Delta Dawn (no really) grew up poor and unloved, but has made good by becoming a successful family photographer amongst the wealthy New York elite. She longs for a better lifestyle and sense of belonging, and when she's hired to photograph Natalie Staub's 11th birthday, she yearns to become part of the lives of the …
Delilah Dickey has been missing for 11 years when she escapes from a basement where she's been held and is found in the woods by a woman walking her dog. Her return brings a lot of questions back to the surface about the events all those years ago when two other women went missing, including …
Hannah thinks her marriage is perfect, until one day her husband disappears, leaving only a note saying "protect her". The "her" in the note is his teenage daughter, who hasn't quite accepted Hannah as her new parent. To find out why he left, the two have to work together to find out what Owen was …
According to this book, 80% of Americans believe in miracles. Talking publicly about that belief, however, is another thing. The authors of this book, along with Mary Beth Phillips who was their co-author on their previous book, The Miracle Chase, are three close friends who met through their kids. They each had a Catholic background, …
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In 1617, a freak storm blew up out of nowhere off the coast of Vardo, a small Norwegian island. At the time, all the fishermen were out on the water, and it killed all 40 of them. It meant that there were almost no men on the island at all, and the women had to …
Flora and Julian have a relationship that all their friends aspire to, and sometimes Flora even feels a little smug about how their relationship has fared over the years, where others have faltered and fallen apart. They often team up with another couple, Margot and her husband, and make up a close knit foursome. But …
In Norway, there's a tradition of dropping kids of about 12 in the woods and allowing them to navigate and make their own way back to camp. They're blindfolded so they don't know where exactly they are and they have no modern conveniences. No phones. No GPS. It's a rite of passage for a lot …
Cathedral is set in Hagenberg in the 12th and 13th centuries. It takes in the lives of various characters who live in Hagenberg and who are effected by the building of the cathedral. That's everyone from the clergyman who has to find the money to finance it, the artisans who work on the architecture and …
These are some small embroidery and sewing projects I whipped up this week that I thought I'd share with you guys. I know I often do outfits and things but I haven't left the house all that much. So, a photo of me in a tee just didn't feel up to my usual standards. But …
With the help of George Vecsey, Loretta Lynn wrote the story of her life 1976. It was a huge bestseller and has never been out of print. It was made into a film in 1980, starring Sissy Spacek and Tommy Lee Jones, and last year marked the 40th anniversary of that film. (I have a …
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