Since we love Leithart’s literature study guides, I expected his latest book, Fyodor Dostoevsky to be something I could use in my homeschool. But it isn’t. Instead, it’s the poetic biography of a man who faced the darkest sides of humanity in himself and others, who struggled with his faith and his life, and who […]
Reviews: Nonfiction
Review: Behind the Veils of Yemen by Audra Grace Shelby
When Audra’s husband Kevin felt called to spread the gospel in Yemen, his wife doubted. How could she move to a dangerously anti-Christian country, live there as a Christian woman, and take her young children there? How could she, impulsive and opinionated, be missionary material? But she learned some important lessons from God: “He […]
Review: Married Mom, Solo Parent by Carla Anne Coroy
Millions of married women raise their children alone because their husbands are not available. Whether the cause of the husband’s absence is business, the military, ministry, study, illness, or hobbies, the effect is the same: a lonely wife and mother who faces a life more challenging than she had ever imagined. Married Mom, Solo Parent: Finding […]
Review: Sisters in the Wilderness, a DVD
In the early 1830’s, sisters Susanna Moodie and Catharine Parr Traill immigrated with their husbands to Upper Canada. They left behind them a charming childhood and a genteel but impoverished English lifestyle. They had no idea what the wilds of Canada would hold but expected an easy life. When reality hit, Susanna was devastated by […]