Modern American Fiction
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Review of A Wind in the Door
Madeleine L'Engle followed up A Wrinkle in Time with the more complex book, A Wind in the Door.
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Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons
Lorna Landvik's fifth novel Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons is a tour of upper-middleclass life as a housewife during 1968 to 1998.
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Book Review of The Secret Life of Bees
Sue Monk Kidd's first novel The Secret Life of Bees is a novel full of memorable characters and fascinating facts.
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The Virgin Blue by Tracy Chevalier
Before Tracy Chevalier's popular novel "The Girl with the Pearl Earring" came her first novel "The Virgin Blue."
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Review: The Other Side of the Sun
L'Engle writes about finding where you belong in this novel about a young British girl who moves to the Deep South to live with her fiancé's family.
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Review of The Veritas Conflict
The Bible tells us who wins the spiritual war for the mankind but individual battles continue. Shaunti Feldhahn's novel is a compelling story that imagines that battle.
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A Novel of the Heart
A collection of four discussion questions to be used by book clubs when discussing Martin's novel.
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Book Review of When Crickets Cry
Charles Martin's book explores the multiplicity of meanings given to the word heart as both an organ of life and the seat of emotion.
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A House Like a Lotus: Questions
A series of five questions for book clubs to use while discussing Madeleine L'Engle's novel.
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A House Like a Lotus
This critical essay looks at the idols we make of people, the pedestals they fall from, and the forgiveness and compassion required to rebuild a relationship.
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Minor Characters in Chevalier
A small role in Tracy Chevalier's novels is almost as interesting as being a big player. Find out about the people who supported the action.
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Major Characters in Chevalier
The character's who either wanted, created, or influenced the tapestry that is the final result of the action in Tracy Chevalier's novel.
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The Lady and the Unicorn-Questions
A set of five questions for reading groups to use when discussing the novel The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier.
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The Lady and the Unicorn - Review
The Lady and the Unicorn by Tracy Chevalier traces the arc of creation from the commissioning of the tapestry through the interweaving of life and tapestry to completion.
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Burning Bright—Reading Group Guide
A set of eight questions for reading groups to use when discussing the novel Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier.
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Burning Bright—Tracy Chevalier
Burning Bright by Tracy Chevalier is a novel about a country family that moves to London and finds themselves neighbors to William Blake.
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The Moral in Edgar Allan Poe
While Poe claimed that he wrote only for effect, his writing, especially his short stories provide a mirror for the dark heart of mankind.
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Certain Women: Madeleine L'Engle
Certain Women by Madeleine L'Engle is a sprawling novel in which the dying actor, David Wheaton, looks back on his life and career.
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Discussing The Lost Mother
A set of five questions for reading groups to use when discussing the novel The Lost Mother by Mary McGarry Morris.
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The Lost Mother-Book Review
This review of Mary McGarry Morris's novel "The Lost Mother" contains many spoilers.
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Caliban’s Hour by Tad Williams
Caliban's Hour by Tad Williams is Caliban's (a minor character in Shakespeare's play The Tempest) account of his life.
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Faerie Tale: Raymond E Feist
Faerie Tale by Raymond E Feist is a novel that explores what might happen if the 'real' world were to collide with the world of fantasy and fairies.
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Peace Like A River: Leif Enger
This is the story of a family whose life is disrupted by violence. Their search for their outlaw son is told by Reuben Land who is certain he lives to witness miracles.
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Jean Webster: Humanitarian/ Author
Jean Webster is an important American author. Not only for the lasting success of two of her books but also for her humanitarian efforts.
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