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Fiction

A Christmas Carol And The Chimes by Dickens, Charles.  (1944)

Act Of God by Templeton, Charles.  The most important archaeological discovery of all time is the stunning premise of this novel.  Having found some remains in a cave-tomb near the Dead Sea, Dr Harris Gordon, a renowned archaeologist, secretly transports them to the home of his old friend, Cardinal Maloney, Bishop of the Archdiocese of New York, and a leading candidate for the Papacy.  The plot is ingenious, the suspense electric, as the book moves to its breathtaking climax. (1977)

David Copperfield by Dickens, Charles.  Complete and unabridged.

Exodus by Uris, Leon.  The courageous story of the rebirth of a nation ... For Ari, the Israeli freedom fighter, his life's goal... For Kitty, the beautiful American nurse, a chance to find herself again... For Mark, the famous international reporter, another exciting story.... A miracle few could resist, the most dramatice event of the 20th century. (1958)

Heart Of Green Valley Series : Green Vallley by Resce, Meredith.  Emily Wallace has been given a choice.  Either she marries the elderly widower, as her father has asked, or she will be sent to live with her Aunt.  Even with the tales of wild animals and convicts, Emily chooses to sail to Australia.  She simply cannot marry the cruel and arrogant Lord. (1998)

Heart Of Green Valley Series : The Manse by Resce, Meredith.  Kate has secret she doesn't want anyone to know, especially the hateful new minister - the man who has taken her father's place. (1997)

Heart Of Green Valley Series : Through The Valley of Shadows by Resce, Meredith.  When tragedy strikes unannounced, Christine Shore is certain that she will never feel the same again.  It seems that the only course left is to shoulder the reponsibility of her orphaned niece and nephew. And there is Jack Browning, the babies' uncle on the other side, who has made this nobel offer to marry Christine for the sake of the children.  Could any suggestion be more outrageous?  Could any man seem more insensitive? (1999)

Scandalous Saint by Hagee, John C.  The saint is a jailbird... and strangely enough, it all started at  the tender age of four, when he got his picture in a newspaper as a notoriously young "culprit".  From that time on, there ws on hair-raising scrape after another.  Arrested for using a sound truck, jailed for smuggling contraband into Mexico, charged with using the church as a house of prostitution - these are just a few of the incidents in this story which will prove to you that a saint's life isn't necessarily dull! (1974)

The Messiah by Dixon, Roger.  'The Hidden Years brought vividly and plausibly before us in Mr Dixon's second memorable novel.  An eminently readable novel and one which can be recommeded with confidence and pleasure to everyone who enjoys a good story-line as well as a book which creates a proper atmosphere.' Methodist Recorder (1975)

The Source by Michener, James A.  'The Source' is at one a novel and an historical chronicle.  Its heroes are Canaanites, Crushaders, Roman emperors, Arabs and today's Israelis.  Through the pages, embracing all the dramitc episodes from the annals of Israel, thunder the stories of tribal warfare, revolutions, persecution, crusades, murder, rape and fire-worship.  And into his vast canvas, James A Michener weaves a constant thread, the story of man's spiritual pilgrimage amidst oppression and suffering. (1965)

The Vicar Of Christ by Murphy, Walter F.  The Vicar of Christ chronicles the extrordinary odyssey of Declan Walsh, from soldier, to member of the U.S. Supreme Court, to Bishop of Rome. (Fiction) (1979)