I enjoyed this book quite a bit although my heart ached for Camilla. The author made my emotions come alive while reading and as much as this book made me frustrated, happy, anger, sad, warm and confused (i didn't understand mormon) it was an excellent read. I would recommend this book to any per...
**This review was originally posted at: http://majesticgoldenrose.weebly.com/blog/ten-thousand-charms-by-allison-pittmanTitle: Ten Thousand CharmsAuthor: Allison PittmanPublication Date: March 24th 2009Rating: 4.5 Stars (between “It Was Pretty Good” and “Absolutely Amazing”)(view spoiler)[Synops...
After a lifetime of mistakes…can Kassandra ever be forgiven? New York City, 1841 When Reverend Joseph plucks a gravely wounded child from the mean streets of Manhattan’s rough Five Points District, he intends to give her a real home. And though Kassandra flourishes in the preacher’s house, learn...
I speak softly, relying on the steam of my breath to carry the words to where he waits at the foot of the platform.“Neither should you.”Here in the alley, we are protected from the more brutal force of the wind, but the air remains bitter cold, sharp, and dry, and there is enough of a breeze to f...
The only light came through the open door, and the only sound from the buzzing of an electric sweeper in the hand of a tall, tired man who seemed unwilling to lift his eyes from its repetitive path.She tried repeating “Excuse me?” at varying volumes, but if he did hear her above the machine’s din...
Younger, stronger, the build and countenance of one who has survived a war, which he has. Warden Brewster, United States Army colonel, retired, is reading what looks to be a letter. By his expression, we can tell that this is an unhappy missive. His brow furrows; he holds the paper closer, then a...
Years ago I’d traversed this same land with Nathan. Step by step I’d crossed it, walking one plodding mile after another when I wasn’t sitting on the tongue of somebody’s wagon as a team of oxen took even slower steps. Five miles a day we’d covered—on a good day—and each of those miles passed one...
Dazzling, radiant Hope! —What a change thou bringest to the hopeless; brightening the darkened paths, and cheering the lonely way.AIMEE SEMPLE MCPHERSONHE KEPT A FIRE constantly burning in the woodstove throughout the days. He might have spent his childhood in the equally bitter Philadelphia wint...