Archive | July 2020

Clowning Around by Wanda Brunstetter

Jul26

Hiding

Clowning Around by Wanda E Brunstetter is a wonderful, warm contemporary Christian novel that will have you chuckling throughout. It follows on from Talking For Two and is part of A Heart Warming Romance Collection.

We met Lois in the previous book but now she knows God, she is a new creation. Her heart of stone is gone as she walks her life in tandem with His.

A character hides their emotions behind humour to protect themselves from hurt. The past is having a huge effect on the present and it needs to be faced. We must be real. The world does not need to see an imitation of ourselves.

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Talking For Two by Wanda E Brunstetter

Jul25

Trusting

Talking For Two by Wanda E Brunstetter is a delightful contemporary Christian novel that warmed my soul. It is the third book in the Washington series and also part of A Heart Warming Romance Collection.

The tone is light-hearted and highly amusing at times. The book revolves around the theme of voice – a characters stutters unless she is operating a ventriloquist dummy. We all need to find our voices, if we cannot do it in our strength we can lean on God and do it in His.

Trust is a major theme. We need to trust God because He will never let us down. We need to believe the words He speaks over us and not the words we hear in our heads that put us down.

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Evie’s Ghost by Helen Peters

Jul25

Educating And Entertaining

Evie’s Ghost by Helen Peters is a charming time-slip novel for ages ten and above. I am considerably older and I loved it.

The action is present day and in 1814 as an old house unites the characters.

The reader is educated in the customs of the day. Children’s and women’s rights did not exist. The poor knew their place in society as mixing between the classes was actively discouraged. Life was hard and children were literally worked to death. 1814 saw society dominated by rich males.

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A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean

Jul25

Love, Loss And Friendship

A Dog Called Homeless by Sarah Lean is a beautiful contemporary children’s novel about love, loss and friendship. It is suitable for ages eight years and over.

The novel explores the chasm left following the death of a mother (a year before the story opens). Everyone deals with death differently but no one believes Cally when she says she sees her Mum.

Love stretches beyond the grave as we witness the ties a mother has for her family.

New friendships are formed that are crucial for all involved. A huge dog unites hearts.

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