This book has been on my shelf for a long time, but for some reason I never read it. What a mistake! It is the early fifteenth century, and in Bohemia John Huss is preaching God’s Word. Throughout Europe, the faithful are disheartened by the antics of rival popes. And in Constance, Hubert Bohun is […]
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Review: Done and Dared in Old France by Deborah Alcock
Little Gaspard, fleeing for his life in the dark forest, spied the light of a small cottage. The family, rougher people than he had ever met, needed a young boy to help smuggle salt and gave Gaspard two choices: die or become a smuggler. Although he learned their ways and met their friends, he never quite […]
Review: By Far Euphrates by Deborah Alcock
Young Jack travelled to Armenia with his beloved father who hoped to find ancient manuscripts, a passion that resurfaced after his wife died. Father and son, Christians, took rooms with Armenian Christian families who nursed them when the dreaded fevers struck. Jack became one of the family, in sorrow as well as joy. His English […]
Review: The Czar by Deborah Alcock
Twelve year-old Ivan, disputing with Michael over the privilege of swinging with pretty Anna Popovna, was abruptly put face to face with his past. Who was he? Why did all the villagers treat him differently? And what could he do to win Anna’s favor? As Ivan set out on a mission to surpass his rival, […]
Review: The King’s Service by Deborah Alcock
When wild Charlie Graham makes the first solid decision of his life and signs up to fight for the Protestant cause in the Thirty Year’s war, his main concern is to care for his brother’s motherless children, Jeanie and Hugh. To Jeanie’s delight, she is not separated from her little brother, now a page, but […]