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Christine Sunderland

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July 09, 1947 in Fresno, CA, The United States

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http://www.ChristineSunderland.com

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Literature & Fiction, Religion & Spirituality, Travel

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C. S. Lewis, T. S. Eliot, Dorothy Sayers, Evelyn Underhill, Raymond Ra...more

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Born in Fresno, California, in 1947, I am one of the early Baby Boomers. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and experienced the commotion of the Vietnam protests during my college years. I lived in Canada for some time and returned to California with my young son in 1977. While working as a secretary, I met my present husband, a company executive. When my husband retired in 1992, we began to travel regularly to Italy, France, and England.
Because of this remarkable opportunity to visit the home of Western Civilization, I studied history so that I would understand what I was seeing. I audited classes and read and read and read. The study took me back to the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the foundation for Wester...more Born in Fresno, California, in 1947, I am one of the early Baby Boomers. I grew up in the San Francisco Bay Area and experienced the commotion of the Vietnam protests during my college years. I lived in Canada for some time and returned to California with my young son in 1977. While working as a secretary, I met my present husband, a company executive. When my husband retired in 1992, we began to travel regularly to Italy, France, and England.
Because of this remarkable opportunity to visit the home of Western Civilization, I studied history so that I would understand what I was seeing. I audited classes and read and read and read. The study took me back to the rise of Christianity in the Roman Empire, the foundation for Western thought. I soon understood what scholars mean when they say we cannot understand the present without understanding the past.
I have written four novels and am working on a fifth. PILGRIMAGE (OakTara 2007), set in Italy, is about grief, healing, and belief. The sequel, OFFERINGS (OakTara 2009), set in France, deals with healing of body and soul, trust and deceit, love and sacrifice. INHERITANCE, set in England, the third in the trilogy, was released in September 2009. The fourth novel, HANA-LANI (OakTara 2010), is set in Hawaii and explores family, tradition, and the meaning of love. My fifth novel is a thriller set in Rome.
I have also been fascinated with the interaction of matter and spirit. Science is only beginning to understand some of the mechanisms of the brain; how we think and perceive ics still a great mystery. Evidence supports the theory that the body and soul are closely connected, that our mental/spiritual state affects our physical well-being. My novels explore some of these ideas.
I live with my husband and two cats, Laddie and Lady Jane, in Northern California. I have been blessed with eight grandchildren who fill our home at Christmas, Easter, and summertime with their delightful exuberance and penetrating questions.
More information can be found at http://www.ChristineSunderland.com, MyTravels.ChristineSunderland.com, http://www.OakTara.com, and http://www.Anglicanpck.org.

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	Offerings 4.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2009 — 3 editions	My rating:
	Pilgrimage 4.50 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 2007 — 2 editions	My rating:
	Hana Lani 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 2 editions	My rating:
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Christine Sunderland voted for Inheritance in the poll What are some recommended books with either Episcopalian characters, or having the Episcopal Church/...more
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Christine Sunderland gave to: War in Heaven by Charles Williams	My rating:
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Christine Sunderland gave to: The Wisdom of Ambrose by Susan Prudhomme read in March, 2011	My rating:
In this delightful fantasy, empty-nester seeks to find her true identity among the lofty and silent redwoods of Northern California. She crosses into another world, a parallel time, and meets Ambrose, a large brown bear. And so Susan Anderson, her hu...more
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Christine Sunderland gave to: The Forest by Susan Prudhomme read in March, 2011	My rating:
Author Susan Prudhomme begins this wonder-filled tale with these tantalizing words: The Forest lies in velvet mystery on the face of mountains and valleys, its mists spreading amongst the ridges like a sleeping, purring beast. We soon enter the world...more
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Christine Sunderland gave to: The Journals of Father Alexander Schmemann, 1973-1983 by Alexander Schmemann	My rating:
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Christine Sunderland gave to: Jesus and the Jewish Roots of the Eucharist: Unlocking the Secrets to the Last Supper by Brant Pitre	My rating:
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Christine Sunderland gave to: Innocent Blood by P.D. James	My rating:
Excellent prose, great story, classic James. I love this writer and am learning from her with each phrase.
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Christine Sunderland gave to: Devices And Desires (Adam Dalgliesh, #8) by P.D. James	My rating:
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Christine Sunderland gave to: The Skull Beneath The Skin (Cordelia Gray, #2) by P.D. James read in October, 2010	My rating:
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