Category: religious-fiction
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The Historian by Elizabeth Kostova is a refreshing new twist on the popular tale of Vlad Tepes, aka Dracula. It’s hard to believe that The Historian is the author’s debut novel, published in 2005. Right at around 700 pages, we can clearly see that she had huge ambitions for this project. Fortunately for us readers,…
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Stone Yard Devotional by Charlotte Wood is a literary novel on self-reflection and journey, forgiveness, and finding peace while understanding grief. Fans of In This House of Brede will be familiar with the theme of a woman suddenly devoting her life to a nunnery. While Stone Yard Devotional is not as advanced in theme or…
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In this House of Brede by Rumer Godden is a religious fiction novel of the highest quality. Set in the 1950s, it seems as if we will be following Philippa Talbot, a successful woman in business, incredible and suddenly shocking decision to join the monastic house of Brede as a Benedictine nun for the rest…
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Haven by Emma Donoghue is a survival novel set in around the seventh century around Ireland. I don’t believe I’ve read any survival novels such as this one, which is set so far back in time. The closest would like be the movie Cast Away by Tom Hanks. Being that one of my goals for…
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Byzantium by Stephen Lawhead is a historical fiction novel which, simply put, is absolutely amazing. Set around 900 CE, it revolves around a group of monks in modern day Ireland. Wanting to present one of their most lavish gifts created to the emperor in Constantinople, a pilgrimage was required. Thus are we introduced to Aidan…
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