On Cindy's List of

Recent Reads

NON-FICTION

1.  The Writing Life

by Annie Dillard

Her musings on writing's muse and music

2.  To Own a Dragon

by Donald Miller

Growing up without a father

3.  Through Painted Deserts

      by Donald Miller

Stepping away from real life to find "real" life

4.  The Stained Glass Pickup

by Cathy Messecar

Brief glimpses at God's fingerprints on the windowpanes of life

5.  Parenting Teens: A Field Guide

by Janice Thompson

A keep-it-in-your pocket handbook for weathering the adventures of the teen years, whether your teen is a saint or not-so-much (Note: The HEARTBEAT ministry had opportunity to be included among the endorsements in the book's early pages!)

FICTION

1.  The Secret Life of Bees

by Sue Monk Kidd

Beautifully embroidered story about finding a parent's love in the unlikeliest of places

 

2.  Club Sandwich

by Lisa Sampson

Real and raw observations of the painful but joy-wrapped sandwich generation

 

3.  The Salt Garden

by Cindy Martinusen

Hearts estranged from life by disappointment and loss find and anchor in their storms

 

4.  A Hilltop in Tuscany (sequel to A Garden in Paris)

by Stephanie Grace Whitson

An unusual romance and interrupted plans force mother and daughter to reevaluate their priorities...and God's priorities for them

5.  Pieces of Silver

by Maureen Lang

Skillful in its historical research elements and gripping in its storyline, this book carries the heart through the first World War's devastating effects on relationships torn by loyalties and conviction

Updated November 2005