SUMMER READING 2012

Duffy - The Sound of Red Returning
Something has happened to set Russian and the CIA agents back to cold war status.  Liesel Bower, a famed pianist witnessed her Harvard mentor gunned down and the CIA disclosed his double life as a Russian spy.  New intelligence suggests Liesel possess a coded message critical to the Russians.  The Russians are in a frenzy to find the code before the Americans.  The trail for the code will lead Liesel from New york, to Washington, D.C., to Charleston, South Carolina.  A fascinating spy novel full of political intrigue.


Duffy - Fatal Loyalty
Andie Ryborg has nowhere else to go.  Her father is running for govenor and his aggresive war on drugs have chased her from her family home.  In her run to find a sancuary she meets Evan Markhan, whose entire life has been a tug-of-war between good and evil.  God is in all of this turmoil.,  When enemies close in an enigmatic stranger offers to help.  There is the FBI, state police, drug dfealers all mixed together in this reality fiction.


McFaddin - So Happy Together
Three generations of women of one family are struggling with life changes.  One of the life changes lures Claire, a single mother and history teacher to Cape Cod on an adventure to start a new career as a photographer.   Along on this adventure is Claire's estranged daughter, Amy.  At the last minute, Fanny and Joe Claire's eldery parents are packed up and taken on the trip.  Caught between dreams and family demands Claire has to make some tough decisions that will change the lives of all the members of this family.


Carlson - Three Days
A fiction story of Mary's life as the mother of Jesus.  Three Days is the story of a mothers love, deepening faith, worry and despair, and ultimatly, eternal hope.  If you've ever marveled at Mary's faith, wondered how she endured or wished to know more about her, you will get a look at Mary's deep emotions and richest experienmces as the mother of God's son.  See the Bible through Mary's eyes.


Dodson - Original Sin
First his wife dies, than FBI agent Colton Parker gets fired, so his life as a private detective begins.  Now Parker is hired to find out who murdered Emma Caine.  All the evidence points to Emma's nephew Billy, but Parker has his doubts.  When the dust settles, Parker is satisfied that justice has been done and he is free to repair his relaionship with his teenage daughter Callie.


Rice - The Secret Hour
Attorney John O'Rourke is a man whose life is in Turmoil.  Since the death of his wife, he has juggled the rigors of a controversial capital murder case and the demands of raising two children.  Two events happed to chjange their lives.  The first is a brick through the window and the second is a woman arrives on the O'Rourke doorstep brimming with love.  She also has a mystery to be solved.  A story of sisterly love and the gift of second chances are the theme of this novel.


Hamilton - Confronting the Controverses
How do you feel about some of the big issues facing our nation - the death penalty, abortion, homosexuality, evolution, - to name a few.  Adam Hamilton, a Methodist pastor, looks at these issues from a biblical perspective in order to arrive at a Christian response.  (nonfiction)


Hamilton - Christianity and World Religions
Author Adam Hamilton examines Christianity and four major religions:  Hinduism, Buddhism, Islam and Judaism.  He asks the tough questions:  Why are there so manmy different religions?  How should Christians view other religions?  How is God at work in other religions?  What is the fate of those earnestly pursuing God through other religions?  This is a book both for learning about world religions and strenthening one's Christian faith.  (nonfiction)


Tenberken - My Path Leads to Tibet
When she was only 2 years old, Sabriye Tenberken was diagnosed with a disease that left her blind by thre age of 12.  While studying Chinese and Asian Civilizations in college, she learned of the appalling conditions for blind children in Tibet.  She took her interest and turned it into her lifes work.  A true story of courage and determination Sabriye opened a school in Lhase for the blind.  To continue the dream whe hasd a long-term project to create a vocational school so blind students can learn a profession and become self-sufficient.  (nonfiction)

Kingsbury - This Side of Heaven
Anne Warren always wanted the best for her son, Josh.  But years of failure and bad choices have created a distance between them that has gotten worse since Josh was hit by a drunk driver.  Now on medical disability, Josh has  put his life on hold, waiting for a settlememnt that never seems to come.  Worse a women comes forward claining he is the father of her daughter, Savannah.


Macomber - Thursdays at Eight
Every Thursday at eight, four women meet for breakfast - and to talk.  To tell their stories, recount their sorrows and their joys.  To offer eacvh other encouragements and unstinting support.  A time for friendship


Duffy - Mortal Wounds
There is a firey boat accident.  The parents are dead and the two young children are alive, but after 20 years they have not been able to deal with their parents death.  Jake is a young professor at the University of Virginia.  His sister, Joanna, is a successful advertising executive.  Through his friendship with a powerful spiritual leader, Jake stumbles on to a deadly conspiraacy to distroy the credibility of a Christian political alliance and change the outcome of the upcoming presidential election.  Jake and Joanne will eventually find out how and why their parents died.


Lucado - When Christ Comes
Wouldn't it be refreshing to discuss the end of time and feel better  because of it?  Or to hear some truly comforting words regarding the return of Christ?  As only master storyuteller Max Lucado can do, he takes readers on an unforgettable journey to show what will happen on the glorious day when Christ comes.  For Christians, the return of Christ is not a riddle to be solved or a code to be broken, but rather a day to anticipate.





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