History, Real Life and Faith
Diana Brandmeyer’s The Honey Bride is part of the fourth 12 Brides of Summer novella series releasing September 1. Set in the spring following Diana’s The Festive Bride, it follows the fortunes of a young couple in 1887 Trenton, Illinois. Kate’s life spirals into difficulties when her father is killed during a severe storm. She and her brother and grandmother…
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What’s the value of music for a girl’s emotions? Everything. We watched the Masterpiece Theater version of A Room with a View last night and laughed every time Lucy Honeychurch turned to the piano to vent her emotions. It was an uneasy laugh–we recognizing aspects of our past. My sister-in-law told me once she only survived her rocky teen years…
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What’s the value of music for a girl’s emotions? Everything. We watched the Masterpiece Theater version of A Room with a View last night and laughed every time Lucy Honeychurch turned to the piano to vent her emotions. It was an uneasy laugh–we recognizing aspects of our past. My sister-in-law told me once she only survived her rocky teen years…
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The Dog Days of Summer Bride is best-selling author Margaret Brownley’s contribution to The 12 Brides of Summer Collection. Unlike most of the stories in the collection, The Dog Days of Summer Bride is not a sequel to Margaret’s 12 Brides of Christmas story. She explains why: “It’s hard for me to write sequels because when I finish a story it’s done. All…
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Think it was easy to be a YMCA secretary during WWI? The spiritual rewards may have been profound, but the physical cost was high. According to Sir James Barrett of the British YMCA: “The business of the YMCA is to provide comfort by personal service over and above military necessaries for the men who are well. “The Red Cross Society attends to…
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Think it was easy to be a YMCA secretary during WWI? The spiritual rewards may have been profound, but the physical cost was high. According to Sir James Barrett of the British YMCA: “The business of the YMCA is to provide comfort by personal service over and above military necessaries for the men who are well. “The Red Cross Society attends to…
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