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Mitford years volume 1
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English
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Anticipating a relaxing retirement, Father Tim returns to his hometown for the first time in decades when he receives an anonymous summons, an event that leads to his discovery of long-buried secrets and new people.
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Shaker novels volume 4
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English
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It is 1844 and Lacey Bishop's life is a tangled mess. Estranged from her own family, at age 16 she goes to work for a preacher and his wife. When his wife dies, the preacher convinces Lacey that the only decent thing to do is to marry him. That way she can continue to act as mother to the little girl who was left on his doorstop. But Lacey never expects he will decide to take them all off to a Shaker village.
24) Brimstone
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English
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"New York Times"-bestselling author Parker takes aim at the Old West with this brilliantly crafted follow-up to "Resolution" and "Appaloosa," again featuring guns-for-hire Virgil Cole and Everett Hitch.
Determined to locate a woman he loves who inexplicably ran off, hired gunman Virgil Cole, along with deputy Everett Hitch, makes his way across New Mexico and Texas before finding her in a brothel, a situation complicated by a religious man and saloon...
25) Lila
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Pub. Date
2014.
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English
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Neglected as a toddler, Lila was rescued by a canny young drifter and together they crafted a life on the run. Despite some petty violence and moments of desperation, their life was laced with moments of joy and love. When Lila arrives in Gilead, she struggles to reconcile the life of her makeshift family and their days of hardship with the gentle Christian worldview of her husband which paradoxically judges those she loves.
Lila, homeless and alone...
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Pub. Date
2011, 1935
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English
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"Here and there among men, there are those who pause in the hurried rush to listen to the call of a life that is more real. He who sees too much is cursed for a dreamer, a fanatic, or a fool, by the mad mob, who, having eyes, see not, ears and hear not, and refuse to understand."
--From The Shepherd of the Hills
Originally published in 1907, The Shepherd of the Hills is Harold Bell Wright's most famous work. Pelican Publishing Company is honored to...
27) Absolute truths
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Pub. Date
1996
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English
Description
Charles Ashworth, the Bishop of Starbridge, is a stalwart defender of the faith. However, his own faith is put to the test when his beloved wife dies. He is caught in a maze of grief and denial, and becomes estranged from his children, his colleagues, and his parishioners.
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Father Tim and Cynthia arrive in the west of Ireland, intent on researching his Kavanagh ancestry. The charm of their lakeside B & B is broken when Cynthia startles a burglar and sprains her already-injured ankle. Then a cherished and valuable painting is stolen from the lodge owners, and Cynthia's pain pales in comparison to the wound at the center of this bitterly estranged Irish family.
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2016.
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English
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This is the true story of how a small group of journalists uncovered child abuse on a vast scale - and held the Catholic Church to account. On 31 January 2002, the Boston Globe published a report that sent shockwaves around the world. Their findings, based on a six-month campaign by the 'Spotlight' investigative team, showed that hundreds of children in Boston had been abused by Catholic priests, and that this horrific pattern of behaviour had been...
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"Sebastian proves she is a new force to be reckoned with in historical romances."—Booklist
Some of Ben Sedgwick's favorite things:
After an unconventional upbringing, Ben is perfectly content with the quiet, predictable life of a country vicar, free of strife or turmoil. When
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"Anyone who murdered Colonel Protheroe," declared the parson, brandishing a carving knife above a joint of roast beef, "would be doing the world at large a favor!" It was a careless remark for a man of the cloth. And one which was to come back and haunt the clergyman just a few hours later -- when the Colonel is found shot dead in the clergyman's study. But as Miss Marple soon discovers, the whole village seems to have had a motive to kill Colonel...
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Love Medicine volume Bk. 6
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English
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A story of suspect miracles, tests of faith, and the corrosive and redemptive power of secrecy. Over the years, Father Damian has seen the reservation through its most severe crises, yet he is more than a heroic priest. He has lived with and served the Ojibwa people as a man of the cloth, and also as a woman. However, where does fact end and reality begin? NPR sponsorships. Deals with miracles, crises of faith, struggles with good & evil, temptation,...
34) Child of promise
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Brides of Culdee Creek volume 4
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English
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Beth MacKay returns to Culdee Creek after five years of medical school determined to prove herself. Her first love, Rev. Noah Starr, is now a widowed father who is questioning his ministry.
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Mitford years volume 2
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English
Description
In the gentle tradition of James Herriot, Bailey White, Ferrol Sams, and Garrison Keillor, Karon continues the fresh and beautifully written story of a small mountain town in the South. The village rector, Father Tim, can no longer deny his feeling for his neighbor. But what about the wealthy widow who has been wooing him with casseroles? It's clear that Father Tim is in need of divine intervention.
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2017.
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English
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The Earl of Wrexford possesses a brilliant scientific mind, but boredom and pride lead him to reckless behavior. He does not suffer fools gladly. So when pompous, pious Reverend Josiah Holworthy publicly condemns him for debauchery, Wrexford unsheathes his rapier-sharp wit and strikes back. As their war of words escalates, Londons most popular satirical cartoonist, A.J. Quill, skewers them both. But then the clergyman is found slain in a churchhis...
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Locket Trilogy volume Bk. 2
Pub. Date
2002, c1999
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English
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This "New York Times" bestselling novel of love and redemption is now in paperback. Fallen minister Hunter Bell flees from the bitter memories of his past and heads to Utah's gold mining towns after his wife's death. In the heart of a driving blizzard, Hunter makes a shocking discovery--and begins to see that a life tested by unthinkable cruelty can still be rich with faith and hope.
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Mitford years volume 13
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English
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Dooley Kavanagh was first seen in At Home in Mitford as a barefoot, freckle-faced boy in filthy overalls. Now Father Tim Kavanagh's adopted son has graduated from vet school and opened his own animal clinic. Since money will be tight for a while, maybe he and Lace Harper, his once and future soul mate, should keep their wedding simple. So the plan is to eliminate the cost of catering and do potluck. Ought to be fun. An old friend offers to bring his...
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Pub. Date
2021.
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English
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"Is the Catholic priesthood "Biblical"? The author definitively and positively answers that question in the affirmative. The priesthood of the Catholic Church, both the common or royal and the ministerial, is grounded in the texts of divine Revelation and the words and actions of Jesus in his earthly ministry"--
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