The Moon in the Mango Tree has a little of everything within. It begins in the 1920’s and delves the reader deep into what life was like for women in those days.
Barbara has a beautiful voice, is training with the best teacher possible and has dreams of singing in the opera. She gets so far as to be given the opportunity to train with one of the biggest opera stars of the day. However, Iife never turns out quite like we think it will and Barbara soon finds herself married, albeit happily, and thousands of miles away from the opera stage.
Her life as the wife of a missionary doctor starts out rough, but eventually her husband, Harvey, ends up as the royal physician in Siam. The story takes the reader from the streets of the US to the jungles of the Orient and on to pre-war Europe. The book keeps readers guessing as the Barbara and Harvey travel around the world seeking to help each using their unique talents.
Based on a true story, The Moon in The Mango Tree is a great look at the life of women at the beginning of the twentieth century. Readers will identify with the characters search for their place in the world. As they travel across the globe chasing their dreams, they come to realize that God fulfills our desires in ways we ourselves could never even dream of.
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Change and Cherish Historical Series:
1. A Clearing in the Wild
2. A Tendering in the Storm
3. A Mending at the Edge
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Pretty cool, huh? A great way to get kids reading this summer! Here’s How It Works: (from the B&N website)
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Calling all business women! Take your business from flats to stilettos with the bible for business women seeking success in style, entitled The Chic Entrepreneur – Put Your Business in Higher Heels by Elizabeth Gordon. Her trendy theme “Chic Entrepreneur” is sweeping across the states landing in the hands of business women and MEN everywhere. Though her book is geared toward the feminine gender, surprisingly men have been reading the book as well. Their reasoning behind it is due to the fact that it provides them with valuable insight from a different point of view. The men seem to be impressed with the book enough to purchase copies of it for the women in their lives seeking to start (or who have already started) their own business.
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I’m excited to share with you that I have a new blog called “Radiant Readers” on PreciousMoms.com. I’ll be sharing insights from books I’m reading and I hope it will stir up some conversation with other readers.
If you want to take part, I’d love for you to take a look: PreciousMoms.com.
~ Jill
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This is a comical memoir of author Trish Ryan’s journey of finding love and spirituality.
In her quest she endures life’s challenges through one unfulfilling relationship after another while delving into various religious escapades. Her frustration grows as she stumbles through stages of her life no closer to being satisfied (soul and body) than she was on the first day her hunt to find more begin when she was in college.
She exposes her vulnerabilities allowing herself to become transparent not only for the humor in truth but also for the reader’s edification.
This book sheds light on the dark shadow that some think singles carry if they are not married by some predetermined age. Waiting to marry can prevent regretful woes, especially if you’re trying to win a race against the overrated term “biological clock.” Waiting for love is ALWAYS worth it.
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I came across this picture today and thought it was cool enough to share. The artist has lots of other book art as well. She explains her inspiration:
I arrive at some of my images by chance. Others, through experimentation. Without these two elements, my work would not flow easily from one idea to the next. A random encounter on Drew Street with the Houston Yellow Pages was the primary inspiration for this project.
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My favorite book of ’07 was Sharon Hinck’s The Restorer.
I’d love to hear about your favorite book(s)! Post below!
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We hope you each had a wonderful Christmas and are ready to hit the books again! 
Did you read anything over your break? We’d love to hear about it!
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