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Sharon Mondragon Book Recommendations & Book Mentions

This list consists of recommendations or mentions of books spotted in media, social media accounts, podcasts or other public websites.

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Novelist, Army spouse (ret.), mom, grandma, and prayer shawl knitter. Author of THE UNLIKELY YARN OF THE DRAGON LADY (Kregel, 2021) Rep'd by @HerringAli #ACFW

7 books
Book Cover for: Lost Lake, Sarah Addison Allen

Lost Lake

Sarah Addison Allen
Sharon MondragonSharon Mondragon

@AuthorCDavis Check out Sarah Addison Allen's Lost Lake. She uses this image powerfully at the opening of Part 1 to describe coming out of profound grief.

Paperback, 2015

$19.00$9.50 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The World's Last Night: And Other Essays, C. S. Lewis

The World's Last Night: And Other Essays

C. S. Lewis
Sharon MondragonSharon Mondragon

@SHoddeMiller C.S. Lewis's essay The World's Last Night boils it down to living in readiness, to be found doing what He asked us to do, His way when He returns, "to dress our souls not for the electric lights of the present world but for the daylight of the of the next."

Paperback, 2017

$16.99$8.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Latke in the Library: & Other Mystery Stories for Chanukah, Libi Astaire

The Latke in the Library: & Other Mystery Stories for Chanukah

Libi Astaire
Sharon MondragonSharon Mondragon

Just caught my typo in my tweet yesterday about the book The Latke in the Library. The author is Libi Astaire, not Adaire. My apologies. Really enjoying the book!

Out of stock

Book Cover for: The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss, Richard Coles

The Madness of Grief: A Memoir of Love and Loss

Richard Coles
Sharon MondragonSharon Mondragon

@emilynclark Richard Coles, a vicar and author of The Madness of Grief calls the administrative paperwork of death "sadmin." My sincere condolences on the loss of your father.

Hardcover, 2022

$28.99$14.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott, Sinclair Lewis

Main Street: The Story of Carol Kennicott

Sinclair Lewis
Sharon MondragonSharon Mondragon

@Sarcastic_elf Main Street by Sinclair Lewis. Made me realize I tended to want to be comfortable rather than challenged. Realized I wouldn't have much to show for such a life and prayed for adventure. That prayer made all the difference!

Paperback, 1995

$20.00$10.00 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Tale of Custard the Dragon, Ogden Nash

The Tale of Custard the Dragon

Ogden Nash
Sharon MondragonSharon Mondragon

@byMorganWright Have you read Ogden Nash's poem, The Tale of Custard the Dragon? In the poet's tale, Custard was "a realio, trulio little pet dragon."

Paperback, 1998

$8.99$4.49 + Free shipping50% off your first book
Book Cover for: The Story of With: A Better Way to Live, Love, & Create, Allen Arnold

The Story of With: A Better Way to Live, Love, & Create

Allen Arnold
Sharon MondragonSharon Mondragon

@anjyiswriting Check out Allen Arnold's book, The Story of With. It's a thought-provoking take on the purpose of creativity.

Paperback, 2016

$19.99$9.99 + Free shipping50% off your first book