Women’s Christian Book Club
Meeting: Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 7pm
April’s Book Genre is FICTION
1. The Oath, Frank Peretti
www.christianbook.com - $11.99
www.amazon.com -$8.50+
Something sinister is at work in Hyde River, an isolated old mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Something evil. Under the cover of darkness, it strikes without warning, taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion. The latest victim, nature photographer Cliff Benson, was brutally killed while camping in the mountains. The harder townsfolk are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, as if sworn to secrecy. The discovery of the old letters and diaries of the town's forefathers begin to peel away the layers of mystery surrounding Hyde River. What is discovered is a predator more terrifying than anything they had imagined and a town in the grip of unspeakable evil.
2. The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English, John Bunyan
www.christianbook.com - $10.99
www.amazon.com -$10.39
At last---an unabridged contemporary English translation of Bunyan's enduring classic! Children will be swept away by Pilgrim's adventures, while mature believers can savor the gems of wisdom hidden in every chapter---from Christian's flight from the City of Destruction to his homecoming in the Celestial City. Features a helpful index and over 50 illustrations. 450 pages, soft cover from Bridge.
3. Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, Anne Rice
www.christianbook.com - $18.99
www.amazon.com -$10.20
Based on a thorough familiarity with New Testament scholarship, the noted novelist gives us a stunning fictional re-creation of the life of Jesus. She vividly paints in the first-century milieu, showing how Christ's unique presence affected all around him. Causes one to furiously rethink one's assumptions.
4. Blue Heart Blessed, Susan Meissner
www.christianbook.com - $9.99
www.amazon.com -$10.39
In this sweet contemporary romance, Meissner (A Window to the World) explores one woman’s response to rejection and hurt. When a man she’d trusted jilts Daisy Murien almost at the altar, bitterness colors every aspect of her world. Admirably, she parlays her betrayal into opening a secondhand bridal gown store, Something Blue, where each gown has a story and a tiny blue heart is sewn into the seams and blessed by Daisy’s friend and mentor, the elderly Father Laurent. When the kindly priest is felled by a heart attack, a new romantic interest (predictably) enters Daisy’s life. Lurking on the sidelines is a high school friend who may have feelings for Daisy, and a wealthy single Christian man who can’t seem to make the sparks fly. Meissner tells her story well, and her Christian themes are interwoven throughout with a deft touch. Readers will appreciate some fresh elements: an Ecuadorian couple that cooks for the apartment dwellers every Sunday, and the one gown in Daisy’s inventory she does not want to sell. The ending is well told if conventional, with all the loose ends neatly tied up, which should please fans of “happily ever after” romance novels. (Feb.)
Meeting: Thursday, April 3rd, 2008 at 7pm
April’s Book Genre is FICTION
1. The Oath, Frank Peretti
www.christianbook.com - $11.99
www.amazon.com -$8.50+
Something sinister is at work in Hyde River, an isolated old mining town in the mountains of the Pacific Northwest. Something evil. Under the cover of darkness, it strikes without warning, taking life in the most chilling and savage fashion. The latest victim, nature photographer Cliff Benson, was brutally killed while camping in the mountains. The harder townsfolk are pressed for information, the more they close ranks, as if sworn to secrecy. The discovery of the old letters and diaries of the town's forefathers begin to peel away the layers of mystery surrounding Hyde River. What is discovered is a predator more terrifying than anything they had imagined and a town in the grip of unspeakable evil.
2. The Pilgrim's Progress in Modern English, John Bunyan
www.christianbook.com - $10.99
www.amazon.com -$10.39
At last---an unabridged contemporary English translation of Bunyan's enduring classic! Children will be swept away by Pilgrim's adventures, while mature believers can savor the gems of wisdom hidden in every chapter---from Christian's flight from the City of Destruction to his homecoming in the Celestial City. Features a helpful index and over 50 illustrations. 450 pages, soft cover from Bridge.
3. Christ the Lord: Out of Egypt, Anne Rice
www.christianbook.com - $18.99
www.amazon.com -$10.20
Based on a thorough familiarity with New Testament scholarship, the noted novelist gives us a stunning fictional re-creation of the life of Jesus. She vividly paints in the first-century milieu, showing how Christ's unique presence affected all around him. Causes one to furiously rethink one's assumptions.
4. Blue Heart Blessed, Susan Meissner
www.christianbook.com - $9.99
www.amazon.com -$10.39
In this sweet contemporary romance, Meissner (A Window to the World) explores one woman’s response to rejection and hurt. When a man she’d trusted jilts Daisy Murien almost at the altar, bitterness colors every aspect of her world. Admirably, she parlays her betrayal into opening a secondhand bridal gown store, Something Blue, where each gown has a story and a tiny blue heart is sewn into the seams and blessed by Daisy’s friend and mentor, the elderly Father Laurent. When the kindly priest is felled by a heart attack, a new romantic interest (predictably) enters Daisy’s life. Lurking on the sidelines is a high school friend who may have feelings for Daisy, and a wealthy single Christian man who can’t seem to make the sparks fly. Meissner tells her story well, and her Christian themes are interwoven throughout with a deft touch. Readers will appreciate some fresh elements: an Ecuadorian couple that cooks for the apartment dwellers every Sunday, and the one gown in Daisy’s inventory she does not want to sell. The ending is well told if conventional, with all the loose ends neatly tied up, which should please fans of “happily ever after” romance novels. (Feb.)
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