The Wise Woman is a parable or fairy tale written by George MacDonald, and is one of his better known works. This delightful story describes the activities of a "good witch" in developing the virtuous characters of two young girls: one of whom responds positively, the other negatively. In this story, MacDonald uses the character of the witch to convey how God pursues persons from all backgrounds, and how only He can enable them to embrace virtuous living. (Summary by Godsend)
It’s the fall of 1942, and the U.S. hospital ship Benevolence is cruising the waters of the South Pacific when it is torpedoed by the Japanese. Only nine people survive, and they eventually wash up on an island: the captain Joshua, and his wife, Isabelle, a nurse; Isabelle’s sister Annie and a woman named Scarlet, both nurses; Ratu, a teenage Fijian stowaway; Jake, a black engineer; Nathan and Roger, two officers; and Akira, a wounded Japanese soldier. The group knows it’s only a matter of time before the Japanese war machine reaches their shores, so they valiantly prepare for battle. As they do so, each man and woman struggles with his or her own personal demons.
One cold autumn night, a woman is found hanging from a beam in her summer cottage. At first sight it appears to be a straightforward case of suicide; the woman, Maria, had never recovered from the loss of her mother two years earlier and had a history of depression. But when Karen, the friend who found her body, approaches Erlendur and gives him the tape of a séance that Maria had attended, his curiosity is aroused.
Archie Goodwin has his hands full when three baffling murders make him the recipient of a poisonous lunch, the fall guy for a beautiful woman, and the target of the U.S. Federal Government.
King's Sister of Dissent - Marguerite of Navarre (1492 - 1549) and her Evangelical Network
Marguerite of Navarre was a great influence, a strong and talented woman and protector of those who wanted to make changes in the Catholic church in the 1500s. This book illustrates what a woman could do 500 years ago.
