6/30/2023 0 Comments Sourcery by Terry Pratchett![]() The Greek gods didn't take losing well and usually found some other way to avenge their loss, a bit like the Discworld gods in Dunmanifestin. However, this concept predates christianity to at least the 5th century BC in Greek myths-Apollo had at least one musical duel, the Muses had another musical contest, and Athena had a weaving contest with Arachne which resulted in Arachne being turned into a spider. In Christian mythology, God and Satan wager whether mankind will be tempted by the fruit of the tree in the Garden of Eden, which John Milton explores in his poem Paradise Lost. The idea is an exploration of good versus evil and the temptation toward the latter. " this was a bit more original than the usual symbolic chess game " The concept of a character playing a game with the gods, the devil or with Death is a common one in legend and myth, as well as in popular culture, throughout the world, usually with some dire consequence if the human loses. ![]() 'I shall call him Coin.'" This is a play on the common boy's name 'Colin', with a nod to the expression "to coin a phrase". However (for reasons we'd better not go into), he had seven sons. ![]() There was an eighth son of an eighth son. ![]()
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![]() It seems a long time since I first had the inspiration for The Hidden People. Halfoak may look picture-perfect in the blowsy, sun-drenched days of high summer, but it’s steeped in superstition and older, darker beliefs.Īlbie is a modern man, a rational man of science, but as he begins to dig into Lizzie’s death, he discovers far more than he could ever have imagined, for in this place where the old holds sway and the Hidden People supposedly roam, answers are slippery and further tragedy is just half a step away. ![]() Unable to countenance the rumours that surround her murder, he leaves his young wife in London and travels to the Yorkshire village where his cousin lived. Pretty Lizzie Higgs is gone, burned to death on her own hearthīut was she really a fairy changeling, stolen away by the Hidden People under the Hill, as her husband insists?Īlbie Mirralls met his cousin Lizzie only once, at the Great Exhibition in 1851, when she enchanted him singing a hymn under the grand glass and iron arches of the Crystal Palace. ![]() ![]() Alison joins us to tell us a bit about the inspiration for the book, but first, the blurb… Alison Littlewood (whose satirical short story “Always Look on the Bright Side” was published in TFF #12 back in 2008, and reprinted in TFF-X last year) has a new novel out, a dark fairy tale titled The Hidden People and published by Quercus. ![]() 6/30/2023 0 Comments Maddox brothers books![]() In a deal that will spare his brother, Thomas has agreed to recruit Travis into the FBI. Travis’s only savior is his unusual tie to the mob. Younger brother Travis is faced with prison time for his involvement in a basement fire that killed dozens of college students, and the media want a conviction. Though, as many lives as he’s saved, there is one that is beyond his reach. He is tasked with putting away some of the world’s toughest criminals, and he is one of the best the Bureau has to offer. Special Agent in Charge Thomas Maddox is arrogant, unforgiving, and ruthless. ![]() She dreams of promotions and shaking hands with the director after cracking an impossible case. ![]() Deciding she is married only to her job, she breaks off her engagement and transfers from Chicago to the field office in San Diego. No-nonsense Liis Lindy is an agent of the FBI. ![]() ![]() ![]() The old books, the dear books, they understand and know! Your brother from King Francis’ court he leans to share your mirth,įor all the ways your feet must fare, the roads your heart must go, The merriment you could not share with any on the earth Your sister out of Babylon she knows its secret well, The foolish thing that hurt you so your lips could never tell, The day that young Orlando came a-courting Rosalind!’ When Sappho was a singing-lass and Greece was very old,Īnd this thought you hide so close was sung along the wind They say, ‘When Cleopatra died, two thousand years agone,Īnd this tale was spun for men and that jest was told ‘Why, this thing was over, child, and that deed was done,’ ![]() The old books, the dear books that understand and know! ![]() The counselors who never change, the friends who never go, There’s none like the quiet folk who wait in libraries– They’re pleasant when you’re young and gay, and life is all to try,īut when your heart is tired and dumb, your soul has need of ease, The people up and down the world that talk and laugh and cry, Widdemer also wrote novels, and her memoir Golden Friends I Had recounts her friendships with eminent authors such as Ezra Pound, F. Nowadays, Sandburg is known and remembered Widdemer is forgotten. She shared her prize with Carl Sandburg for Cornhuskers. Margaret Widdemer won the Pulitzer Prize in 1919 for her poetry collection The Old Road to Paradise. ![]() ![]() I cannot commend this book highly enough. The Garden, the Curtain and the Cross is a brilliant re-telling of the one story that rules all other stories. I am so excited about this book! It is colorful, engaging, and creative, and that's just the icing on the cake! Our children receive invitations to participate in many different stories stories of who they are, their purpose, and what God is like. Albert Mohler - President of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary This book is a tremendous resource for parents and children who want to better understand the grand storyline of Scripture. The Garden, the Curtain, and the Cross not only teaches children stories in the Bible but the story of the Bible - one that culminates in the atoning work of Jesus Christ who gives broken sinners access to God. Laferton has provided us one of the best little treatments of biblical theology available for parents to read to their children. Trillia Newbell - Author of Enjoy, Fear and Faith, and United.įaithful, theologically rich children's books are a rare treat in Christian publishing. ![]() Laferton has written a book that will help parents in teaching their children about the greatest news the gospel they could ever know. This book condenses incredibly complex stories into words and images that explain the story-line of the Bible in a way that young hearts will understand. ![]() ![]() I've longed for a book like this, and now it's here. ![]() |