Our family reads so many living history books! In some ways, you could say we are shaped by them…. Here are some of our favourite history authors for all ages: Laura Ingalls Wilder. Of course! Her books have probably changed the face of North America. As you probably know, there’s a recipe book, a song […]
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Review: Evidence Not Seen by Darlene Deibler Rose
Darlene, a young missionary wife, was among the first white women to enter New Guinea’s interior. However, after Pearl Harbor she and her husband Russell were forced to leave their beloved Kapauku people. It wasn’t long before the Japanese invaded and took Russell away. Darlene and other missionary women, left behind, faced rats, bandits and […]
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: Two Novels on William the Silent by Marjorie Bowen
William the Silent, father of the Netherlands, believed that “The mind and soul are not in the keeping of king nor priest—no man has a lordship over another man’s conscience. All history has proved that.” Through the eyes of a Renee, a waiting-woman, Marjorie Bowen paints the heroic life of William the Silent, Prince of […]