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LOVE + HISTORY
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Amid shifting genres, Christian fictionfinds inspiration in nostalgia and timelessthemes
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The Maid of Fairbourne Hall
(Ja.) wa pulhe wth“weful acclam a ucce,” aaget have ee pag a lt f Regec ppal that wll lkel eept the futue. Revell etalect Jefe Leep al ee Regecpe k a a malle te that’pckg up team. “Whle the haattempte t, Jule Klae’ k gavet tact, a auth lke Laue AlceEake a Ruth Axtel ae gwg thete,” Leep a.Wth Pulhg aleache twa Bta t ft-tme vetue tfct th pg wth
The Irish Healer
NacHema
(Ap.). Thevel et Lug the 1832 chleaepemc, a t “apweful t f a ugwma’ tuggle t tutG t eul he lfeafte he falel accuef mue,” a Jeaa Leette, v-p f etal.Stll, Ameca 20th-cetu velae tll gg tg. B&H ha Amhfct, wth
Beyond Hope’s Valley
Tca Ge (Ap.), the th vel he Bg Sk Amh ee et Mtaa,ut WWII ctue t e “veppula,” epecall amg ame, a Jule Gw, maage f fct acqut a maketg atB&H Pulhg Gup. Gw alte that Ih htcal mace a“cmg t Ameca” te f mmgat ae teg amall wa. At WateBk,e fct et ShaMachee pt t
Where Lilacs Still Bloom
veteavelt Jae Kkpatck(Ap.), whch featue a eal20th-cetu mmgathuewfe wh leave a latglegac thugh the me tha250 vaete f llac heget ea f the Bth va. SaAm McCell, e acqutet at Thma Nel, “MaChta fct htcal vel ae et eal Ameca, ut wth the gppulat f
Downton Abbey,
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Downton Abbey
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Sherlock,
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Romance is at the core of books set in the Regency period, in Britain, and during and after WWII. Ami McConnell