Tag: historical fiction

"A story is the best way to learn about times past, and John Desjarlais spins a gripping story. I wondered how he could make such a giant of a saint real and relatable to modern readers. Succat seems to step off the pages in all his overweight, arrogant stubbornness—a boy whom God will slowly transform into a saint." ~ Bonnie Way on The Light of Tara by John Desjarlais

Bonnie Way May 20, 2021

The Light of Tara: a novel of St. Patrick

Catholicism

XAN took the whittled cross from his pouch and held it tight in his palm, trying to pray. His silent words seemed to echo into the nothingness of tiny white stars in the dusk sky. What if all that the monks believed was untrue? ~ The Haunted Cathedral by Antony Barone Kolenc, Book #2 in the Harwood Mysteries series

Bonnie Way May 2, 2021

The Haunted Cathedral by Antony Barone Kolenc

Catholicism

John Desjarlais: an author interview.

Bonnie Way February 3, 2021

John Desjarlais chats about saints and writing

Interview

Shadow in the Dark (book 1 in the Harwood Mysteries) by Antony Barone Kolenc

Bonnie Way December 3, 2020

Shadow in the Dark (a historical Catholic YA novel)

Catholicism

"A fur trader might provide his daughter with the trappings of success, but even a Chief Factor could not free her from wedlock, once caught in the matrimonial snare." Vanessa Winn in Trappings

Bonnie Way November 3, 2020

Trappings by Vanessa Winn tells Kate Wallace’s story

Fiction

Night of the Cossack by Tom Blubaugh

Bonnie Way June 1, 2020

Night of the Cossack by Tom Blubaugh: a literature-based curriculum guide

Curriculum Reviews

The Last Blue by Isla Morley - book review

Bonnie Way May 5, 2020

The Last Blue by Isla Morley {book review}

Fiction

A Reluctant Bride by Jody Hedlund

Bonnie Way August 12, 2019

A Reluctant Bride by Jody Hedlund {book review}

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Jerusalem's Queen by Angela Hunt (the Silent Years series)

Bonnie Way March 11, 2019

Jerusalem’s Queen by Angela Hunt (the Silent Years series)

Fiction

Everything She Didn't Say by Jane Kirkpatrick, a historical novel about Carrie Adell Strahorn

Bonnie Way January 10, 2019

Everything She Didn’t Say by Jane Kirkpatrick

Fiction