Hi Haley! Your kids are all so big, wow! I'm a long time blog reader (since the How to Marry Your Gilbert Blythe post went viral), and I actually first heard about Kristin Lavransdatter on your blog. I recently found this exact Penguin edition in a Little Free Library and immediately snatched it because of all your glowing words about it over the years. Looking forward to finally reading it myself (someday 😜).
Hey Haley! I'm a long-time reader (was too introverted to introduce myself way back at the first Edel Gathering; have been listening to FoC from the first episodes), literary Catholic mom etc., and fellow social-media-dropout... a kindred spirit, one might say. Can I contact you about a manuscript submission for WOF Spark? I have drafted a children's book that tells the story of salvation history--encompassing a quick overview of OT and NT, with kid-friendly typological descriptions, plus the formation of the Church and our own participation in this great drama. (And it's all in rhyming verse!) Please let me know if you'd be willing to take a look, and/or how to get it to you.
It's been fun to follow your family's adventures and see your beautiful kids grow. I can't believe how old Benjamin looks in that picture! A preview of what's coming for my oldest (currently 9yo)...
I heard about Kristin Lavransdatter for the first time during Lent. I had never heard about her and I discovered there are not late Italian translations of her books. She really deserves to be discovered again. Talking about good catholic authors, do you know Giovannino Guareschi's tales? I don't know if there's an English translation, but if there's, I also suggest you The red horse by Eugenio Corti: it is an epic Catholic book, placed during World War II, and it's wonderful.
Hi Haley! Your kids are all so big, wow! I'm a long time blog reader (since the How to Marry Your Gilbert Blythe post went viral), and I actually first heard about Kristin Lavransdatter on your blog. I recently found this exact Penguin edition in a Little Free Library and immediately snatched it because of all your glowing words about it over the years. Looking forward to finally reading it myself (someday 😜).
What a find in a Little Free Library!
Right?! And whoever left it there even left their typed character list inside!
Hey Haley! I'm a long-time reader (was too introverted to introduce myself way back at the first Edel Gathering; have been listening to FoC from the first episodes), literary Catholic mom etc., and fellow social-media-dropout... a kindred spirit, one might say. Can I contact you about a manuscript submission for WOF Spark? I have drafted a children's book that tells the story of salvation history--encompassing a quick overview of OT and NT, with kid-friendly typological descriptions, plus the formation of the Church and our own participation in this great drama. (And it's all in rhyming verse!) Please let me know if you'd be willing to take a look, and/or how to get it to you.
It's been fun to follow your family's adventures and see your beautiful kids grow. I can't believe how old Benjamin looks in that picture! A preview of what's coming for my oldest (currently 9yo)...
I assume you can get my email address from a comment, but let me know if not! I'm happy to provide it. : )
Hi Jessica! Sorry, I can't see your email thru Substack (or at least I don't know how!). Let me know and I'll shoot you an email.
Thanks, Haley! I'm jemcarney at gmail dot com.
I heard about Kristin Lavransdatter for the first time during Lent. I had never heard about her and I discovered there are not late Italian translations of her books. She really deserves to be discovered again. Talking about good catholic authors, do you know Giovannino Guareschi's tales? I don't know if there's an English translation, but if there's, I also suggest you The red horse by Eugenio Corti: it is an epic Catholic book, placed during World War II, and it's wonderful.
Hi Silvia! I haven't heard of either Guareschi or Corti so I will check them out!
Hi, Haley. I’m always hoping to point my 15-year-old daughter to good books. Do you think this book would be appropriate?