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The Bread of Angels: A Memoir of Love and Faith in Damascus

by Stephanie Saldana
- Rated 5 stars
“Stephanie Saldana's memoir of a year she spent in Syria, sent on a Fulbright scholarship to study the role of Jesus in Islam, and escaping a family history that haunts her as well as a broken heart - a year that would open her heart and change her life in surprising ways. The story and the woman, like the writing, are simply beautiful. Highly recommended.”

Bobbie N wrote this review 3 weeks ago. ( reply | permalink )
The Dancing Animal Woman : A Celebration of Life

by Anne Hillman
- Rated 3 stars
“Anne Hillman weaves her story with the story of all humanity and the Universe - belonging, evolving, towards integrity and wholeness.”

Bobbie N wrote this review Tuesday, May 1, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Mr g: A Novel About the Creation

by Alan Lightman
- Rated 4 stars
“The story of creation - from the beginnings of the Universe to suffering, good and evil - as told by God, with wit and humor, wisdom and imagination. A must-read for both scientific and religious-minded readers.”

Bobbie N wrote this review Friday, April 27, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Einstein's Dreams

by Alan Lightman
- Rated 3 stars
“SUMMARY: A young patent clerk named Albert Einstein has a series of dreams, in which time is without past, without future, stands still, repeats itself, is a sense like smell or taste, does not exist, etc. COMMENTS: Imaginative, creative, philosophical, at times comic or tragic – a well-written, brilliant fiction debut
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Bobbie N wrote this review Sunday, April 22, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
The Big Cat Nap: The 20th Anniversary Mrs. Murphy Mystery

by Rita Mae Brown
- Rated 3 stars
“When employees of a local auto repair shop start turning up dead, Harry's curiosity gets the best of her.”

Bobbie N wrote this review Saturday, April 21, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
A New Set of Eyes: Encountering the Hidden God

by Paula D'Arcy
- Rated 4 stars
“A book of short reflections to help the reader awaken to the presence of God”

Bobbie N wrote this review Saturday, April 21, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Song for Sarah: A Mother's Journey Through Grief and Beyond

by Paula D'Arcy
- Rated 4 stars
“Entries from Paula D'Arcy's journal, starting with her learning she was pregnant and continuing through the horrendous period of grief she suffered following the deaths of that child and her husband 3 years later. Heartwrenching.”

Bobbie N wrote this review Saturday, April 21, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
She Who Is, 10th Anniversary Edition

by Elizabeth A. Johnson
- Rated 4 stars
“A classic in feminist theology and scholarship, She Who Is takes the reader / student through classic theological language about God, women's experience giving rise to the need for a fuller range in such language, and biblical, mystical, and doctrinal concepts such as Spirit, Sophia, a Triune God, and a God who suffers.”

Bobbie N wrote this review Sunday, April 15, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Waking up to this day : seeing the beauty right before us

by Paula D'Arcy
- Rated 4 stars
“Insights on living a contemplative life, i.e., being awake to the present moment and aware what life sets before us, by a woman who started to awaken at age 27 after she and her unborn child survived a tragic accident that took the lives of her husband and two-year-old daughter.”

Bobbie N wrote this review Sunday, April 8, 2012. ( reply | permalink )
Gift of the Red Bird: A Spiritual Encounter

by Paula D'Arcy
- Rated 4 stars
“After surviving an accident that took the lives of her husband and young daughter, and giving birth to another daughter while still in the throes of grief, Paula D'Arcy experienced God speaking to her from the depths of her pain: Want me more than you want anything. Thirteen years later, needing to experience a deeper intimacy with God and herself, she spent three days in solitude in the Texas wilderness. This is her account of that time.”

Bobbie N wrote this review Sunday, April 8, 2012. ( reply | permalink )