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"In the summer of 1951, Amishwoman Maggie Esh is struggling with a debilitating illness and few future prospects. When revival meetings come to the area, Maggie attends out of curiosity, and the words of the evangelist begin to stir something deep inside her. Dare she hope for a brighter future?"-- Provided by publisher.

"When her world is upended by the arrival of Englisher Adeline Pelham-her existence the reminder of a painful family secret-young Amishwoman Sylvia Miller must learn to come to terms with the past while grappling with issues of her own and trusting God to redeem mistakes"-- Provided by publisher.

God's Grace (1982), Bernard Malamud's last novel, is a modern-day dystopian fantasy, set in a time after a thermonuclear war prompts a second flood, a radical departure from Malamud's previous fiction. The novel's protagonist is paleolosist Calvin Cohn, who had been attending to his work at the bottom of the ocean when the Devastation struck, and who alone survived. This rabbi's son, a "marginal error", finds himself shipwrecked with an experimental...

MITZVAH POWER ACADEMY (TM), is a new, menschy project for young Jewish children, ages 5 to 10 years, and their families. MITZVAH POWER ACADEMY is a Jewish children's "edutainment" series that teaches valuable Torah lessons in a warm and fun way. Children learn about Jewish values, laws, history, Shabbat and holidays, Hebrew terms and, most importantly, how to be a mensch, through engaging stories, characters, and activities. "10,000 Matzoh balls?!...

Lost in the Arizona Desert and found by a handsome Christian missionary, Hazel Radcliffe is in turmoil. She falls in love with God's servant yet she finds herself unworthy of being his lover. That is why she needs to transform herself and become a better person. But is this self-transformation enough?

At the age of twelve, Sidney Henderson, in a moment of anger, pushes his friend Connie Devlin off the roof of a local church. Looking down on Connie's motionless body, Sidney believes he is dead. Let Connie live and I will never harm another soul, Sidney vows. At that moment, Connie stands up and, laughing, walks away. In the years that follow, the brilliant, self-educated, ever-gentle Sidney keeps his promise, even in the face of the hatred and persecution...

"Annie Zook--the preacher's eldest daughter--is expected to join the Amish church, but at 20 she is 'still deciding.' Because of the strict rules that guide the Plain community, she must continually squelch her artistic passion, although it has become her solace"--Provided by publisher.

The story of Dinah, a tragic character from the Bible whose great love, a prince, is killed by her brother, leaving her alone and pregnant. The novel traces her life from childhood to death, in the process examining sexual and religious practices of the day, and what it meant to be a woman.

Can the Young Man Who Once Broke Her Heart Be Trusted Again With Her Love? Love is in the air. You will sense it as soon as you arrive in Gresham. As the wedding of Julia Hollis and Vicar Andrew Phelps approaches, the quaint English village is caught up in a stir of excitement and the promise of an event to remember. Andrew's daughter Elizabeth is being courted by a handsome young curate. But while she is considering his offer of marriage, the man...

El lector tiene frente a sí un libro que puede señalarse entre los más notables de la trayectoria narrativa de Unamuno, en donde nos ofrece sus mejores frutos en su ejercicio narrativo y una atenta reconsideración de la fe y el catolicismo. En todo caso, las convicciones que abrigó a lo largo de su vida sobre el arte de la novela alcanzan uno de sus mejores momentos.