The Movements of the Books

Erik Rees - SHAPE: This book moves from Mt TBR to the Bible Study pile as it's the kind of book you do rather than the kind of book you read.

Orson Scott Card - Sarah: DNF - I've decided I don't like fictionalised accounts of Biblical characters.

Corrie Ten Boom - The Hiding Place: DNF - I did start this and am sure I would have got a lot out of it but I'm a bit depressed at the moment and so an autobiographical account of life in a concentration camp does not appeal.

Eirc & Leslie Ludy - When God Writes Your Life Story: 8/10 - I read this in a day after waiting impatiently for its arrival! Although I prefered Authentic Beauty, I found this an enjoyable and worthwhile read. The authors tell of the early years of their marriage and ministry and their aim of living life totally surrendered to God. There's plenty of practical help although, as with all books of this nature, there is the danger of legalism. This is a radical approach to Christianity and one which I find very appealing. I'll hold on to this for further study although I fear some of the ideas are beyond my reach.

In Other News, I'm experiencing severe problems with one of my wrists. I'm seeing the Dr this afternoon but suspect I'll be told to rest it which will curtail my online life. Fortunately, the other book I've been waiting for (Lisa Bevere - Nurture) has finally arrived so I do have something good to read!

It's Here!

After yesterday's extreme disappointment (and resultant sulks!) one of the books I've been waiting for has finally arrived. So today will be mostly spent reading Eric and Leslie Ludy's When God Writes Your Life Story.

Incidentally, a reader asked what 'DNF' stands for? It's 'Did Not Finish.'

Incoming Books

Mimi Wilson & Shelly Cook Volkhardt - Holy Habits
Anne Tyler - Digging to America
Erik Rees - SHAPE

Incoming Books!

Alexander Kent - Midshipman Bolitho
Charles Dickens - A Tale of Two Cities
Amy Tan - The Joy Luck Club
Peter Ho Davies - The Welsh Girl
Marina Lewycka - wo Caravans

Incoming Books!

Tony Buzan - The Speed Reading Book
Larry McMurtry - Lonesom Dove
Shari Anton - Lord of the Manor
John Galsworth - The Forsyte Saga
Bill Bryson - The Life and Times of the Thunderbolt Kid
William Stuart Long - The Exiles
Michel Quoist - Prayers of Life
Paul William Roberts - Journey of the Magi
James A Simpson, Angus T Stewart, Alan A S Reid - Keywords of Faith
W M Thackerey - Vanity Fair

Incoming Books!

Cristina Garcia - Dreaming in Cuban
John Berendt - The City of Falling Angels

Incoming Books!

Debbi Macomber - A Good Yarn
Nicki Defago - Child Free and Loving It!
M C Beaton - Agatha Raisin and the Quiche of Death
Henry James - The Aspern Papers and The Turn of the Screw
Sue Monk Kidd - The Secret Life of Bees
Tatiana de Rosnay - Sarah's Key
Muriel Spark - The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie

Incoming Books!

Debbie Macomber - Morning Comes Softly
Kate Collins - Mum's the Word
Azar Nafisi - Reading Lolita in Tehran
Anchee Min - Katherine

I'm a Winner!

Woman Alive magazine held a prize draw recently for a copy of Don't Panic!: The Ultimate Exam Survival Kit from The Good Book Co and, this morning, the Postie brought me a copy of the book and a little note from the magazine Editor to say I'm a winner!

It's the first time I've won a book. Well, it's more of a booklet but, hey, let's no split hairs. I'm studying at the moment so I have a good excuse to slot it into a high spot of Mt TBR - watch this space for a review!

Incoming Book!

Judith Levine - Not Buying It

Incoming Books!

Patricia Davids - Love Thine Enemy
Merrillee Whren - An Unexpected Blessing
Ruth Scofield - Her Cinderella Heart

Incoming Books!

Diann Walker - Blissfully Yours
J F Federspiel - The Ballad of Typhoid Mary

Incoming Books!

Andrew Collins - Where Did It All Go Right?
Chip Ingram - I Am With You Always
Gustave Flaubert - Madame Bovary
Janette Oke - When Comes the Spring
Frida Gashumba - Frida
Harper Lee - To Kill A Mockingbird
Anchee Min - Becoming Madame mao

Incoming Books!

Toni Morrison - Jazz
Susan Wittig Albert - The Tale of Holly How
Lori Wick - Every Little Thing About You

Incoming Books

Barbara Kingsolver - The Bean Tree
Kent Haruf - Plainsong
Barbara Kingsolver - Prodigal Summer

Incoming Books!

Today the postman brought me:

Marianne Fredriksson - Hanna's Daughters
Leslie Ludy - Authentic Beauty - Study Guide

The Ludy book is long-awaited and I'm thinking of substituting it for the bible study I'm currently doing and not much enjoying.

Incoming Books!

I've had a couple of books through the mail recently. I also had to buy a new baby gift and gift for big sister and chose books for both (the cloth kind for baby). Gift for big sister was on a 3-for-2 so, of course, I had to choose two books for me too. Which was very naughty but fun. So, here are my spoils:

Tahmima Anam - A Golden Age
Katharine McMahon - The Rose of Sebastopol
Lorna Sage - Bad Blood
Eric & Leslie Ludy - When God Writes your Love Story

Spring Reading Thing

How many books can I read between now and June? That, my friends, is the question. I've decided to focus on Christian fiction and non-fiction and to find ten books of each kind from my own shelves. Generally I read books in the order in which the came into the house but, for this challenge, I've picked books that I really want to read for whatever reason. I'll also be reading cat books and general fiction/non-fiction but I want my focus to be on the 20 books I list here:

Christian Fiction

Veronica Heley - Master of the Hall
Marta Perry - Hunter's Bride
Deeanne Gist - The Measure of a Lady
Beverly Lewis - The Crossroad
Janette Oke - When Calls the Heart
Carolyne Aarsen - All in One Place
Judy Baer - Be My Neat-Heart
Melody Carlson - Back Home Again
Liz Curtis Higgs - Bookends
Judith Miller - Whisper Along the Rails

Christian Non-Fiction

J Matthew Sleeth - Serve God Save the Planet
Max Lucado - Cure for the Common Life
Joyce Meyer - How to Hear from God
Ruth Haley Barton - Longing for More
Rob Bell - Sex God
Chip Ingram - Love, Sex & Lasting Relationships
Elizabeth George - Life Management for Busy Women
Christine Caine - Stop Acting Like a Christian Just Be One
Lisa Bevere - Kissed the Girls and Made Them Cry
R T Kendall - Totally Forgiving Ourselves

What the Postman Brought

Stephanie Pearl-McPhee - Yarn Harlot
Jillian Hart - A Soldier for Christmas
Debbie Macomber - Christmas Letters

What the Postman Brought ...

George Eliot - Silas Marner
Corrie ten Boom - The Hiding Place
Josh McDowell - More Than A Carpenter