What if…? by Steve N. Lee, 2007Fiction/Thriller, 350 pagesPublished by Blue Zoo, Huddersfield, England Author’s web site ScenarioWhat if a stranger appeared on the streets of New York claiming to possess the power to heal? And what if people believed … Continue reading
A Thousand Acres by Jane Smiley (1991)Fiction, 384 pagesFirst Anchor Books Edition (2003)A division of Random House, Inc.1992 Pulitzer Prize Winner Read for: The Pulitzer Project and the 888 Challenge A successful Iowa farmer decides to divide his farm between … Continue reading
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence (1964)Fiction, 308 pagesMcClelland & Stewart, Inc.The New Canadian Library Edition The branches will wither, the roots they will die,You’ll all be forsaken and you’ll never know why.Hagar Shipley is ninety years old and is … Continue reading
The Stone Diaries by Carol Shields Fiction, 361 Pages Published by Penguin Books 1995 Pulitzer Prize Winner FTC Disclosure: Purchased And the question arises: what is the story of a life? A chronicle of fact or a skillfully wrought impression? … Continue reading
At the end of the nineteenth century, many of the old beliefs and traditions were quickly fading away and being replaced with modern, scientific sensibilities. In this novel, Stoker succeeds in reconciling old world tradition with new world technology in a way that demonstrates that this seemingly irresolvable dichotomy can actually work together for a greater good. Faith does not have to die in order for science to live – you can have both.
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