Unknown Friends

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.

Support the podcast and unlock bonus content (including a limited-time offer to get a free copy of Leif Enger's Peace Like a River): www.patreon.com/unknownfriends

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