Yolo County Library
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Christian FictionJanuary 2016
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"Be at War with your Vices, at Peace with your Neighbours, and let every New-Year find you a better Man." ~ Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790), American author, inventor, and diplomat, Poor Richard's Almanac
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| The Tears of Dark Water by Corban AddisonThriller. Daniel, a wealthy American lawyer, decides to leave regular life behind for a year and sail around with world with his troubled teenage son. Though his relationship with his son improves, Daniel worries about the state of his marriage -- but more urgent concerns occur when Somali pirates take over their ship. Told from six viewpoints (that of Daniel, his estranged wife, an FBI hostage negotiator, the agent's lawyer sister, a Somali pirate, and the pirate's own kidnapped sister), this compelling, thought-provoking novel travels from the ocean to the courtroom and covers themes of forgiveness and cross-cultural understanding.
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| A.D. 33: A Novel by Ted DekkerHistorical Thriller. This stirring sequel to bestselling author Ted Dekker's A.D. 30 continues the story of Maviah, the shunned, illegitimate daughter of a desert seikh and a follower of the spiritual leader Yeshua (Jesus). Having risen in esteem among the Bedouins, she now rules over a group of 20,000. But enemies, including the half-brother who betrayed their father, lurk in the wings, waiting for their chance to destroy her, her young faith, and her spiritual leader. Fans of sweeping, fast-paced tales as well as those questioning how to be more like Jesus in their daily life will find much to appreciate in this powerful story. |
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| The Mistress of Tall Acre by Laura FrantzHistorical Romance. Though she's hungry and tired, 28-year-old Sophie Menzies does her best to keep her devastated Virginia home going after the Revolutionary War. Except for two elderly servants, she's alone -- her Patriot brother is missing, her midwife mother died, and her Tory father returned to Scotland years ago. Shunned and harassed due to her father's politics, her future is bleak until the return of her war-hero neighbor General Seamus Ogilvy. He proposes a marriage of convenience (he needs a mother for the charming five-year-old daughter he hasn't seen in years), but disagreements with relatives and secrets from the past threaten to dismantle the trio's bond in this suspenseful, evocative tale filled with plenty of historical color and surprising plot twists. |
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| The Girl From the Train by Irma JoubertHistorical Fiction. Against the tumultuous backdrop of World War II and its long aftermath, this atmospheric, character-driven novel tells the story of Gretl, the six-year-old Jewish survivor of a train accident, and young Jakób, a member of the Polish Home Army, which accidentally blew up her Auschwitz-bound train. Taken in by Catholic Jakób until after the war, Gretl is eventually sent to South Africa to be adopted by a Protestant family there. Though circumstances and years separate them, the connection between Gretl and Jakób cannot be severed, and they meet up years later in Apartheid-era South Africa. Not to be mistaken for Paula Hawkins' similarly titled mainstream thriller The Girl on the Train, this moving look at love and redemption was first published in Afrikaans and was recently translated into English. |
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Focus on: Author Karen Kingsbury |
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Angels walking
by Karen Kingsbury
When the career that cost him his relationships with loved ones is ended by an injury, former national baseball star Tyler befriends an Alzheimer's patient and hopes for a miracle when he learns the woman he still loves has moved on with someone else.
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Fifteen minutes
by Karen Kingsbury
Zack Dylan dreams of a successful singing career and will do whatever it takes to achieve that dream, but as his star rises, Zack is often asked to compromise his beliefs, and just as he's on the verge of winning it all, his choices lead him to the brink of personal disaster.
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The bridge
by Karen Kingsbury
Ryan Kelly spends plenty of time at The Bridge--the oldest bookstore in historic downtown Franklin, Tennessee--remembering the times he and Molly Allen--who moved to Portland--once spent there, and now, with the bookstore in deep financial trouble, it will take a miracle to keep tragedy from unfolding.
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The chance
by Karen Kingsbury
After living separate lives, Ellie and Nolan move toward the possibility of a reunion at the oak tree where they had buried letters to each other 11 years earlier, in a tale of heart-wrenching loss, the power of faith and the wounds that only love can heal.
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Yolo County Library
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