Book Review: The Girl in the Orange Dress

Written by Margot Starbuck 
Reviewed by Shelly Beach 

As an occasional and often half-hearted reader of memoir, I was surprised to find myself engaged from page one by Margot Starbuck’s The Girl in the Orange Dress: Searching for a Father Who Does Not Fail. I was gripped by Starbuck’s thoughtfully-nuanced narrative woven skillfully with poignant humor and refreshing soul-searching. Through Starbuck’s eyes, I saw reflections of the self-doubt I believe lies within all of us.
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Book Review: Sanctuary

Written by Molly Noble Bull 
Reviewed by Elizabeth Ludwig 

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In 1740, Rachel Levin’s loved ones are murdered, and she flees her French village with Huguenot, Pierre Dupre. They take refuge in a church until the military captain who killed her family arrives. The captain wants Rachel as his mistress or he wants her dead. Rachel and Pierre agree to a marriage of convenience and manage to escape. Will they reach Scotland as planned? Or will their lives end on an English countryside?
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Book Review: The Light Across the River

Written by Stephanie Reed
Reviewed by Susan K. Marlow

Johnny Rankin can’t keep a secret. This wouldn’t be such an issue if his family (the true-life Rankin family of Ripley, Ohio) were not involved in the Underground Railroad. Johnny’s “loose tongue” could endanger many lives. Oh, how he wants to help lead slaves to freedom in Canada! But he simply cannot be trusted to keep his mouth shut.

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Book Review: Praying for Your Prodigal Daughter

Written by Janet Thompson
Reviewed by LaTayne C. Scott
    
This is a meaty, often-gritty book about the realities of having a child who has taken a path away from the Lord, and often from her parents as well.  It asks the reader to face the fact that patterns of behavior can often be traced to one’s forebears and replicated – if not deliberately stopped—in the lives of children and later generations.
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Book Review: The Valentine Edition

Written by Robin Shope
Reviewed by Donald James Parker

Turtle Creek, Wisconsin is my kind of place. They have one restaurant (Ma’s Diner) and a weekly newspaper. The people are much friendlier that Jodi encountered in Chicago. Her move to the small town lets her see an entirely different style of life.  She finds romance an hour after she hits town. It takes the entire book to discover where that instant crush is going to end up. There are a lot of twists and turns as the adage true loves never runs smooth manifests itself big-time in this story. It’s an emotional roller coaster ride for the characters and for the readers.
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