Linda Jo Martin
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River Girl
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A Christian novel with a boat. Annie, in Chicago, receives a message to return to Maine because something happened to her great-uncle Bob. She is so attached to him she immediately leaves her job and travels to Maine. I can't tell you what happened to ...more |
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emily ྀིྀི ✞ || [fallon's vrs]
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An island, priceless treasure, and greedy pirates! Great story! I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It was written for teenage boys, but I felt compassion for Jim who had to face many tough challenges at a young age. The plot moves fast enoug ...more |
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An island, priceless treasure, and greedy pirates! Great story! I didn't expect to like it as much as I did. It was written for teenage boys, but I felt compassion for Jim who had to face many tough challenges at a young age. The plot moves fast enoug ...more |
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This is a WWII Christian novel. Lynn Austin is the best author of Christian fiction I've found. Some might say it is Francine Rivers, and she is also near the top of the list for me. However, Lynn Austin's fiction feels so realistic and inspiring; I'v ...more |
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| I learned SO MUCH about the Revolutionary War from this book! But that's the point of reading books by David McCullough - he did the research and found the facts and knit them all together in a readable narrative, and all I have to do is read his boo ...more | |
“I believe the greatest pleasure in writing is in the progressive artistry of it. Each project is an attempt to do better than before - to produce a worthy work of art - something having meaning not only for the writer but also for those who may share the experience of it later. I treasure the hope of producing something that will make a difference in the world - some kind of positive change.”
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“Anything that dims my vision of Christ, or takes away my taste for Bible study, or cramps my prayer life, or makes Christian work difficult, is wrong for me, and I must, as a Christian, turn away from it.”
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“Although it’s good to try new things and to keep an open mind, it’s also extremely important to stay true to who you really are.”
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
― Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
“There is a fountain of youth: it is your mind, your talents, the creativity you bring to your life and the lives of people you love. When you learn to tap this source, you will truly have defeated age.”
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“It is best as one grows older to strip oneself of possessions, to shed oneself downward like a tree, to be almost wholly earth before one dies.”
― Lolly Willowes
― Lolly Willowes
“When you write, you are telling a story...to yourself. When you revise, you are telling a story to yourself...over and over again.”
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