A classic battle of good versus evil as well as a reflection on the value of being true to oneself and the power of love and faith, A WRINKLE IN TIME is the first book in the Time Quartet series. Meg Murry, the daughter of two brilliant scientists, is a socially awkward 12-year-old who has trouble fitting in at school. Her closest friend is her ...
The bestselling author of such classics as A Wrinkle in Time, A Swiftly Tilting Planet, and Certain Women reflects on art and faith with the fierce intelligence and imaginative daring that have made her one of our most cherished authors. The task of the artist, as she sees it, involves listening, keeping oneself fully aware, and then responding to ...
"Anyone who has dealt with, or will soon deal with, the death of a parent will find some solace, understanding, and companionship in this perceptive book, which is, in the end, more about living than about dying".--The Washington Post.
"Through a day and night of terror, the forces of good and evil fight for thelife of a boy and the ultimate salvation of mankind. Mrs. L'Engle proves onceagain that she is a fine and sensitive teller of tales".--Publishers Weekly.
The third book in the "Time Quartet". Charles Wallace, now 15, and Gaudior the unicorn travel through time to prevent crazed dictator Madog Branzillo from taking over the world. Charles's older sister, Meg, is still able to enter his thoughts and feelings, and thus accompanies him in spirit form, as does her cranky mother-in-law, Mrs. O'Keefe. ...
Polly O'Keefe, from previous L'Engle novels, is now 17 and goes to stay with her patron Max who is dying. There, she discovers that Max is a lesbian, and when she tries to seduce her, Polly feels betrayed and cannot forgive her. Later, while on a trip to Greece, Polly falls in love with a young man, and through this love, learns how to forgive. ...
Madeleine L'Engle reveals what life was like during her forty-year marriage to actor Hugh Franklin. She details their lean years when she was a fledgling writer and he a struggling actor, and their struggle with Hugh's cancer and his subsequent death.
Adam Eddigton, a brilliant student of marine biology, is thrilled when he is selected to be the summer assistant to Dr. O'Keefe. As he travels to Dr. O'Keefe's laboratory, which is on a small island off the coast of Portugal, he meets the attractive Caroline Cuttter. She gives Adam a mysterious warning about a passenger he will meet on his next ...
The fourth in the "Time Quartet" series, this book focuses on Sandy and Dennys, the twins of the Murray family featured in such books as "A Wrinkle in Time" and "A Wind in the Door". Life for the twins is relatively run-of-the-mill until the day they discover the new computer in their parents' laboratory. When they type in "Take me someplace warm. ...
The lives of the six Austin children are forever changed when the family takes in a spoiled orphan named Maggy Hamilton. Will the Austins be able to find a way to accept Maggy, and will Maggy ever allow herself to be happy again?
This Newbery Medal-winning classic series is together in one newly designed boxed set, which includes "A Wrinkle in Time, A Wind in the Door, A Swiftly Tilting Planet" and "Many Waters".
While on board a freighter sailing for Venezuela, Polly and Charles O'Keefe, as well as their scientist father and Uncle Forsyth, get caught up in the intriguing lives of their fellow passengers.
For half a centiry, Madeleine L'Engle has touched lives, inspiring a devoted readership with works of fiction, fantasy, autobiography, poetry, and spiritual reflection. With Glimpses of Grace, L'Engle presents an unprecedented collection of 365 of the finest and most provocative passages from her wide-ranging works, arranged for daily reading.
L'Engle's first adult novel in 10 years is a deftly woven drama that brings together elements of the theater, biblical narrative, and unconventional family life. "The gentle, rhythmic quality of L'Engle's prose is perfectly attuned to this fictional aquatic cruise. A memorable work".--Kirkus Reviews.
Katherine Forrester's parents are musicians, and they raise her in a sophisticated, yet bohemian, environment. Lonely, uncertain, Katherine approaches womanhood with an eye towards love as well as a career as a concert pianist.
This peerless guide has served as an adventurer's passport to the land of Narnia for 25 years. It will be the perfect resource to the Narnia movie coming out in the 2005 holiday season. Updated references include a new foreword and a simplified reference system.
We are all strangers in a strange land, longing for home, but not quite knowing what or where home is. We glimpse it sometimes in our dreams, or as we turn a corner, and suddenly there is a strange, sweet familiarity that vanishes almost as soon as it comes… –Madeleine L’Engle, from The Rock That Is Higher Story captures our ...
Katherine Forrester Vigneras, in a continuation of her story from The Small Rain, returns to New York City from Europe to retire. Now in her seventies, she encounters an old friend from her Greenwich Village days who, it turns out, is the former Bishop of New York. He asks Katherine to give a benefit concert at the Cathedral of St. John the Divine ...
Fifteen-year-old Vicky Austin's summer on a New England island is troubling. Not only does Vicky find first love, but Grandfather Eaton is dying, and has to confront her feelings about his death. In addition, she discovers she has the ability to communicate telepathically with dolphins during this summer of love and loss. Other novels about the ...
Polly's visit to her grandparents in Connecticut becomes an extraordinary experience as she encounters old friends and mysterious stangers and finds herself traveling back in time to play a crucial role in a prehistoric confrontation.
This suspense story features such things as unnecessary brain operations, cryptic telegrams, a missing scientific formula, and a street gang run by a bishop.
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