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Christian Fiction November 2020
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| Something Worth Doing by Jane KirkpatrickWhat it is: an inspiring, well-researched biographical novel about 19th-century women's rights advocate Abigail "Jenny" Scott Duniway.
What it's about: Born in Illinois, Jenny travels the Oregon Trail with her family to the Willamette Valley, where she becomes a teenaged school teacher. She then marries, has six children, supports her family by opening a millinery shop after her husband is injured, and in 1871 starts a newspaper focused on women's rights.
For fans of: novels featuring determined women dealing with life-changing events and societal constraints. |
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| The Stone Wall by Beverly LewisStarring: Anna, who's part of the Beachy Amish (they drive and use electricity), who spends the summer with her more-strict Lancaster County Amish relatives, like her grandmother did decades ago.
What happens: Anna works with a handsome Mennonite giving tours and looks for a stone wall her grandmother, who has Alzheimer's, cryptically mentioned. She also volunteers at a horse-riding therapy barn and makes friends with a young Amish widower there.
Reviewers say: "a resplendent tale of love, loss, and faith" (Publishers Weekly). |
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| The London Restoration by Rachel McMillan1945 London: Married at the beginning of World War II and separated for years, Diana and Brent must get to know each other again. But Diana worked as a codebreaker at Bletchley Park and can't discuss her work, and Brent, who was on the front, suffers terrible nightmares.
What happens: MI6 recruits Diana, an architectural historian fascinated by Sir Christopher Wren's work, to use her knowledge to help root out a Russian spy using churches and church services to send messages.
What sets it apart: the sweet love story between an already married couple; the architectural and historical details; the evocative settings. |
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| The Sowing Season by Katie PownerStarring: 63-year-old Gerrit Laninga, who's had to sell his Washington State farm after years of hard work that cost him close family relationships; studious 15-year-old Rae Walters, who's been diligently following her parents' plan for her life...but can she keep it up?
What happens: When Gerrit finds Rae hiding in his barn, they connect and are able to help one another in unexpected ways.
Why you might like it: This poignant debut novel thoughtfully examines intergenerational friendship, change, and the power of forgiveness. |
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| Noel Street by Richard Paul EvansStarring: Elle, who's a waitress in a small mountain town, a widow whose husband died in Vietnam, and the mother of a mixed-race son; William, a recently returned Vietnam POW working as a mechanic.
What happens: In 1975 Utah, Elle, who's estranged from her family, begins a friendship with William after he works on her old car.
Series alert: This is the "memorable, thought-provoking" (Booklist) 3rd in the Noel Collection; the 4th entry, The Noel Letters, just came out. |
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A Christmas Bride in Pinecraft: An Amish Brides of Pinecraft Christmas Novel
by Shelley Shepard Gray
Romance. In peaceful Pinecraft, Florida, Mennonite Beverly Overholt is shaken to her core when, in the middle of the day, someone breaks into the inn she runs and lives in. Eric, the inn's absentee owner, arrives to help with the fallout -- and finds Beverly unable to move past her fear. This challenging time may bring Beverly and Eric together romantically, even as locals are shocked to learn who the burglars are. This sweet story of trusting God and helping others is the 4th in a series and a perfect Christmas read (newcomers who want to see Beverly and Eric's relationship develop gradually will want to start with the 1st book, The Promise of Palm Grove).
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A Baxter Family Christmas
by Karen Kingsbury
General Fiction. Family patriarch John Baxter has invited an unexpected -- and unwanted, by some -- guest to his family's Christmas Eve celebration: an atheist who received the heart of his daughter Erin after she, her husband, and three of their four kids died in a car accident. John thinks the family can help the troubled woman, but John's daughter Ashley believes that the niece she's now raising isn't ready for this. If you've been following the Baxters' stories, you'll find yourself among friends; if you're new, it's fine to start here. Want the latest in the series? Pick up In This Moment, out November 7th.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Twin Falls Public Library201 4th Ave. ETwin Falls, Idaho 83301208-733-2964
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