Class is dismissed for this month. I won’t be telling you what you can do with your commas and semi-colons…
Instead, I’ll just round up some non-fiction books you might like to tuck into your ereader. Some people never read non-fiction, some never read anything but. Both groups are missing out. I can’t imagine not escaping into a good thriller/romance/fantasy/sci-fi, etc. At the same time—I will be honest here: non-fiction didn’t feature very highly on my reading list until the Kindle plopped into my life—I have found it’s a genre that has enriched my bookshelf.
I have three books to recommend to you, one of them by our own very lovely Carolyn Steele. The three are very different: one is sad, one is fun, and one is absolutely hilarious.
White Lilies in Autumn is about a young couple who tragically lose their very prematurely born baby. You’re probably thinking, well, yes, that’s really sad, but not exactly uncommon. True. However, this was not the only unhappy event in this young couple’s life. To say they had more than a lifetime’s tragedy in just a few short years is a little bit of an understatement. What astounds you, though, is the tenacity, loving bond between this two young people, and extraordinary unwavering faith. It’s a very humbling read. Continue reading “Spotlight on…Non-fiction”