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Angelology: A Novel
by Danielle Trussoni
Angelology by Danielle Trussoni (10/27/2010)
The authors way of writing is beautiful and the story is well written. I wanted to read this book quickly, but I also didn't want it to end either, so I took my time and enjoyed every moment of the different parts, mythology,biblical, and the action of the different angelsmore
The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
The swan thieves by Elizabeth Kostova (6/7/2010)
It is beautifully and sensitively written, the story is not long when you put the whole of it together. One is meant to take your time and enjoy the painters for themselves individually, the scenes they are painting , the human interest and the atmosphere around them asmore
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