Discouraged by her widowed father’s endless depression, Julie Smallwood watched his livelihood, a small boarding school, fall into ruin. She was relieved when he was invited to become a tutor on the coast of Cornwall and eagerly accepted the post, anxious to leave behind memories of the past. But that meant that Julie, her father’s assistant, had […]
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Review: A Farmer’s Daughter by Dawn Stoltzfus
Since I have celiac disease, I rarely pick up a mainstream cookbook, but A Farmer’s Daughter was irresistible. You see, it’s about real, yummy, please-your-family food. What else would a Mennonite dairy farmer’s daughter (and former owner of The Farmer’s Wife market) write about? A Farmer’s Daughter: Recipes from a Mennonite Kitchen is full of […]
Review: J. R. R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend by Colin Duriez
Since Tolkien’s fantasies are a big part of our home and homeschool, I was excited to read what a recognized expert had to say about him. In J.R.R. Tolkien: The Making of a Legend, Colin Duriez has given us a thorough and upbeat biography of the man and his ideas. Tracing his life from the very beginning, the […]
Review: Courting Cate by Leslie Gould
Shakespeare meets the Amish in this surprising and moving story of shrewish Cate Miller and her beautiful younger sister Betsy. Their kind and gentle Dat has settled on a way to encourage Cate to consider marriage and be happy: To both sisters’ dismay, Betsy cannot court or marry until her older sister does. When Pete […]