Unknown Friends

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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

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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.

Get in touch on Instagram: www.instagram.com/rachelle.ferguson

Connect on Facebook: www.facebook.com/kittywhamproductions

Thanks for listening! If you enjoyed this episode, please subscribe, leave a review, and share with your book-loving friends!