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The Dance of the Dissident Daughter: A Woman's Journey from Christian Tradition to the Sacred Feminine (Plus) 79 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
HarperOne, 2007
Inspiring
Sue Monk Kidd has created a beautiful masterpiece in Dance of the Dissident Daughter. Her personal and touching story of a woman who became slowly disillusioned with the male patriarchal church which surrounded her, and her own feelings of guilt and pain through her journey is intensely touching. So many novels treat these journeys as solitary paths that we can tread at our own pace, but Sue's ...
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Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings of Sue Monk Kidd 12 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
GuidepostsBooks, 2006
"Blessings he read and reread."
In a word, this book is inspirational. The tone is evident even in the book's packaging: its beach-sunrise jacket photo and its airy page design. If you need an emotional lift --- or know someone who does --- FIRSTLIGHT will provide it.
Over her writing career of nearly 30 years, Sue Monk Kidd has endeared herself to two audiences. First, to readers of Guideposts magazine and devotionals, for ...
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Firstlight: The Early Inspirational Writings 2 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2007
Insightful reading
Sue Monk Kidd's work continues to delight. Her short, honest, writings show her to be attentive to the moment as well as to the world around her. This book would be a start to a group discussion for people seeking to live mindful, but interactive, lives. She enjoys the spiritual life of monks without having taken their vows. Readers will gain much from this collection of essays and ...
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With Open Hands10 reviews
Henri J. M. Nouwen
Ave Maria Press, 2006
excellent
When you can't sleep at night due to
worries, anxiety, lack of faith . . .
open your hands!
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New Seeds of Contemplation (New Directions Paperbook)44 reviews
Thomas Merton
New Directions, 2007
"To hope is to risk frustration. So make up your mind in advance to risk frustration."
Thomas Merton's "New Seeds of Contemplation" is nothing short of life-changing: the complexity of his relationship with the interior life and titanic inward spirituality makes this the kind of book you will refer to for your entire life and may never understand it fully even then (I don't, and have read it twice now). For all that, you will still enjoy and admire the man.
Just about ...
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When the Heart Waits: Spiritual Direction for Life's Sacred Questions (Plus)20 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
HarperOne, 2006
When the heart rates - first rate
A wonderful book, a good companion to Dance of the Dissident Daughter by the same author. Great study material for the Christian woman interested in growing spiritually.
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THE SECRET LIFE OF BEES.1 review
Sue Monk. Kidd
Review, 2004
My new favorite book
This book pulled my heart out from the first page. I loved it from beginning to end. The language and images are so fresh and real and beautiful that I was transported back to 1964, to the smells and sounds of the rural south. This is a must-read. My heartfelt thanks to Sue Monk Kidd for writing it.
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The Mermaid Chair 557 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin Group (USA) Inc., 2006
STUNNED & Reflective
I think Sue Monk Kidd has written a truthful account about the lives that women conceal from themselves. It is a courageous and successful publication of how women can lose themselves in their family roles. Perhaps the uncomfortable truth Kidd writes about is that even in the "curbside appeal" of a marriage, one person can be drowning. Jessie made decisions to stay at home and make art in a ...
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The Secret Life of Bees1379 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008
Bees AIN'T a Bust!
I surveyed my class and 80% gave it two thumbs up: 5 stars. That's 28 out of 35 students. The rest of the class gave it an OK: 3 or 4 stars. So my giving it 5 stars has been backed by research into the general public's taste. ;=)
Now, I'm not much for spending time on fiction. I don't need entertainment, I need information. But as a story teller, occasional writing class instructor, I like to ...
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God's Joyful Surprise: Finding Yourself Loved 8 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
HarperOne, 1989
the right book at the right time
I read this book years ago and have re-read it many times since. Not only did Sue Monk Kidd's experience resonate with me, but she introduced me to some fantastic writers. I highly recommend this book for anyone searching to know God better.
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La Vida Secreta de las Abejas1 review
Sue Monk Kidd
Highbridge Audio, 2005
THE POWER OF THE SISTERHOOD OF WOMEN...
This is the Spanish text edition of the New York Times best selling novel, "The Secret Life of Bees". It is a beautifully written, coming of age story, set in rural South Carolina in 1964 against the back drop of the civil rights movement. It is the touching story of a young white girl, fourteen year old Lily Owens, whose mother died in a tragic accident when Lily was about four. Lily lives with ...
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All Things Are Possible1 review
Sue Monk Kidd
C.R. Gibson Company, 1988
Good book of Uplifting Spritual stories...
Anyone enjoying reading stories that are uplifting and spiritual in nature will enjoy this book. Sue Monk Kidd is a unique individual and I throughly enjoyed reading every story included.
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The Secret Life of Bees1 review
Sue Monk Kidd, 2000
THE POWER OF THE SISTERHOOD OF WOMEN...
This New York Times best selling novel is a beautifully written, coming of age story, set in rural South Carolina in 1964 against the back drop of the civil rights movement. It is the touching story of a young white girl, fourteen year old Lily Owens, whose mother died in a tragic accident when Lily was about four. Lily lives with her father, a harsh man with whom no love is lost, on a peach farm ...
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The Mermaid Chair: A Novel1 review
Sue Monk Kidd
Viking Adult, 2005
THIS BOOK SPOKE TO ME...
This is the story of a woman's re-awakening of self. It is the story of forty-two year old Jessie Sullivan, a woman who has sublimated herself throughout her married life to her husband and her daughter. Now that her daughter is going away to college, empty nest syndrome looms on the horizon, along with a somewhat stagnant marriage. When she returns to her childhood home to attend to her aging ...
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La vida secreta de las abejas5 reviews
Sue Monk Kidd
Penguin (Non-Classics), 2005
THE POWER OF THE SISTERHOOD OF WOMEN...
This is the Spanish text edition of the New York Times best selling novel, "The Secret Life of Bees". It is a beautifully written, coming of age story, set in rural South Carolina in 1964 against the back drop of the civil rights movement. It is the touching story of a young white girl, fourteen year old Lily Owens, whose mother died in a tragic accident when Lily was about four. Lily lives with ...
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