Friday, February 25, 2011

Angel Sister, a new novel by Ann H. Gabhart. Available February 2011 at your favorite bookseller from Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group.

Angel Sister meets a abandoned child on the step of a local church where her grandfather is pastor. She takes the child home because she is hungry and knows she will find food to give her, even though it is 1936 and families across the country are struggling to keep food on the table. The child names Kate Merritt Angel Sister, because her mother has instructed her to stay and wait for an angel to find her.

The child settles in to her new family, only to find other people in the congregation have made other arrangements. Kate assumes the role of protector and is determined to remain a loyal sister to this abandoned child. Whose name Lorena Birdsong her mother has instructed her to say everyday so she remembers who she is, and she sings and swirls as this becomes a daily ritual with her. This makes her an unforgettable character.

The family who embraced her as her own, Kate, her parents and sisters, learn to sing their own names, as each of us can to remind us of who we all in difficult circumstances.

I received a complimentary copy from the publishers.

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Monday, February 21, 2011

The God Haters by Bill Myers. Published by Howard Books. A 2010 Christian novel compels you into a computer AI game predicting the results of free will. The characters' believes are played out in scenarios within the game, and face the implications.

The main charater hides his lostness by his denial of God. His soul was wounded by the loss of his only son. One of the strongest connections for this reader was the revelation of the characters in the game are in the image of this lost son.

I received a complimentary review copy from the author.

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