Girly fiction

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Hadassah

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I love reading but I have run into a little problem... I´ve read through all Francine Rivers´books:eek: + some books of -Lynn Austin, -Bodie og Brock Theone, -Janette Oke, -L. B. Graham og Liz Curtis Higgs.
So I wondered; do any of you know some good authors?
Christian fiction, historic, biblical novelles.
 
I don't read a lot of fiction, but I have found Elisabeth Elliot's books very good reads. Her book, "The Savage, My Kinsman" is excellent. I too have read most of Jannette Oke.

I just remembered that a friend recently sent me a couple of books by Grace Livingston Hill. I have not read them yet, but she swears by them.
 
I dont read fiction but I did read all the Grace Livingston Hill books many years ago and they are great!
I also found a great assortment of christian authors here:
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I also in the past read all the Richard Belcher fiction which goes through each of the doctrines of grace in his novels with great examples and explanations of each.
 
I grew up on GLH and sorry, but I found all her main characters to be helpless victims that needed a knight in shining armor to rescue them. A little too much drivel for me.

Cheney Duvall, M.D. series by Gilbert & Lynn Morris
Cheney & Shiloh series by Gilbert & Lynn Morris
The Secret of the Rose series by Michael Phillips (if you liked the Thoene's you'll probably like this)
The House of Winslow series by Gilbert Morris
Anything by Lori Wick (more along the lines of Oke, but with more humour)
Glimpses of Truth by Jack Cavanaugh
Circle of Honor by Carol Umberger
Red Bird by Stephanie Grace Whitson
 
LadyFlynt said:
I grew up on GLH and sorry, but I found all her main characters to be helpless victims that needed a knight in shining armor to rescue them. A little too much drivel for me.

Cheney Duvall, M.D. series by Gilbert & Lynn Morris
Cheney & Shiloh series by Gilbert & Lynn Morris
The Secret of the Rose series by Michael Phillips (if you liked the Thoene's you'll probably like this)
The House of Winslow series by Gilbert Morris
Anything by Lori Wick (more along the lines of Oke, but with more humour)
Glimpses of Truth by Jack Cavanaugh
Circle of Honor by Carol Umberger
Red Bird by Stephanie Grace Whitson
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Thank you for all the titles. Right now I´m reading L. B. Graham´s "Binding of the Blade". It´s awesome! It´s Narnia for growen ups and with a lot more theologi in it:book2: impossible to let go of the book:)
 
I thought I better clarify that I don't think liking "girly" fiction implies that such a one does not have theological depth. I am only stating a personal preference. :)
 
Hey! How about Nancy Drew, or even the Hardy Boys? Little House on the Prairie?

I mean, if you're going to talk about chick lit...
 
In the past few weeks I've read Betty Neels, Grace Livingston Hill, Eusebius, Mortimer Adler, the latest Mma Ramotswe book, Modern Reformation Magazine, and at least two issues of Cook's Illustrated among other things.

I quit trying to explain/defend my reading tastes a LONG time ago. My tastes in music are even more eclectic.

Anyway, Betty Neels is my favorite "girly" fiction author. I read her whenever I am stressed. The characters and the plots are paper thin, and whenever the characters are stressed they make tea. They're adorable.

Grace Livingston Hill is pretty classist from the late 1800's to the 1930's. After the Second World War, her books are more "democratic". Her aunt, Isabella Alden was a better writer, but her books may be harder to find. They were reprinted in the 1990's and quickly discontinued.

Actually, "escape" fiction is probably a better word to describe most of the fiction I read, since I also enjoy reading Alexander McCall Smith, Peter Mayle, Dick Francis among others.

Wow, I hardly ever post. I guess all it takes is a thread on books to do it! I think I am a total geek! Sorry!
 
I tend to love Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell novels. Also, there's a great little book by Elizabeth Prentiss called Stepping Heavenward! Its wonderful, you would really love it based on the books you already mentioned!
 
Carolyn said:
Anyway, Betty Neels is my favorite "girly" fiction author. I read her whenever I am stressed. The characters and the plots are paper thin, and whenever the characters are stressed they make tea. They're adorable.
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:lol: I don't know why but that made me chuckle...
 
In His Grip said:
I tend to love Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell novels. Also, there's a great little book by Elizabeth Prentiss called Stepping Heavenward! Its wonderful, you would really love it based on the books you already mentioned!
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Elizabeth Gaskell!! Compelling plot lines AND interesting social commentary. Start with North and South - and then watch the BBC adaptation. :D
 
These are excellent. My wife and daughter have read and re-read them and loaned them out to be enjoyed. They are a series by Liz Curtis Higgs and are

"a new version of the biblical story of Jacob to show the costs of deception and the triumph of love despite adversity. The story opens in 1764 Scotland, a month before the birth of Rowena McKie's twin boys. Those readers familiar with the biblical account of Isaac and Rebecca, their twin sons Jacob and Esau, and Jacob's search for a wife will have no trouble discerning how the plot unwinds."


Thorn in My Heart (Lowlands of Scotland Series #1)

Fair is the Rose (Lowlands of Scotland Series #2)

Whence Came a Prince (Lowlands of Scotland Series #3)

Grace in Thine Eyes (Lowlands of Scotland Series #4)
 
BobVigneault said:
These are excellent. My wife and daughter have read and re-read them and loaned them out to be enjoyed. They are a series by Liz Curtis Higgs and are

"a new version of the biblical story of Jacob to show the costs of deception and the triumph of love despite adversity. The story opens in 1764 Scotland, a month before the birth of Rowena McKie's twin boys. Those readers familiar with the biblical account of Isaac and Rebecca, their twin sons Jacob and Esau, and Jacob's search for a wife will have no trouble discerning how the plot unwinds."


Thorn in My Heart (Lowlands of Scotland Series #1)

Fair is the Rose (Lowlands of Scotland Series #2)

Whence Came a Prince (Lowlands of Scotland Series #3)

Grace in Thine Eyes (Lowlands of Scotland Series #4)
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Sounds good - we've been studying the patriarchs at church for the past several months and have just finished Jacob so this series would be very timely. Now, off to Google to find where to order it!
 
I loved Stepping Heavenward by Elizabeth Prentiss. I would second that book. I also loved John Bunyan's Grace Abounding.

I tend to read two or three books at a time. Carry on Mr. Bowditch has been one of my all time favorite books. It is historical fiction, but loved it.

This thread is going to make my reading wish list really long. :lol:
 
BobVigneault said:
These are excellent. My wife and daughter have read and re-read them and loaned them out to be enjoyed. They are a series by Liz Curtis Higgs and are

"a new version of the biblical story of Jacob to show the costs of deception and the triumph of love despite adversity. The story opens in 1764 Scotland, a month before the birth of Rowena McKie's twin boys. Those readers familiar with the biblical account of Isaac and Rebecca, their twin sons Jacob and Esau, and Jacob's search for a wife will have no trouble discerning how the plot unwinds."


Thorn in My Heart (Lowlands of Scotland Series #1)

Fair is the Rose (Lowlands of Scotland Series #2)

Whence Came a Prince (Lowlands of Scotland Series #3)

Grace in Thine Eyes (Lowlands of Scotland Series #4)
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I have read this series and really enjoyed it!

Line, I highly recommend Angela Hunt, Brandilyn Collins, and Tracie Petersen. They write excellent girly fiction. I also like two men authors a lot : Ted Dekker and James Scott Bell- but they don't write girly fiction, just suspense and some mystery. Agatha Christie is my favorite author of all time, though she didn't write any Christian fiction. Ted Dekker is a close second favorite of mine. I hope you're finding lots of great books you might want to read!
 
In His Grip said:
I tend to love Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell novels. Also, there's a great little book by Elizabeth Prentiss called Stepping Heavenward! Its wonderful, you would really love it based on the books you already mentioned!
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Jane Austen's novels are not "girly"!
 
BobVigneault said:
These are excellent. My wife and daughter have read and re-read them and loaned them out to be enjoyed. They are a series by Liz Curtis Higgs and are

"a new version of the biblical story of Jacob to show the costs of deception and the triumph of love despite adversity. The story opens in 1764 Scotland, a month before the birth of Rowena McKie's twin boys. Those readers familiar with the biblical account of Isaac and Rebecca, their twin sons Jacob and Esau, and Jacob's search for a wife will have no trouble discerning how the plot unwinds."


Thorn in My Heart (Lowlands of Scotland Series #1)

Fair is the Rose (Lowlands of Scotland Series #2)

Whence Came a Prince (Lowlands of Scotland Series #3)

Grace in Thine Eyes (Lowlands of Scotland Series #4)
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That series will make you want to throw the book at the wall :lol: I like the inventiveness of it...but it is not your "happily ever after".
 
LadyFlynt said:
BobVigneault said:
These are excellent. My wife and daughter have read and re-read them and loaned them out to be enjoyed. They are a series by Liz Curtis Higgs and are

"a new version of the biblical story of Jacob to show the costs of deception and the triumph of love despite adversity. The story opens in 1764 Scotland, a month before the birth of Rowena McKie's twin boys. Those readers familiar with the biblical account of Isaac and Rebecca, their twin sons Jacob and Esau, and Jacob's search for a wife will have no trouble discerning how the plot unwinds."


Thorn in My Heart (Lowlands of Scotland Series #1)

Fair is the Rose (Lowlands of Scotland Series #2)

Whence Came a Prince (Lowlands of Scotland Series #3)

Grace in Thine Eyes (Lowlands of Scotland Series #4)
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That series will make you want to throw the book at the wall :lol: I like the inventiveness of it...but it is not your "happily ever after".
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I have to say that I really didn't care for these books. I did like Grace in Thine Eyes, but the first 2 weren't my cup of tea. They're well-written, but Leona (who is supposed to be Leah) exasperated me! I actually didn't read the 3rd one, because I couldn't take her anymore.

Having said that, I do know several people that really really like them, so its probably worth your while to give them a try.
 
In His Grip said:
KS_Presby said:
In His Grip said:
I tend to love Jane Austen and Elizabeth Gaskell novels. Also, there's a great little book by Elizabeth Prentiss called Stepping Heavenward! Its wonderful, you would really love it based on the books you already mentioned!
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Jane Austen's novels are not "girly"!
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True......they are more geared towards women and not girls! :lol: LOL!
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This should get you banned. If not from Pemberley....the PB!!!!

Moderators: Please take note.
 
It's too bad that Jane Austen it thought of as girly writing. I think men miss good literature by not reading her. I don't think a secular book should be read primarily for the story line. You miss so much good lit if that's why you read. One should read primarily to enjoy the artistic ability the writer has. You will find great artistic ability in the writings of the Bronte sisters, for example...especially Emily!
 
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