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Talking to Calippa Cumberland – Chick Yuill

An unusual story with an unusual title, following the main character’s life from a key moment in her childhood, which then provides an anchor…

The Camera Never Lies – David Rawlings

Truth can often be a rarity… real truth and honesty, especially in a family that is heading rapidly towards a cliff edge of being…

Encounters – Rachel Treweek

Encounters, by Rachel Treweek, the Bishop of Gloucester, captures thoughts on the centrality of relationship and community to the Christian faith, clearly a topic…

Refreshed – John Hindley

Refreshed is a book of devotions specifically to take away to read when you are on holiday. Most people take some holiday reading with…

Initiate : A Journey Begun – Neil Axtell

It has been a privilege to see a preview manuscript of this collection of poems, whilst it is going through the latter stages of…

Jesus : A Novel – Walter Wangerin

“Jesus” is a novel by the much acclaimed Christian writer, Walter Wangerin, who passed away last year, leaving behind a legacy of Christian writing…

The Awesome Super Fantastic Forever Party – Joni Eareckson Tada

What an amazing book! It is filled with beautiful, emotive language, often verging on the poetic, written to explain to children what the Bible…

His Grace Is Enough – Melissa Kruger

I do love a rhyming book like this, exposing children to the joys of language, as well as providing readers with some memorable verses….

What Happened After Mr Jones Died – Paul Wreyford

Recently, I have read a lot of books about heaven, having researched and written about it in Beneath The Tamarisk Tree. But this is…

Hearing God in Poetry – Richard Harries

It should be no surprise that poetry is an ideal artform through which to worship God. Large parts of the Bible are written in…

The Dark Star – H R Hess

Fantasy novels may not be my usual reading, but I really enjoyed escaping into this new world, engaging with the young heroine and hero….

The Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom

What a great story. When arriving in heaven, the main character, Eddie, gets to meet five key people whose lives he touched on his…

Ramah – Rob Munday

Biblical fiction, as a genre, creates stories around what we do know of the Bible, filling in gaps, not as an alternative to scripture…

The Trials of Isabella M Smugge – Ruth Leigh

It was so nice to be back in Isabella’s company for another season of relaxation and enjoyment. This is the second book offering us…

Abused . Addicted . Free – Trudy Makepeace

Abused . Addicted . Free by Trudy Makepeace, is such a powerful autobiography. It is far from appropriate to write a “book review” as…

Believing is Seeing – Michael Guillen

I read Believing is Seeing by Michael Guillen, as background research for another project that I am working on, and I am so glad…

The Diary of Isabella M Smugge – Ruth Leigh

I have seen great things about the recently launched second book in this series (The Trials of Isabella M Smugge), and am very keen…

The Christing – Paul White

The Christing, by Paul White, was a great find. Paul comes across as being informed and authoritative, wise in fact, but never academic or…

The Gardener’s Daughter – K A Hitchins

The Gardener’s Daughter, by K A Hitchins, is a story of a young girl, on a roller-coaster of a journey searching for her true…

Amazing – Simon Ponsonby

I have never been a big fan of poetry. I studied it a long time ago at school but was never very inspired by…

The Robe – Lloyd C Douglas

I felt like it was time to revisit a classic, by having another read of The Robe by Lloyd C Douglas. It stands the…

The Stranger in the Lifeboat – Mitch Albom

This one took me by surprise. The story dives straight in, leaving reader intrigued and focused on the events unfolding. It is well written,…

The Edge of Belonging – Amanda Cox

This is a debut novel from Amada Cox and credit to her for stepping out and applying her superb storytelling abilities to this story….

The Road to the Father’s House – Alistair Forman

We read different books in different ways. A novel we may want to binge read, becoming immersed in the story, obsessed with the characters…

Secrets She Kept – Cathy Gohlke

I do love it when reading one book leads so naturally on to another, when it opens up your eyes to a story, a…

The Red Tent – Anita Diamant

Reading part one of this book, my instinct was that I shouldn’t be. I felt uncomfortable. I had the feeling of being an intruder…

Phoebe : A Story – Paula Gooder

This book ended very suddenly for me. I got to the end, thinking I still had about a third of the book to go,…

Safely Home – Randy Alcorn

I was at a breakfast meeting recently and the chap I was talking to was just in the throes of changing jobs. His deep…

The Healing – Joy Margetts

The Healing is a lovely story, a medieval road trip, which like all road trip stories is a journey of discovery, or in this…

Lead – Karl Martin

This article was first featured by the publisher, Muddy Pearl, on their web site, back in December 2020, a time when the world of…

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Author of Beneath the Tamarisk Tree, a fictional take on the miraculous story of the Penitent Thief. Christian book reviews.

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I am so thrilled to learn that my novel, Beneath t I am so thrilled to learn that my novel, Beneath the Tamarisk Tree, is a finalist in the annual Christian Indie Awards, in the Historical Fiction category.

Beneath the Tamarisk Tree is a novel based on the story of the Penitent Thief, a character mentioned so briefly in the Bible. But his encounter with Jesus offers great insight into the scale of the sacrifice that Jesus made, and all that is freely available to everyone who believes.

It is available from book shops and online, or you can order a copy via my web site www.robseabrook.com (Link in Bio).

So excited to hear the winners announced later in April !

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From Saturday 25th February for 5 days.

A great read for Lent.

Search for Beneath the Tamarisk Tree on Amazon or follow the links from www.robseabrook.com (link in Bio).

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BOOK REVIEW - Friend of God by @rachelyarworthwrit BOOK REVIEW - Friend of God by @rachelyarworthwriter 

In a good autobiography, an honest one, the reader can glean insights and wisdoms from the writer’s life story. And this is an honest one.

It is well written, sets a good pace and offers the reader a window into Rachel’s life, the ups and downs but most importantly the one constant in her life that carried her through. She had an encounter with God at an early age, and she has kept Him close pretty much every step of the way.

It is a beautiful story showing how God cares about each of us and wants us to live in relationship with Him. It is not about rules or deeds but about keeping Him close.

At times this is a very personal account, voicing the realities of a life of faith, including all the doubts. But most of all it shouts loudly about how a life led by faith can be an awesome adventure of blessings, given and received.

The tag line of this book is “the miraculous life of an ordinary person”. We may all feel that to some degree we are just ordinary folks, without much to make us exceptional. But the point is that the miraculous can and does break out into the lives of the “ordinary”. We can all live a life that is blessed and touched by God.

I often stand on is the truth that everyone has a story. The story of what they have experienced to form them into the person they are now. It helps to fuel our empathy when we have to deal with those people who we may find to be more challenging! But it also shows how each of us are unique, special if you like. This is why it is so important that stories like Rachel’s are told, so we can understand and learn, to encourage us to know that our own stories are also valuable.

I have a feeling that Rachel’s adventure will still have many more tales to tell.

Read more Christian book reviews at www.robseabrook.com

Thanks to the author for a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.

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BOOK REVIEW - Daughter of Eden by @jilleileensmith BOOK REVIEW - Daughter of Eden by @jilleileensmith

Closely following the course of the Biblical text, the early part of the narrative creatively expands and explains the story of creation, the Fall and then Adam and Eve's early years outside of Eden.

At the start there is a great description of the creation process and of Eden, as designed by God, as well as a good description of the intimacy of relationship that they had with God. It means that after the Fall, the loss of relationship and closeness to God is so profound. Adam and Eve need to learn how to live without that intimacy, still knowing and loving God, but from a different perspective. It lays the foundations for how we now can relate to God.

Reading it you gain a much deeper understanding of the fall and the implications it had for Adam and Eve over their very long lives, and hence for us. It really helps to understand the extent of what was lost.

There are reminders throughout the narrative that there was a sub-plot going on. Lucifer had fallen too, he was jealous and deceitful, and there were spiritual battles going on throughout the world. These spiritual battles were influencing human behaviours...

Read the full review at www.robseabrook.com (link in Bio).

Thanks to the @revellfiction publisher, via @netgalley, for an advance copy in exchange for an honest review.

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Such a thrill over the last 2 weeks reading the th Such a thrill over the last 2 weeks reading the thoughts from such a distinguished group of Christian authors, reviewers and bloggers. Thanks to you all for your encouragements.

Links to all their blogs can be found at www.robseabrook.com (link in bio) - do have a browse through.

@natasha.woodcraft
Susan Sanderson
@joymargetts
@vicarioush.ome
@clementineroseb
Naomi Craig
@ruthleighwrites
@judith_mcnees_author
@clairemusters
@charitys.book.escapes
@katrinadhamel

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The final day of the book review tour, and it is r The final day of the book review tour, and it is rounded off so nicely by author @katrinadhamel with her review alongside an author interview.

"Beautifully written, this novel brought me to tears and made my heart sing. This is a great read to lead you into the Easter season... I recommend this to anyone who enjoys biblical fiction!"

Read the full review and interview at www.katrinadhamel.com

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Writing as an Act of Worship A slightly different Writing as an Act of Worship

A slightly different tack to the book tour today, as I take a guest spot on @clairemusters blog, at www.clairemusters.com

"Creativity is a reflection of God. It is His very nature to be creative, infinitely creative. His imagination is unlimited, displayed in the endless creativity we see around us, as well as the way He has created each of us to be unique."

"Our imaginations are a gift from Him, which, if well directed, can be used as an act of worship to bring the glory back to Him."

Thank you Claire for the opportunity to share my thoughts.

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Day 9 of the tour, and it was lovely to spend some Day 9 of the tour, and it was lovely to spend some time with @judith_mcnees_author answering her questions, as she also reviewed the book last year.

Read the author interview at www.judithmcnees.com

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