Daughters of the Winter Queen begins the legacy of the current British throne. William Stoner leads a passive life as a farmer’s son turned English professor, enduring a loveless marriage and a difficult career. Living By Fiction, a collection of meditative essays about the spiritual process of writing.
Read MoreSelected quotes from On Argentina, a collection of stories that explores Borges’ heartfelt and nostalgic view of his homeland.
Read MoreImmersed in the life of forest animals in Bambi. The tale of Joan of Arc and the formidable Yolanda of Aragon in The Maiden and the Queen. One family in Provence produced Four Queens who ruled in Europe. The determined reign of Joanna I in The Lady Queen. A dystopian YA about The 100 teens sent to Earth a century after a nuclear war.
Read MoreSelected quotes from Hubbell’s reflective memoir, A Country Life, where she discusses life after divorce, solitude, and beekeeping in the Ozarks.
Read MoreHistory told through the eyes of female rulers and leaders in Rival Queens. Swept away by descriptions of Buenos Aires and learning some important social history in On Argentina. Soaked in the quiet perspective of living season by season in A County Life.
Read MoreSearching for the source of the Nile in the River of the Gods. The bride is drinking rum, and a sullen admirer watches Dolly choose the wrong man in Cheerful Weather for a Wedding. Discovering man’s kinship with nature in Wilderness and the American Mind. An English Cinderella story turns gothic in The Making of a Marchioness.
Read MoreSelected quotes from The Alchemist focused on pursuing one's true life purpose by overcoming fear and following the heart. It highlights the profound interconnection in the universe, which we access through love and spiritual growth.
Read MoreAn artist and architect professor are attempting to restart their lives in the English town of Boscastle in Water, Stone, Heart. The weight of physical and mental imprisonment in a world rife with corruption in Little Dorrit. Seeking one's Personal Legend in the timeless classic The Alchemist.
Read MoreSelected quotes from Gilead explore thoughts on life, faith, failings, and hopes without being preachy, proud, or overly traumatic. There are struggles, hardships, and injustices, but life remains a precious gift.
Read MoreSelected Quotes from Oliver’s reflections on nature in Upstream, touching on solitude, creativity, and kinship
Read MoreUpstream: Selected Essays studies the natural world. On Writing (And Writings) expands on C.S. Lewis’s views on the practice. Read Like a Writer dissects the written word. A reflective letter on faith and father-son relationships is explored in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead.
Read MoreSelected quote from The Professor’s House about the need for solitude even amidst transition and change.
Read MoreExploring the natural world and human meaning in Teaching a Stone to Talk. Godfrey experiences a midlife crisis in The Professor’s House as he moves into a new home but clings to his old study in the attic. A Portuguese Jesuit endures intense torture, confronting a crisis of faith in Silence.
Read MoreSelected quotes from The Martian Chronicles, ironically, serve as a cautionary signal to humanity about their pursuit of conquest, the fragility exposed by connections, and the potential for self-destruction.
Read MoreA beautiful, but secretive woman, captivates a young farmer in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. A black seamstress in 1954 Oklahoma endowed with a “second sight” is The Secret Keeper of Main Street.
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