Inspired by the fresco cycles that depict the life of St. Francis of Assisi, acclaimed author Valerie Martin tells the life of Francesco di Pietro Bernardone in a series of vividly realized “panels” of moments both crucial and ordinary. Drawing from myriad sources and moving in reverse chronological order, she begins in the dark, final days, with a suffering Francesco on the verge of death, then shows us the unwashed and innocent revolutionary, unafraid to lecture a pope on Christ’s message. We see his mystical friendship with Chiara di Offreducci, a nobleman’s daughter who turns her back on the world to join him, and finally, the frivolous young Francesco on the deserted road where his encounter with a leper leads him to an ecstatic embrace of God. Salvation is at once an illuminating glimpse into the medieval world and an original and intimate portrait of the man whose legend has resonated through the centuries.

Salvation: Scenes from the Life of St. Francis

Biographies & Memoirs

Martin, Valerie

Leaders & Notable People

VINTAGE

With only two years to live, a young missionary is sent to an Indian village in British Columbia where he learns to face death without fear

I Heard the Owl Call My Name

Literature & Fiction

Craven, Margaret

Contemporary

Doubleday

The Farther Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe: Being The Second And Last Part Of His Life, And Of The Strange, Surprising Account Of His Travels Round Three Parts Of The Globe

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

DEFOE, DANIEL

Arts & Literature

Kessinger Publishing

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BEST SELLER'Smart, ambitious and so beautifully written. An amazing literary feat' CURTIS SITTENFELD'Epic in spirit and scope. A soaring masterclass' TELEGRAPH (five stars)_______________________I WAS BORN TO BE A WANDERERFrom the night she is rescued as a baby out of the flames of a sinking ship; to the day she joins a pair of daredevil pilots looping and diving over the rugged forests of her childhood, to the thrill of flying Spitfires during the war, the life of Marian Graves has always been marked by a lust for freedom and danger.In 1950, she embarks on the great circle flight, circumnavigating the globe. It is Marian's life dream and her final journey, before she disappears without a trace.Half a century later, Hadley Baxter, a brilliant, troubled Hollywood starlet is irresistibly drawn to play Marian Graves, a role that will lead her to probe the deepest mysteries of the vanished pilot's life.An enthralling journey over oceans and continents and a drama of exhilarating power, GREAT CIRCLE is perfect for book clubs and fans of William Boyd and Donna Tartt._________________________________________'Gripping' SUNDAY TIMES'Extraordinary' NEW YORK TIMES'One of the most hotly anticipated books of the spring' MARIELLA FROSTRUP

Great Circle: the dazzling, instant New York Times bestseller

Shipstead, Maggie

United States

The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe: Being the Second and Last Part of His Life, and of the Strange, Surprising Account of His Travels Round Thr

The Farther Adventures Of Robinson Crusoe

The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe is the sequel to Daniel Defoe's The Life and Strange Surprising Adventures of Robinson Crusoe. Although intended to be the last Crusoe tale, the novel is followed by a third and final novel involving the character by Defoe entitled Serious Reflections of Robinson Crusoe. The story starts Crusoe, married and living on a small little farm in Bedford with three children. Crusoe has suffered a distemper and a desire to see "his island." He could talk of nothing else, and one can imagine that no one took his stories seriously, except his wife. She told him, in tears, "I will go with you, but I won't leave you." Daniel Foe was an English trader, writer, journalist and spy. Defoe is notable for being one of the earliest proponents of the novel, as he helped to popularize the form in Britain. A prolific and versatile writer, he wrote more than 500 books, pamphlets and journals.

The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe

Literary

Bottom of the Hill Publishing

Presented in their complete text and updated for easier reading, each story in the Great Stories Collection is truly unique. Each has been rigorously critiqued and selected for the quality of its Christian content, the value in its message, and its ability to bring and bind a family together. In-depth introductions detail both the authors and the times in which they lived. Many books feature original woodcut illustrations. Complete with thought-provoking questions, these books are keepsakes to be treasured for years to come. Perfect additions to the adult fiction section. When Robinson Crusoe first set sail, he became so violently ill that he vowed never to return to the sea. But when the sea gave its call, return he did . . . until the day Crusoe found himself a shipwreck's sole survivor, thus beginning his 24-year exile on a castaway island. Yet when he considered the good and the evil of his situation, Crusoe found he had much to be thankful for. Robinson Crusoe is the incredible story of one man's triumph over crippling fear, doubt, and loneliness, which resulted in an amazing revelation-God is always with us.

Robinson Crusoe (Great Stories)

Focus on the Family

Daniel Defoe's faith-filled The Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe finds Crusoe bored with his prosperity and consumed by an irresistible longing to return to the island he left many years before. Along with his trusty servant and companion, Friday, he embarks on a harrowing high-seas adventure that takes them to China, over the Russian steppes, and into Siberia. Readers will find themselves captivated by this sequel, which is every bit as engaging as the original.

Farther Adventures of Robinson Crusoe (Great Stories)

Classics

Tydale House Publishers

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