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The bluebird and the sparrow (Women of the West ; #10)
By Janette Oke. 1995
Berta Berdette grows increasingly resentful and jealous of her vivacious, outgoing, younger sister Glenna. Berta struggles for her sense of…
self-identity and worth in the eyes of God and her family. Sequel to "Too long a stranger", followed by "A gown of Spanish lace". 1995. (Women of the West ; 10)The better mother
By Jen Sookfong Lee. 2011
In 1958, eight-year-old Danny Lim meets Miss Val, a burlesque dancer, who gives him a green silk belt. Years later,…
Danny spends his days working as a wedding photographer and his nights cruising Stanley Park. When he finds the belt, Danny realizes that the key to understanding himself and his family lies in his connection to Miss Val. Explicit strong language, explicit descriptions of sex and some descriptions of violence. c2011.Testament
By Nino Ricci. 2002
Set in a remote corner of the Roman Empire at a time of political unrest and spiritual uncertainty, Testament is…
the story of how one extraordinary man, a man of enormous charisma and passionate belief, alters forever the lives of those around him. It is told from four distinct points of view: Yihuda, a dedicated freedom fighter; Yeshua, a holy man; Yeshua's mother Miryam; and Miryam of Migdal, who travels with Yeshua through Galilee. 2002.Slander
By William Deverell. 1999
Fiery feminist trial lawyer Elizabeth Finnegan sets her sights on an arrogant Supreme Court judge, who has handed down a…
lenient sentence to a convicted rapist. When a woman comes to Finnegan claiming she was raped by the same judge, she jumps at the case. Her research looks damning, but is her client telling the truth? 1999.Rachel's secret (Riverhaven years. #1.)
By B. J Hoff. 2008
When the wounded riverboat captain, Jeremiah Gant, bursts into the rural Amish setting of Riverhaven, he brings chaos and conflict…
to the community, especially for young widow Rachel. The unwelcome "outsider" needs a safe place to recuperate before continuing his secret role as an Underground Railroad conductor. Neither he nor Rachel is prepared for the forbidden love that threatens to endanger a man's mission, a woman's heart, and a way of life for an entire people. Followed by "Where grace abides". Some descriptions of violence and some descriptions of sex. c2008. (Riverhaven years ; 1)Le royaume
By Emmanuel Carrère. 2014
" Le Royaume raconte lhistoire des débuts de la chrétienté, vers la fin du Ier siècle après Jésus Christ. Il…
raconte comment deux hommes, essentiellement, Paul et Luc, ont transformé une petite secte juive refermée autour de son prédicateur crucifié sous lempereur Tibère et quelle affirmait être le messie, en une religion qui en trois siècles a miné lEmpire romain puis conquis le monde et concerne aujourdhui encore le quart de lhumanité. Cette histoire, portée par Emmanuel Carrère, devient une fresque où se recrée le monde méditerranéen dalors, agité de soubresauts politiques et religieux intenses sous le couvercle trompeur de la pax romana. Cest une évocation tumultueuse, pleine de rebondissements et de péripéties, de personnages hauts en couleur. Mais Le Royaume cest aussi, habilement tissée dans la trame historique, une méditation sur ce que cest que le christianisme, en quoi il nous interroge encore aujourdhui, en quoi il nous concerne, croyants ou incroyants, comment linvraisemblable renversement des valeurs quil propose (les premiers seront les derniers, etc.) a pu connaître ce succès puis cette postérité... " -- 4e de couv.Left behind: a novel of the earth's last days (Left behind series. #1.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 1996
As Captain Rayford Steele pilots a plane across the Atlantic, his senior flight attendant, Hattie Durham, gives him the shocking…
news that half the passengers have disappeared. He soon learns that, in one cataclysmic moment, millions around the world disappeared, causing panic and terror. In the midst of this global chaos, Rayford, his priest, and several others form the Tribulation Force to fight the Antichrist, as he also searches for his family, for answers, and for truth. Followed by "Tribulation Force". 1996.Kingdom come: the final victory (Left behind series. #13.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2007
With Lucifer securely locked away for a thousand years, the Lord Jesus Christ now reigns over a renewed earth. But…
despite the idyllic surroundings and Christ-friendly environment, a growing number of hedonistic youth join a band of rebels who reject Christ and long for Satan's return. Bestseller. Sequel to "Glorious appearing". 2007.Her mother's hope (Marta's legacy. #1)
By Francine Rivers. 2010
1900s. God-fearing teenager Marta leaves her abusive home in Switzerland to pursue her dreams. In Canada Marta meets Niclas, an…
engineer. The two marry, have children, and move to California. Their eldest daughter Hildemara, always at odds with her demanding mother, becomes a nurse and starts her own family. Followed by "Her daughter's dream". 2010.Cougar Cove
By Julie Lawson. 1996
Eleven-year-old Sam's first visit to the remote west coast of Vancouver Island is not what she expected. She's teased by…
her cousins for being a "city kid", when they're not ignoring her. Then, while exploring the woods on her own, she comes face-to-face with a wild cougar and her two cubs and her summer vacation gets much more exciting. 1996.Desecration: Antichrist takes the throne (Left behind series. #9.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2001
Nicolae Carpathia, now the total embodiment of evil, desecrates the temple in Jerusalem by entering and declaring himself God. The…
ninth book in the Left Behind series will carry the world to the brink of Armageddon. Bestseller. Sequel to "The mark", followed by "The remnant". 2001.Assassins: Assignment: Jerusalem, target: Antichrist (Left behind series. #6.)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 2000
In the sixth book in the saga of those left behind, it is now thirty-eight months into the Tribulation. Giant…
horsemen ride the earth, scorching thousands with their fiery wrath. The believers in Christ continue to receive strength from their leader, but one of the faithful seeks to hasten events and is secretly planning the assassination of the Antichrist. Bestseller. Sequel to "Apollyon"; followed by "The indwelling". 2000.Battered soles: Lakefield's multicultural pilgrimage : a novel
By Paul Nicholas Mason. 2005
Why are thousands of people making the one-day trek from Peterborough to St. John's Church in Lakefield, one town over?…
Does the blue-skinned, flute-playing Jesus statue in the church basement really have divine healing powers? And why has a young lesbian artist become a cult figure in southern Ontario? Some strong language. 2005.Apollyon: the Destroyer is unleashed (The left behind series ; #5)
By Tim F LaHaye, Jerry B Jenkins. 1999
In Jerusalem, 144,000 witnesses gather in a stadium to hear the words of Tsion Ben-Judah. But Nicolae Carpathia, the Antichrist,…
also speaks in hopes of diverting Christians to his beliefs. The Tribulation continues as the faithful endure several more judgments. Sequel to "Soul Harvest". Bestseller. 1999. (The left behind series ; 5)An island of my own
By Andrea Spalding. 1998
Fifteen-year-old Rowan is sent to spend a summer with her cousins in an isolated area in British Columbia while her…
parents are on assignment in Africa. In an attempt to keep herself busy she decides to camp out on a near-by island to study an endangered group of sea otters. With the help of her family, friends, journalists and a marine biologist Rowan fights for the protection of the otters. Grades 5-8. 1998.A time to dance
By Karen Kingsbury. 2001
Abby Reynolds, wife of a high-school football coach in a small Illinois town, suspects her husband, John, of having an…
affair. But the true reason their marriage is about to crash is simply the strain of years: arguments unresolved, dreams deferred, and never enough money. Abby's own daughter and a renewed faith make Abby (and John) think twice about divorcing. c2001.A promise for Ellie (Daughters of Blessing. #1.)
By Lauraine Snelling. 2006
Return to Blessing, North Dakota, with the story of Andrew Bjorklund and Ellie Wold. After graduating in May of 1900,…
the two make plans to marry once the harvest is over and their new house is finished. They spend the summer working hard, and the Lord seems to shine on and in them in a special way. Everyone rejoices in their happiness. Everyone except for Toby Valders, who is determined to get even for all the drubbings he has taken from Andrew through the years. 2006.A rhinestone button
By Gail Anderson-Dargatz. 2002
Job Sunstrom is a religious man who loves the church. When his brother's family moves back into the family farmhouse…
where Job lives, they bring along an evangelist. Job's brother urges him to become one of the evangelist's religious foot soldiers. But this leaves him wondering if he will ever find love of a more earthly kind. 2002.A recipe for bees
By Gail Anderson-Dargatz. 1998
As Augusta Olsen waits for news about the surgery of her beloved son-in-law, she reflects on a harsh, sometimes magical,…
life. Bereft after her mother's death, she marries Karl, her first suitor. Her marriage is difficult and she battles with Karl's father, but when they move to a farm of their own, she begins to find her independence. She is soon at work on her mother's old beekeeping equipment. 1998.The priestly sins: a novel
By Andrew M Greeley. 2004
Wholesome, prairie-bred Father Herman Hoffman, having witnessed a young boy's rape in the parish rectory, exposes sexual abuse and cover-ups…
in the Church hierarchy. Herman risks his reputation by testifying against the guilty priest and the corrupt institutionalized system. Some descriptions of sex and some violence. 2004.