The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah was one of my favorites of 2015, a tale of two sisters set in France under German occupation. Her new novel, The Great Alone has solidified her as a story teller whose novels I will seek out forevermore. The story begins with a family in the early seventies living in … Continue reading Bookish On: The Great Alone by Kristin Hannah
The Memoir, Educated by Tara Westover covers the arc of her life. You may ask yourself what kind of memoir that ends as the author comes into her thirties be worth the read? perhaps it is that she was raised by parents that birthed her at home, never saw a doctor, attended a school, and … Continue reading Bookish on: Educated by Tara Westover
I love when I fall backwards into a great book. The kind that opens your eyes to a new world view.
Patrick Rogers is a Trekker. A traveler, hiker, adventurer of a hidden and little known area of Northeastern India. The Khasi Hills are part of the Garo-Khasi range in the Indian state of Meghalaya, and is part of the Patkai range and of the Meghalaya subtropical forests eco region. Yes, it is a bit off the … Continue reading The Green Unknown: Travels In The Khasi Hills
Tis the season to make lists and lists of lists. To begin to think of the New Year. To wipe clean the slate and start new. Reading Challenges will pop up along with list like these. The books I read and loved. My Challenge this year was Growth. Among them was a Newbery Award Winner … Continue reading 2017 – Year In Books & Books
Melanie Benjamin has a new novel coming to front tables of booksellers January 16, 2018
"They had no idea of what manner of men they were. One of them once, seeing himself in a mirror that passed on a van of household goods, had cried out - There is an ugly fellow!” (Pearl Buck, The Good Earth) Yesterday, Sunday, was a busy day in our home. It was the first … Continue reading At Home on Sunday
How many time do you read a book and think? Has this been made into a film? It has occurred to me a few times and This one, Since We Fell by Dennis Lehane, seems destined for the big screen. I have never read a Lehane novel nor do I read a lot of the … Continue reading Bookish on: Since We Fell
I am constantly reminded of my need for reminders. Is it picture day at my daughters school? There are field trips, events and concerts she is performing in... The list is long. My wife keeps a dry erase calendar to track them each month. However the beginning of each month we are slow to update … Continue reading Reminders
"Love them as yourself, for you yourselves were foreigners in Egypt." Leviticus 19:34 The quote above is the opening page of this book. The title grabbed my attention. The image on the cover did as well. The author, theologian and ethicist Matthew Kaemingk, takes us with him on a deep dive. A historical look back at … Continue reading Review: Christian Hospitality and Muslim Immigration in an Age of Fear
Mr. Heartright 