I highly recommend one of them. It is A Rugged Land of Gold. The setting is in a remote section of Alaska where a man and his courageous wife are gold prospectors. When the man gets lost on an island, the wife has to carry on alone and the courage and know-how she uses is unbelievable. Despite the cold and snow and being all by herself, she shows great spunk and lots of determination. Her optimism is an everlasting quality. This is a book that is hard to put down. I read it in a day.
Also, one of our volunteers has resigned—Helen Petersen. Thank you, Helen, for your time spent helping in the library. Good luck to you. If anyone is interested in learning how the library is handled and would like to volunteer, please call me, 623-974-9250.
~Muffy Keen
BOOK REVIEW: That’s the Way It Used to Be by Barbara Anderson
Did you know that our own Barbara Anderson lived in the Navajo Nation for 39 years, raised a family there? Fortunately for us, she has written her memoirs. They’re primarily intended for her Navajo friends and Presbyterian mission co-workers, but there is plenty in its nearly 300 pages of interest to all of us. One example: Can you imagine teaching English to Navajos, whose language is one of the three most difficult for non-native speakers to learn? She gives many examples, such as what she had to insist they learn, and what she had to let be. Loads of photos. A treasure.
~Helen Petersen
BOOK REVIEW: Faith of Our Mothers: The Stories of Presidential Mothers from Mary Washington to Barbara Bush by Harold I. Gullan
Virtually every presidential mother had faith in her son and a number possessed a devout religious faith as well. The life story of each mother and son who became president is told here.
~Evelyn Haas
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