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Check out this book! It's called The Tablet of My Heart and it's by Elizabeth Walker. It is an incredibly inspirational story based on poems in a journal of a little girl who was sexually abused.It's touching, and the author donates from the proceeds to a foundation that helps abused children. Pretty neat!
If you like historical fiction as I do, try The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson. While somewhat familiar with the story of the Romanov family, and of course always fascinated by the question of whether or not Anastasia survived, I never fully understood the political situation surrounding the family's brutal murder. This author does a great job of describing the events leading up to the murders, although from the perspective of a lesser known older sister of Anastasia, Tatiana. From what I could tell from some additional research, Erickson, while of course taking some liberties with history, portrayed the personalities of each family member quite well. She really helps you understand what it must have been like to live with the knowledge that those in power want your entire family dead.
Whether or not you are a fan of Nicholas Sparks' novels, I highly recommend the book he co-wrote with his brother which is aptly titled, Three Weeks With My Brother. When presented with the opportunity to take an amazing three week vacation around the world to visit some well-known historical sites, Nicholas asks his brother to accompany him so they may have some well-earned bonding time. Now, if you're beginning to think this may have the sappy feel Sparks produces in some of his novels, rest assured this is not the case. Rather, it is a combination of fascinating descriptions of places we would surely all like to visit but probably never will, and both humorous and touching stories of the Sparks' childhood and how they became the adults they are, triumphs, tragedies, and all.
3 comments:
Check out this book! It's called The Tablet of My Heart and it's by Elizabeth Walker. It is an incredibly inspirational story based on poems in a journal of a little girl who was sexually abused.It's touching, and the author donates from the proceeds to a foundation that helps abused children. Pretty neat!
If you like historical fiction as I do, try The Tsarina's Daughter by Carolly Erickson. While somewhat familiar with the story of the Romanov family, and of course always fascinated by the question of whether or not Anastasia survived, I never fully understood the political situation surrounding the family's brutal murder. This author does a great job of describing the events leading up to the murders, although from the perspective of a lesser known older sister of Anastasia, Tatiana. From what I could tell from some additional research, Erickson, while of course taking some liberties with history, portrayed the personalities of each family member quite well. She really helps you understand what it must have been like to live with the knowledge that those in power want your entire family dead.
Whether or not you are a fan of Nicholas Sparks' novels, I highly recommend the book he co-wrote with his brother which is aptly titled, Three Weeks With My Brother. When presented with the opportunity to take an amazing three week vacation around the world to visit some well-known historical sites, Nicholas asks his brother to accompany him so they may have some well-earned bonding time. Now, if you're beginning to think this may have the sappy feel Sparks produces in some of his novels, rest assured this is not the case. Rather, it is a combination of fascinating descriptions of places we would surely all like to visit but probably never will, and both humorous and touching stories of the Sparks' childhood and how they became the adults they are, triumphs, tragedies, and all.
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