Unknown Friends: Recent Episodes
Rachelle Ferguson
"Reading brings us unknown friends." (Honoré de Balzac) Rachelle Ferguson from Kittywham Productions discusses classic and contemporary literature in her book review podcast Unknown Friends.
That Hideous Strength, the last volume of Lewis's Space Trilogy, takes an unexpected turn after the first two books and explores a philosophical argument Lewis had previously expounded in The Abolition of Man. Nonetheless, the novel is primarily about human relationships, especially marriage. I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.You can get in touch with me by email at kittywham@gmail.com.Thank you for listening!
Dr. Ransom's adventures and spiritual education continue in Perelandra, book two of C. S. Lewis's Space Trilogy. He voyages to the Edenic planet Venus where he must wage spiritual and physical war against the forces of evil. I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com. Get in touch with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson Connect with me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions Email me: kittywham@gmail.com Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to the podcast, leave a quick review, and share with your book-loving friends!
Starting with the 1938 publication of Out of the Silent Planet, C. S. Lewis turned science fiction upside-down with his Space Trilogy. He rejected the evolutionary, dehumanizing trends in sci-fi and offered instead a worldview that acknowledges the inherent value of all created beings. I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com. Support the podcast and access exclusive content: www.patreon.com/unknownfriends Get in touch with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson Connect with me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions Email me: kittywham@gmail.com Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to the podcast, leave a quick review, and share with your book-loving friends!
The fierce Furies are transformed into "the kindly ones" in The Eumenides, the play that not only concludes the Oresteia on a hopeful note but also features the first-ever jury trial in recorded Western literature. I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com. Support the podcast and access exclusive content: www.patreon.com/unknownfriends Get in touch with me on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson Connect with me on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions Email me: kittywham@gmail.com Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed the episode, please subscribe to the podcast, leave a quick review, and share with your book-loving friends!
The second play in the Oresteia introduces our title character Orestes and complicates the trilogy's themes of revenge and justice. Can righteous motives, or even a command from a god, ever justify murder?
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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First staged nearly 2500 years ago, The Oresteia is a trilogy of tragic dramas written by Greek playwright Aeschylus. As the only tragic trilogy that survives from the Hellenistic world, The Oresteia gives us insight into the structure and style of ancient theater.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Isaac Asimov's Second Foundation develops psychology into a science of mind control, giving its members enormous power all across the galaxy. Unfortunately, freedom and individuality must be sacrificed to achieve such power.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In Book 2 of Asimov's trilogy, new threats arise to Hari Seldon's Foundation. First a general of the fading Galactic Empire and then a mutant known as The Mule jeopardize Seldon's plan to maintain civilization in a barbaric universe.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Science fiction author Isaac Asimov wrote his celebrated Foundation trilogy in his twenties, as he worked for the US Navy and toiled through graduate school. The trilogy was inspired by Edward Gibbon's Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire and explores Asimov's innovative concept of "psychohistory."
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In The Return of the King, we witness the blossoming of virtues that were just seeds at the start of the trilogy: simple hobbit virtues of humility, tenacity, hopefulness, and, above all, faithful friendship.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The middle book of the Lord of the Rings, The Two Towers, raises questions about Tolkien's understanding of good and evil. His heroes confront terrifying powers of darkness, but Tolkien shows us that evil is blind, self-destructive, and pitiful in contrast to goodness.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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John Ronald Reuel Tolkien developed through a difficult childhood into a man of endurance and imagination. Philology was his first love, and out of his invented languages came the world of Middle-Earth, complete with history and legend, geography and cosmology, and of course the characters whom readers learned to love in his masterpiece The Lord of the Rings.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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After Dante confesses and repents at the top of Mt. Purgatory, he can finally return to the way of truth and follow Beatrice into heaven. And in Paradiso, the culmination of The Divine Comedy, we learn how love for God's created beings can be transformed into love for God Himself.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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After Inferno corrected Dante the pilgrim's disordered understanding of sin and justice, Purgatorio teaches him positive truths about virtue and freedom. Further spiritual formation awaits him in Paradiso, but at the summit of Mount Purgatory he has received a full education in self-knowledge and self-control.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Dante Alighieri's epic poem is a 'comedia' in the classical sense, using the Italian vernacular and an upward-moving storyline. The Divine Comedy's first part, Inferno, features 'contrapasso,' a guiding principle for sin's punishment in which divine justice merges with man's free will.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Wang Lung's grandson, Wang Yuan, tries to create a life for himself balanced between the traditions of his fathers and the freedoms of a new culture. Meanwhile, author Pearl S. Buck uses one of her characters to criticize Christianity, a faith which she believes the Chinese people will never embrace.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The second book of Pearl Buck's House of Earth trilogy surprises us by echoing the first book: Wang Lung's son, Wang the Tiger, tragically finds new ways to repeat many of his father's worst mistakes.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Author of The Good Earth and its sequels, Pearl S. Buck wrote hundreds of realistic and sympathetic stories about China and its people, stories that helped lessen the barrier of misunderstanding between American and Asian cultures.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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N. D. Wilson widens the gap between good and evil in The Chestnut King, the finale of his 100 Cupboards trilogy. In contrasting Henry York's self-giving magic with the witch's predatory magic, Wilson affirms the truth that self-sacrifice ultimately leads to abundant life.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In the second book of N. D. Wilson's 100 Cupboards trilogy, our hero Henry York grapples with who he is and who he wants to be. We begin to glimpse N. D. Wilson's vision of a truly good life: one that is lived tenaciously and unreservedly for others.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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This week we embark on a new trilogy! Drawing from sources as diverse as The Magician's Nephew and The Wizard of Oz, the 100 Cupboards series by N. D. Wilson shows us what American fantasy looks like (baseball is central!) and teaches us to view our own, real world as magical.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The parent-child relationship is at the very heart of the Kristin Lavransdatter books, as Sigrid Undset explores the themes of earthly motherhood and heavenly Fatherhood. This week we conclude our review of this Norwegian masterpiece by considering the trilogy's conclusion, appropriately titled The Cross.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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This week the discussion of Kristin Lavransdatter continues with The Wife, the second book in Sigrid Undset's trilogy. After some necessary plot spoilers from book one and an introduction to book two's new characters and storyline, we take a closer look at Undset's realism and her themes of responsibility and redemption.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Welcome to the launch of Unknown Friends, Season 3! I've got big plans for the podcast this year, and I'm thrilled to be able to share the news with you in today's episode.
We're starting the season with a three-part discussion of Sigrid Undset's masterful trilogy, Kristin Lavransdatter. In today's episode you'll get details about Sigrid Undset's writing career and personal life, an overview of the trilogy's structure and style, and an introduction to the characters and events of Book 1, The Wreath.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my biweekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The Last Battle portrays heroism at its finest. In Narnia's darkest hours, young King Tirian and a few faithful friends stay true to each other and to Aslan - though they've never seen him - and keep resisting evil at all costs. And, in the end, our heroes find themselves surprised by joy.
As mentioned in the episode, you can watch the live-streamed premiere of my new Christmas drama, The Fontanelle House, on YouTube! The performances are Sunday, Dec. 12, at 4pm, and Tuesday and Wednesday, Dec. 14 & 15, at 6:30pm (Central Time). Just go to the Kittywham Productions YouTube channel to watch live online: www.youtube.com/channel/UCqFdPxWx60pMwbvSBeA1ftw.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Published sixth but functionally a prequel to the other Chronicles, The Magician's Nephew tells of Narnia's creation by Aslan, witnessed by the boy Digory Kirke. Digory eventually learns that people only see what they want to see, and they get what they want to get: a warning to us all to be careful what we wish for.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In The Horse and His Boy, C. S. Lewis's fifth Chronicle of Narnia, a boy called Shasta is searching for freedom and identity, and he can only learn where he belongs when Aslan tells him the true story of his life.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Tests of faith and faithfulness return in The Silver Chair, but this time our new heroes Eustace, Jill, and Puddleglum must defy enchantments, false appearances, and their own expectations if they hope to fulfill the quest on which Aslan has sent them.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The Voyage of the Dawn Treader explores the temptations and transformations of Caspian, Lucy, and Eustace and consistently reminds us that Aslan is the source of all joy. Interestingly, in a letter to a young reader, C. S. Lewis simply said that The Voyage portrays "the spiritual life (especially in Reepicheep)."
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Prince Caspian: The Return to Narnia, the second book in C. S. Lewis's Chronicles, shifts our perspective on the reliability of myth, explores the relationship between faith and faithfulness, and teaches simple but profound life lessons along the way.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Published 71 years ago (almost to the day), C. S. Lewis's children's book The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe deserves the respect it has long received. Accessible to young readers and inspiring to readers of any age, the story of Aslan's restoration of the land Narnia vividly portrays essential truths about the nature of good and evil.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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A military sci-fi novel that almost feels like a psychological thriller, Daniel Schwabauer's Operation Grendel probes and pushes past the normal boundaries of the human mind, exploring deception, impersonation, and artificial intelligence that can integrate with and influence a person's thought processes.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Jane Austen's youthful, hilarious, and scathing novel Northanger Abbey demonstrates the truth that stories shape how we think but relationships have an even greater power to teach and mold us.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Far more than just a maritime adventure story, Rudyard Kipling's 1897 novel Captains Courageous thoughtfully juxtaposes two distinct American lifestyles: the tradition of the rough seaman and the prosperity of the innovative businessman.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Anti-Semitism is the chief accusation lodged against Shakespeare's difficult comedy The Merchant of Venice, but religious prejudice may be less of an issue in the play than is commonly thought. Truly, the drama's thematic core is a complex endeavor to reconcile law and liberality.
Pro tip! If you want to experience The Merchant of Venice for yourself, try listening to an unabridged audio dramatization of the play, like Naxos Audiobooks' production: https://naxosaudiobooks.com/merchant-of-venice-the-unabridged/. Other audio performances are available as well, but I've listened to the Naxos edition and can personally recommend it.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Shakespeare's tragedy about the assassination of Julius Caesar taps into timeless questions about honor, justice, pride, and wisdom, and the play ultimately requires audience members to interpret its characters and themes for themselves.
Pro tip! If you want to experience the play Julius Caesar for yourself, listen to the Folger Shakespeare Library's unabridged audio dramatization of the play (www.folger.edu/julius-caesar-audio-edition), available from Audible, Scribd, and other audiobook sources. It's a great production that helps make sense of some of Shakespeare's difficult diction and syntax, but I'd recommend following along in the text to make sure you keep track of who's speaking, as it can get a little confusing if you're just listening.
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In her Celtic-influenced fantasy novel The Door on Half-Bald Hill, Helena Sorensen pits life against death and declares life to be the undeniable winner, but her thematic content lacks coherence thanks to the story's combination of Christian and pagan perspectives.
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Welcome back to regular weekly book reviews! This week we take a look at Clare Vanderpool's Newbery-winning novel set in Kansas, Moon Over Manifest, a tale about a 12-year-old girl searching for a good story, for the truth about her father, and ultimately for a home.
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Chapter 9: The Wild Weddings; or, The Polygamy Charge, & Chapter 10: How the Great Wind Went from Beacon House Although Dr. Pym proves that Smith has wooed and wed many women, Michael Moon still insists that Smith is innocent of the charge of polygamy. And after Moon wraps up the trial to (almost) everyone's satisfaction, Mary Gray has some simple but surprising life advice for Diana Duke and Rosamund Hunt.
This episode concludes our reading of G. K. Chesterton's novel Manalive! Thanks for following this series over the last six weeks, and I hope you'll join me next Wednesday, September 1st, for our return to weekly book reviews.
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Chapter 8: The Round Road; or, The Desertion Charge A series of statements from people around the world - a French innkeeper, a Russian stationmaster, and more - defends Smith against the accusation of having deserted his family.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our weekly book reviews, and instead I’m reading aloud G. K. Chesterton's novel Manalive! Chapter readings are posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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Chapter 7: The Two Curates; or, The Burglary Charge (part two) To disprove the prosecution's claims about theft, Arthur Inglewood reads Rev. Raymond Percy's account of his midnight adventure with Smith the housebreaker.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our weekly book reviews, and instead I’m reading aloud G. K. Chesterton's novel Manalive! Chapter readings are posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 7: The Two Curates; or, The Burglary Charge (part one) Dr. Pym and Moses Gould present the extraordinary testimony of the Canon of Durham in an effort to pin on Innocent Smith the crime of burglary.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our weekly book reviews, and instead I’m reading aloud G. K. Chesterton's novel Manalive! Chapter readings are posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 6: The Eye of Death; or, The Murder Charge (part two) Arthur Inglewood shares the true story of the "attempted murder" of the Warden of Brakespeare College...with a written statement from the Warden himself.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 6: The Eye of Death; or, The Murder Charge (part one) Dr. Pym presents his case against Innocent Smith for attempted murder, but Michael Moon quickly pokes holes in Pym's argument (and pokes fun at his style).
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 5: The Allegorical Practical Joker (part two) Michael Moon enlists Arthur Inglewood's help to defend Innocent Smith in the High Court of Beacon against the scientific and commonsensical accusations of Dr. Pym and Moses Gould.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 5: The Allegorical Practical Joker (part one) Mary Gray seems strangely unconcerned by the criminal charges laid against Innocent Smith, and Michael Moon suggests that Smith be tried privately by the High Court of Beacon.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
Thank you to all who've joined the Unknown Friends community on Patreon! I love getting to share extra content with you there. Learn more at www.patreon.com/unknownfriends, where you can explore the different ways to join as a patron and get access to bonus content like free books and monthly preview episodes.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 4: The Garden of the God As if Smith's presence at Beacon House hadn't already caused enough surprises, three marriage proposals take place in one evening...followed by a shocking announcement.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 3: The Banner of Beacon The irrepressible Smith, with the help of Michael Moon, invents the High Court of Beacon and turns his friends' hobbies into fantastic institutions.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 2: The Luggage of an Optimist Innocent Smith becomes a boarder at Beacon House, unpacks his eccentric belongings, and initiates a picnic on the roof!
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out Episode 26 of Season Two.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my work as a Christian playwright, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Chapter 1: How the Great Wind Came to Beacon House Meet the residents of Beacon House and share their astonishment at the outlandish arrival of Smith, a man with two legs.
From July 21st through August 28th, we’re taking a break from our usual weekly book reviews and instead I’m reading aloud the complete novel Manalive by G. K. Chesterton! Chapter readings will be posted twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. If you haven’t yet listened to my review of Manalive, just check out last week's episode.
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Published in 1912, G. K. Chesterton's novel Manalive introduces an exuberant guest among the bleak residents of Beacon House and makes the case that goodness is the true path to happiness. According to Chesterton expert Dale Ahlquist, "This novel is Chesterton’s most practical and least theoretical book. This is the book on how to live Chesterton."
(Be sure to listen to the end of the episode for an announcement about what to expect on the Unknown Friends podcast from now until the end of August.)
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Bleak House is arguably my favorite Charles Dickens novel and one of his only major works with a domestic focal point: the house of the novel's title. G. K. Chesterton suggests that this novel "represents the highest point of his intellectual maturity" and declares, "When Dickens wrote Bleak House he had grown up."
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In his memoir Father and Son: A Study of Two Temperaments, Edmund Gosse traces his upbringing in a devout Christian home and his gradual departure from the faith of his parents, but the inaccuracies and self-justification so evident in his narrative make it difficult to discern the true nature of his relationship with his father.
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In Part 2 of my two-episode review of The Chronicles of Prydain, I describe what actually happens in the series' five books (without spoilers!) and explore the life lessons and moral philosophy presented in the books. Last week in Part 1, I shared details about the life and personality of the author, Lloyd Alexander, and also introduced the series' main characters. (Listen here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/s2e22-the-chronicles-of-prydain-by-lloyd-alexander-part-1/id1506514648?i=1000525697963).
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In Part 1 of my two-episode review of The Chronicles of Prydain, I share details about the life and personality of the author, Lloyd Alexander, and also introduce the series' main characters. Next week, in Part 2, I'll explore the storyline and themes of this wonderful children's fantasy series.
Interview with Lloyd Alexander: https://youtu.be/Wt9ZHQy2wAk (And if you're interested in learning even more, there's an hour-long documentary about Lloyd Alexander's life and career available for free on YouTube! Watch here: https://youtu.be/gocHqTToccY)
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First published in 1890 and condemned as indecent, Oscar Wilde's only novel The Picture of Dorian Gray insightfully depicts the corruption of a soul by hedonism and serves almost as a confession of Wilde's own secretly scandalous life.
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Elizabeth Borton de Treviño's 1966 Newbery Medal winner, I, Juan de Pareja, tells the story of a 17th-century Spanish painter and his beloved slave, while exploring the nature of art as well as themes of longing, contentment, friendship, and faith.
Links from this episode: Juan de Pareja portrait by Diego Velazquez - https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/437869 "As Ever, Sam" Cast Q&A: On war and responsibility - https://youtu.be/qlOcVo2Gkiw
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In his 1953 dystopian novel Fahrenheit 451, Ray Bradbury offers an insightful - even prophetic - vision of a future in which books are unwanted, media is omnipresent, and people have lost the ability to focus, to think, or even to know one another.
S1E16: Dandelion Wine, by Ray Bradbury - https://soundcloud.com/unknown-friends/ep-16-one-strange-nostalgic-summer-in-dandelion-wine
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The Woman in White by Wilkie Collins, published serially in 1859-60 by Charles Dickens in his literary magazine All the Year Round, introduced a suspenseful plot structure and investigative narrative style that helped create the mystery novel genre we know today.
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Muriel Spark's 1963 novel The Girls of Slender Means depicts a mix of struggling and successful young women at the end of World War 2, and Spark tells the girls' story with wry humor and almost shocking efficiency, which belie the novel's spiritual weight.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Bearing little resemblance to its modern cinematic descendants, Mary Shelley's 1818 novel Frankenstein tackles weighty issues like the mutual duties between creator and creature and the relationship between virtue and happiness.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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One of the first works of fiction ever to imagine a post-nuclear-war America, Pat Frank's 1959 novel Alas, Babylon tells an intriguing tale of chaos, community, and survival, while also offering a glimpse into the cultural morality of the 1950s.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The Book Thief, Markus Zusak's World War 2 novel published in 2005, explores themes of compassion and courage through sympathetic characters, but the book's worldview limits its ability to answer essential questions of suffering and sin.
Learn more about Markus Zusak: www.zusakbooks.com
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To celebrate the first birthday of the Unknown Friends podcast, I'm sharing A. E. Stallings's lovely poem "The Rosehead Nail," AND I'm planning two bonus episodes this month for my subscribers over on Patreon!
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To read "The Rosehead Nail" online, visit www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/56231/the-rosehead-nail.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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First published by Charles Dickens in his magazine Household Words (as a follow-up to his self-published novel Hard Times), Elizabeth Gaskell's novel North and South follows a heroine and hero who - though slightly romanticized - undergo realistic and inspiring character growth over the course of their story.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Charles Portis's American classic, True Grit, features a tenacious, meticulous narrator and heroine, Mattie Ross, who tells her story with a solemnity that is somehow both amusing and admirable.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The 1972 Newbery medal winner, Robert C. O'Brien's Mrs. Frisby and the Rats of NIMH, blends fantasy and science fiction in its tale of a widowed mouse trying to save her family, and in the process the story explores themes of education, morality, and ultimately self-sacrifice.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Published serially in 1941, then in book form in 1942, C. S. Lewis's Screwtape Letters presents "the psychology of temptation from the other point of view," as he wrote to his brother Warren when the idea of the book first struck him.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The Wind in the Willows, Kenneth Grahame's classic children's book published in 1908, depicts a tiny community of four dedicated friends who gently teach us much-needed lessons about humility, simplicity, faithfulness, longing, and home.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Leif Enger's latest novel, titled Virgil Wander after its protagonist, depicts a middle-aged movie house owner getting a second chance at life. While the novel is engaging, quirky, and optimistic, it seems to lack the zealous Christian faith of Enger's first novel, Peace Like a River.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast. To learn more about me and my writing, explore my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Enjoy this special bonus episode in which I read aloud the opening chapter of Anne Brontë's novel Agnes Grey, reviewed last week in Episode 7 of the podcast's second season.
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.kittywhamproductions.com/podcast.
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Drawing from her experience as a governess, Anne Brontë (the youngest of the Brontë sisters) wrote her first novel, Agnes Grey, at age 27, in which she conveys to her readers the all-importance of the golden rule - doing unto others as we would be done by.
The Unknown Friends podcast is now on Patreon! Visit our page at https://www.patreon.com/unknownfriends, where you can explore the different ways to join as a patron and get access to bonus content like our new monthly preview episodes.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The Violent Bear It Away, Flannery O'Connor's second and final novel, explores one boy's struggle against the religious fanaticism of his great-uncle, and in the process, O'Connor relies heavily on Eucharistic symbolism to portray the confrontation between the boy's willfulness and his divine destiny.
Today's announcement: the Unknown Friends podcast is joining Patreon! Listen to the last few minutes of today's episode to hear more details, and keep an eye out for our official launch next week, on Wednesday, Feb. 24. THANK YOU for listening to my book reviews - your support is everything!
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I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
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N. D. Wilson's Notes from the Tilt-A-Whirl, a book on Christian apologetics published in 2009, not only responds to the "problem of evil" in the world but also explores the reality of God's voiced universe and inspires wonder and gratitude in his readers.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In Part 2 of my analysis of Jane Austen's much-debated novel, Mansfield Park, I respond to critical interpretations of Fanny Price's character, offer my own understanding of Austen's moral philosophy, and discuss her nuanced perspective on the art of theater.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In Part 1 of my two-episode discussion of Jane Austen's controversial novel Mansfield Park, I introduce the book's publication, reception, plot, and characters, drawing special attention to our timid but wise heroine, Fanny Price.
In Part 2, I will explore the novel's complex and disputed themes, sharing details from the story that demonstrate both how Mansfield Park is unique and how it harmonizes with the rest of the Austen canon. (Warning: expect spoilers in Part 2!)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Doomsday Book, Connie Willis's 1992 novel blending sci-fi and historical fiction, considers the incarnation of Christ from an intriguing angle, although the book suffers from tedious pacing and poor plot development.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In this first episode of Season Two, I discuss how Helene Hanff's delightful memoir 84, Charing Cross Road, published in 1970, perfectly epitomizes the remark that helped inspire this podcast: "Reading brings us unknown friends." (Honoré de Balzac)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Anyone wanting to improve their reading habits in 2021? On this New Year's Day, I'm sharing six simple strategies that have helped me over the last two years to make more time for reading than I ever did before, and I hope these ideas will be useful for you too.
- Diversify (3:42)
- Listen (6:27)
- Equip (9:24)
- Quit (10:57)
- Track (12:24)
- Share (15:09)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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This Christmas Eve, I wanted to share with you a couple of poems that I hope will comfort and uplift you. Please enjoy my original sonnet, "Delivery," and one of my very favorite Advent poems, "The House of Christmas" by G. K. Chesterton.
You can read the poems for yourself via these links:
"Delivery" - https://kittywhamproductions.com/2015/12/20/delivery/
"The House of Christmas" - https://theimaginativeconservative.org/2016/12/house-of-christmas-gk-chesterton.html
Also, as mentioned early in the episode, you can watch the live-streamed performance of my new Christmas play, "As Ever, Sam," on YouTube at https://youtu.be/xtOriqA3dnk. It's a thoughtful, inspiring, family-friendly drama set during World War 2, and I hope you enjoy it!
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at https://kittywhamproductions.com/podcast/.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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After reviewing 32 books since launching Unknown Friends in April, in this bonus episode I'm highlighting my very favorite books from the podcast's first season. Tune in to learn which 3 books get my highest recommendation, along with a few honorable mentions that I couldn't leave out. :)
As I plan for Season Two, I'm seeking your feedback, listeners! If you have a moment, I'd love it if you'd respond to this short survey about Season 1: https://forms.gle/TLdkKmAxYEzheVUTA
Thank you!
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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C. S. Lewis, in his 1945 novella The Great Divorce, uses a purely imaginative journey into hell and heaven to shine light on the essential choice we each face every day of our lives: Thy will be done? or my will be done?
(By the way, the name of the author whose terribly elaborate writing the Inklings read for fun is Amanda McKittrick Ros. Look up her novel Irene Iddesleigh if you want to be delighted at something.)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Anthony Doerr's enthralling novel set in World War II traces the lives of a German boy and a French girl and reminds us to notice and appreciate the marvels, natural and manmade, all around us.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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My sister LaRae joins me from the United Kingdom this week to discuss high literary modernism, Shakespearean tragedy, and more in Virginia Woolf's 1925 novel Mrs. Dalloway.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Though advocating many Christian values, Wendell Berry's 2004 novel Hannah Coulter lacks the essence of Christianity - close relationship with God - and instead embraces an almost pagan mindset of seeking fulfillment in earthly places and people.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In his 1985 military science-fiction novel Ender's Game, Orson Scott Card follows a brilliant young boy as he trains to be a battle commander while struggling against his own capacity for violence.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Kate DiCamillo's 2009 children's novel The Magician's Elephant follows its young hero, Peter Augustus Duchene, through a vibrant cast of characters all striving to find hope amid despair and truth among lies.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Charles Dickens in his novel Little Dorrit, published serially from 1855 to 1857, presents a number of characters who are or imagine themselves to be victims--but their responses to hardship couldn't be more varied.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In his classic 1952 novella, The Old Man and the Sea, Ernest Hemingway depicts in his austere but expressive writing style a deeply compelling central character, the unlucky but unconquerable old man Santiago.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com (where my Christmas plays are discounted this week!).
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Drawing inspiration from medieval animal fables, The Book of the Dun Cow by Walter Wangerin Jr. depicts a mythical war between good and evil, while exploring themes of self-pity and self-sacrifice reminiscent of Job and Jonah.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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The Chosen, Chaim Potok's novel about two Jewish boys growing up in 1940s New York, explores Judaism's place in the modern world, along with themes of friendship, learning, and communication.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In her debut novel, Sense and Sensibility, Jane Austen contrasts two sisters, one with much to learn, the other with much to teach us about steadiness, thoughtfulness, and self-restraint.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Science fiction authors Frederik Pohl and Cyril M. Kornbluth co-authored their satirical novel The Space Merchants in 1952, foreseeing with remarkable accuracy a world willingly enslaved by advertising and media.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In G. K. Chesterton's 1929 set of mystery stories, The Poet and the Lunatics, his poet-sleuth Gabriel Gale turns the world upside down to help us straighten our skewed vision of reality.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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American author Henry James, whose works bridged the Victorian and modern literary eras, juxtaposes two men with opposite notions of work and responsibility in his 1875 novel Roderick Hudson.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Dandelion Wine, Ray Bradbury's unusual tale imagining the summer of 1928 through a 12-year-old's eyes, sheds light on themes of friendship and happiness amid darker questions of loss, failure, and fear.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In these two comic novels from Jerome K. Jerome and P. G. Wodehouse, delightful characters and absurd misadventures work together to charm readers with their timeless humor.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In my review of Death Comes for the Archbishop, one of Willa Cather's "Catholic novels," I discuss the book's episodic structure and its main characters' inspiring commitment to their missionary calling.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In her “every-day story” Wives and Daughters, Elizabeth Gaskell crafts fascinating characters that demonstrate the selflessness of love and the nobility of steady goodness. (Read Rachelle's related blogpost here: www.kittywhamproductions.com/2020/06/18/words-like-ready-made-clothes/.)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Enjoy these bloopers and "behind the mic" clips from my first dozen episodes of Unknown Friends - a little piece of fun to celebrate the fifth birthday of my company Kittywham Productions. :)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Edith Wharton's 1905 novel The House of Mirth rings true today with its depiction of a manipulative society and a conflicted heroine, both of whom choose to believe what they wish to be true.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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My favorite read so far this year, thanks to the palpable faith of one central character: Leif Enger's Peace Like a River blends Zane Grey, Homer, Robert Louis Stevenson, and the King James Bible to shape a remarkable story about a family looking for a lost son and finding what they didn't know they needed. (Read John Piper's 2008 review of Peace Like a River: www.desiringgod.org/articles/not-heartwarming-christian-fiction)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Good men are not hard to find in Anthony Trollope's The Warden, the first novel in his Chronicles of Barsetshire; but this story, relevant today, reveals the complex moral dilemmas good men may face when they encounter or inherit flawed systems.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Marilynne Robinson's 2004 novel Gilead prompts a discussion of Christianity in contemporary fiction, relationships between fathers and sons, and the loveliness of mundane things.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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This week I explore the theme of self-understanding in E. M. Forster's 1908 novel A Room with a View, drawing comparisons and contrasts to Henry James's The Portrait of a Lady.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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LaRae returns as my guest to discuss romance and moral education in Jane Austen's last published novel, Persuasion. (Read Kirsten Hall's article on comedy in Jane Austen here: www.genealogiesofmodernity.org/blog/2020/3/28/the-comic-turn-in-period-dramas-a-review-of-the-autumn-de-wildes-emma.)
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In this special episode featuring works of Christian nonfiction by Paul Miller and Jen Wilkin, I share these authors' insights into praying like a child and reading the Bible like a student.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In this episode I discuss a few key themes from Kazuo Ishiguro's 2005 novel Never Let Me Go, including mortality, memory, and hope, as well as Ishiguro's uniquely understated writing style.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In Episode 4, featuring Charles Dickens's first novel, The Pickwick Papers, I introduce Dickens as a fledgling author and tell the story of how this book ever came to be published.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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Today I review Clare Vanderpool's most recent children's book, Navigating Early, with its universal themes of loss and friendship.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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My sister LaRae and I discuss Louisa May Alcott's classic for children, Little Women, reflecting on Alcott's portrayal of the growing up process and the book's impact on their own childhood.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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In my opening episode I discuss C. S. Lewis's last published novel, Till We Have Faces, exploring the book's key questions of what love is and whether God is silent.
I'm Rachelle Ferguson of Kittywham Productions, and Unknown Friends is my weekly book review podcast, where I discuss classic and contemporary literature from my personal reading list. Visit the Unknown Friends homepage at www.soundcloud.com/unknown-friends.
While studying English and classical languages at Hillsdale College I founded my company Kittywham Productions, where I publish original play scripts and skits for churches, schools, homeschool groups, and Christian theaters. To learn more about me and my writing, visit my website at www.kittywhamproductions.com.
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