’s Christmas Magic by Rosie Green
Christmas In A Book Clara’s Christmas Magic by Rosie Green is the most charming contemporary festive offering. It is part of the Little Duck Pond Café series but can be read as a stand-alone. This really is Christmas in a book. The reader’s heart swells with all the delightfully delicious descriptions. Rosie Green uses her […]
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Gladys Hunt on Book-Gifting
Editor’s Note: We assume that most Redeemed Reader readers love books, and love to give them. But you may wonder, how can I choose for a particular child? and will this particular gift be appreciated? Gladys Hunt offers thoughts and reassurances. Give a Book! and Giving Books (Published on the Tumblon website December 16 and 23, 2008) We are nearing the “gifting season” of the year. Remember books make the very best and most lasting presents. Suggest titles to grandparents, aunts and others who will be giving to your children. If you want your child to collect the best library make the effort to give others suggested titles. Store clerks…
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Bookish Gifts for Boys
What makes good gifts for book lovers besides more books (and infinite bookshelf space)? Here are some lovely things we’ve recently discovered that would be perfect to wrap in brown paper and tie up with string. Gifts that support small, independent businesses I have my preferred office store pens, but which writing instrument will I always pick up first? My fountain pen, of course. I’ve used a basic Pilot Metropolitan for a while, but recently enjoyed the privilege of trying a Lamy pen from Goldspot. If you’re looking at print magazine subscriptions, we certainly recommend the Redeemed Reader Quarterly. Gifts from Amazon Retro vintage tin signs of book covers make…
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Bookish Gifts for Girls
What makes good gifts for book lovers besides more books (and infinite bookshelf space)? Here are some lovely things we’ve recently discovered that would be perfect to wrap in brown paper and tie up with string. Gifts that support small, independent businesses If you have a soft spot in your heart for books, Oxford, or London, and have ever wondered what would happen if Reepicheep wandered into our world…these notecards, ornaments, and prints are just for you. The notecards would make a lovely framed trio! Here is a really lovely magazine for girls ages 8-12 filled with creative ideas, fiction and nonfiction, helpful tips, and warmhearted girlishness. A quality product.…
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The Family At No.12 by Anita Waller
Demands A Response The Family At No. 12 by Anita Waller is a marvelous contemporary psychological thriller that gripped me from the start. It is set over a period of nineteen years moving forwards in time from 1999. The plotline was very unique. I also found it incredibly upsetting and disturbing as I was emotionally […]
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A Quilt For Christmas by Melody Carlson
Absolutely Charming A Quilt For Christmas by Melody Carlson is an absolutely charming contemporary Christian festive tale that will warm your heart. Every year I look forward to Melody Carlson’s Christmas offering, they are always beautiful and heart-warming. All the characters are well drawn and realistic. They are an eclectic mix from a four year […]
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The Darlings Of The Asylum by Noel O’Reilly
Atmospheric The Darlings Of The Asylum by Noel O’Reilly is a compulsive historical novel that consumed me from the start. Written in the first person enables the reader to become intimately acquainted with the lead character. We empathise with her feelings of frustration and applaud her bravery and guts. The novel has two different time […]
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A Child For The Reich by Andie Newton
Heart Breaking A Child For The Reich by Andie Newton is a heartbreaking historical tale that consumed me from the start. The story is fiction but based on fact. The Nazis stole upwards of 200,000 children from Nazi occupied territories and assimilated them into Germany as they had them adopted into Nazi families. It is […]
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A Hope & A Prayer by Julie Lessman
Powerful A Hope And A Prayer by Julie Lessman is a powerful Christian historical novel with lessons for us all. The action is set towards the end of World War II in Europe and then moves to post war America as we follow lives adjusting to peacetime. Julie Lessman doesn’t write cosy Christian novels. She […]
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Season Of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald
Of Mercy And Grace And Love Season Of Memories by Jennifer Rodewald is the most charming Christian novel and the nineth book in the Murphy Brothers series. It can be read as a stand-alone but I recommend reading the previous books first for maximum enjoyment. This book concentrates on the Murphy brothers parents who have […]
