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Book Cover BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Ferrell, J. L. (2004). The peacegiver: How christ offers to heal our hearts and homes. Salt Lake City, UT/USA: Deseret Book . PAGES 240 PURCHASING OPTIONS Barnes&Noble Original Print $22.97 NOOK $10.99 Amazon.com Hardcover $34.99 Paperback $12.99 ANNOTATION Ricky's deceased grandfather visits him in an attempt to help save his marriage with Carol. SUMMARY   *Spoiler Alert* Ricky and Carol Carson's marriage is all but over. They have struggled to get back the spark they use to have, and they can't talk without arguing and accusations. Ricky feels deep resentment toward Carol, because she doesn't show appreciation for what he does for the family. One night after another argument and going to bed in cold silence Ricky has a dream where he is visited by his deceased grandfather, Dale Carson. Grandpa Carson takes Ricky through a series of vision that take them into three situations.  T...

Book Cover BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Shaffer, M. A. & Barrows, A. (2009). The guernsey literary and potato peel pie society. New York, NY/USA. Random House. PAGES 288 PURCHASING OPTIONS Barnes&Noble Hardcover $23.40 Paperback $11.47 NOOK $12.99 Audiobook $80.00 Amazon.com Kindle $12.99 Hardcover $10.71 Paperback $10.72 Audio CD $34.95 ANNOTATION Juliet becomes friends with the people of Guernsey as she learns of their WW ll struggles. SUMMARY *Spoiler Alert* Juliet Ashton is a young, up-and-coming author who lives in London and has recently published a very successful book. She was also a successful columnist during the war. Now, she is trying to find inspiration for a new book, but is coming up short. One day, in January 1946, she receives a letter from Dawsey Adams. He is a resident of Guernsey Island telling her he has come into possession of one of her old books and is wanting help to get more. She is then subsequently introduc...

Book Cover BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Fortier, A. (2010). Juliet. New York, NY/USA: Random House PAGES 447 PURCHASING OPTIONS Barnes&Noble Hardcover $23.50 Paperback $15.79 NOOK $9.99 Audiobook $37.46 Amazon.com Kindle $9.99 Hardcover $19.00 Paperback $12.62 Audio CD $58.66 ANNOTATION Julie Jacobs discovers her ancestors are Shakespeare's  Romeo and Juliet. Could her fate be theirs?   SUMMARY   Twenty-five-year-old Julie Jacobs has just learned that her aunt Rose has passed away leaving her twin sister with her entire fortune and her with a single key. The key belonged to Julie's mother before she passed away and opens a safety-deposit box that is located in Siena, Italy.  As Julie arrives in Italy and begins reading letters and notes left in the safety-deposit box, she realizes that not only is she related to the characters of Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet, but also that she may be the next victim of an anci...

Book Cover BIBLIOGRAPHIC INFORMATION Hood, A. (2010). The red thread. New York, NY/USA : W.W. Norton PAGES 304 PURCHASING OPTIONS Barnes&Noble Hardcover $31.99 Paperback $13.86 NOOK $11.49 Audiobook $54.95 Amazon.com Kindle $9.99 Hardcover $13.46 Paperback $11.93 Audio CD $14.34 ANNOTATION Maya helps others discover who is at the end of their red thread in China. SUMMARY *Spoiler Alert* Maya runs an adoption agency in Rhode Island. She helps couples longing for a child connect to Chinese infant girls who have been abandoned. Nell Walker-Adams is a successful investment banker with everything anyone could want in life except a child of her own. Theo and Sophie are newly married. Sophie wants several children, but Theo is hesitant and still pines for the love of his life that got away. Emily is Maya's best friend who married Charlie and can't seem to connect with his 14-year old daughter, Chloe. Susanna struggles to love her daughte...