Lynn N. Austin
Forfatter af Candle in the Darkness
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Bestselling author Lynn Austin has sold more than one million copies of her books worldwide. She is an eight-time Christy Award winner for her historical novels, as well as a popular speaker at retreats and conventions. Lynn and her husband have raised three children and live near Chicago.
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Værker af Lynn N. Austin
Füll du mich mit Kraft 4 eksemplarer
The Strength of His Hand (Chronicles of the Kings Book #3): (A Biblical Ancient World Novel about Hezekiah and… 3 eksemplarer
Anker in de storm roman 2 eksemplarer
Among the Gods (Chronicles of the Kings Book #5): (A Biblical Ancient World Novel about Joshua) 2 eksemplarer
Mentoring to Maturity 1 eksemplar
Faith of My Fathers (Chronicles of the Kings Book #4): (A Biblical Ancient World Novel about Joshua) 1 eksemplar
The Christmas Wish Book 1 eksemplar
While We're Far A[art 1 eksemplar
Watch Out for the Lion 1 eksemplar
Baby Jesus Is Missing 1 eksemplar
Teaching Brotherly Kindness 1 eksemplar
The Restoration Chronicles (3 Set): Return to Me, Keeper of the Covenant, On This Foundation by Lynn Austin (2013) 1 eksemplar
Don't Get Caught 1 eksemplar
But Lilies Don't Wear Shoes 1 eksemplar
While We’re Far Apart 1 eksemplar
On This Foundation (The Restoration Chronicles Book #3): (A Biblical Ancient World Novel about Nehemiah) 1 eksemplar
Strength of His Hands #3 1 eksemplar
Servants Behind the Scenes 1 eksemplar
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Almen Viden
- Fødselsdato
- 1949
- Køn
- female
- Nationalitet
- USA
- Bopæl
- Anderson, Indiana
Bogota, Colombia
Anderson, Indiana
Thunder Bay, Ontario
Winnipeg, Manitoba.
Illinois - Uddannelse
- Southern Connecticut State University (BA)
- Erhverv
- Lerares, schrijfster
- Relationer
- Austin, Ken (husband)
- Priser og hædersbevisninger
- Christy Awards in 2002, 2003, 2004, 2008, and 2009
- Kort biografi
- Lynn Austin koesterde altijd al een diep verlangen om te schrijven, maar jarenlang kwam het er niet van. Toen ze naar Canada verhuisde vanwege het werk van haar man, gebruikte ze de lange winters om te gaan schrijven. Tegenwoordig is ze full-time auteur en houdt ze regelmatig lezingen.
Austin is een echt familiemens. Een levendig gesprek tussen Lynn, haar moeder en haar 98-jarige oma over de veranderde rol van de vrouw in de loop der jaren, inspireerde haar tot het schrijven van haar eerste grote roman: Eva’s dochters. Ze is blij verrast met het succes van haar boeken in Nederland, waar al 120.000 exemplaren hun weg naar de lezer vonden.
Lynn Austin woont met haar man Ken in de buurt van Chicago. In haar vrije tijd geniet ze van lezen, wandelen, de concerten van haar man bezoeken en zo veel mogelijk oude ruïnes bekijken.
Lynn Austin is een van de belangrijkste fictie-auteurs van dit moment. Naast contemporain en historisch werk schrijft zij ook bijbelse romans. Haar trilogie over Hizkia wordt nu gevolgd door een tweedelige serie over Manasse. Lynn Austin schreef diverse succesvolle romans en is een veelgevraagd spreekster op conferenties, bezinnings bijeenkomsten en andere manifestaties van kerken en onderwijsinstellingen. Zij woont met haar man en drie kinderen in Illinois.
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I haven’t figured out why, but sometimes, it’s a lot easier to buy books that you want to read rather than actually getting around to reading them. I’ve owned this book for around five years, but finally picked it up about a month ago—and as soon as I started the story, I wondered why I hadn’t taken the time for it sooner. This is a good book!
As a fan of Biblical fiction, I was impressed by this story. Not only is it well-written and engaging, but it also keeps to what we know of the Biblical characters and events with an accuracy I greatly appreciate. It bothers me when authors take liberties with Biblical events—there’s a reason why God had them put down as they are, and I don’t like it when things are changed for the convenience of the story. Lynn Austin doesn’t do that, and I respect her for it.
This book brings King Ahaz and the younger years of King Hezekiah to life. I appreciated that even though some of the major sins prevalent at that time were mentioned in the story (and several times, characters had to witness horrific things), those were never glorified or dwelt on in much detail.
If you’re looking for a well-written Biblical fiction series, I highly recommend this one. I’ve only read the first book in the series, but from what I’ve heard, they’re all good. I can’t wait to dive into book two!… (mere)
As a fan of Biblical fiction, I was impressed by this story. Not only is it well-written and engaging, but it also keeps to what we know of the Biblical characters and events with an accuracy I greatly appreciate. It bothers me when authors take liberties with Biblical events—there’s a reason why God had them put down as they are, and I don’t like it when things are changed for the convenience of the story. Lynn Austin doesn’t do that, and I respect her for it.
This book brings King Ahaz and the younger years of King Hezekiah to life. I appreciated that even though some of the major sins prevalent at that time were mentioned in the story (and several times, characters had to witness horrific things), those were never glorified or dwelt on in much detail.
If you’re looking for a well-written Biblical fiction series, I highly recommend this one. I’ve only read the first book in the series, but from what I’ve heard, they’re all good. I can’t wait to dive into book two!… (mere)
First sentence: Adelaide Stanhope sat at her father's graveside, as still and upright as the surrounding tombstones.
All My Secrets is a generational historical romance (of sorts). The stories of a daughter, mother, and grandmother are interwoven. The story unfolds in a series of storytelling flashbacks--a revealing of past secrets. The three women are at a crossroads (of sorts). Difficult choices remain to be made. Will they fight to keep their mansion and their lifestyle even if it comes at great personal cost? Sylvia wants her daughter, Adelaide, to marry for money--and quickly--before the rumors start to spread of their change of fortune. Junietta wants her granddaughter, Adelaide, to choose a different path, a different life, to hold out on marrying until she falls head over heels in love. Junietta sees the dangers of wealth. It comes with great responsibility, but it corrupts and taints. Adelaide spends time listening to her mother AND listening to her grandmother. What will she decide? And how will she feel about the secrets of her mother and grandmother?
I don't always love stories told from multiple points of view. But I found all three narrators (and their stories) compelling--for the most part. The setting is New York in the nineteenth century. The "present" day is 1898/1899. The past occurs many decades before--also in New York.
Faith does play a role in the story but not in a stuffy way.… (mere)
All My Secrets is a generational historical romance (of sorts). The stories of a daughter, mother, and grandmother are interwoven. The story unfolds in a series of storytelling flashbacks--a revealing of past secrets. The three women are at a crossroads (of sorts). Difficult choices remain to be made. Will they fight to keep their mansion and their lifestyle even if it comes at great personal cost? Sylvia wants her daughter, Adelaide, to marry for money--and quickly--before the rumors start to spread of their change of fortune. Junietta wants her granddaughter, Adelaide, to choose a different path, a different life, to hold out on marrying until she falls head over heels in love. Junietta sees the dangers of wealth. It comes with great responsibility, but it corrupts and taints. Adelaide spends time listening to her mother AND listening to her grandmother. What will she decide? And how will she feel about the secrets of her mother and grandmother?
I don't always love stories told from multiple points of view. But I found all three narrators (and their stories) compelling--for the most part. The setting is New York in the nineteenth century. The "present" day is 1898/1899. The past occurs many decades before--also in New York.
Faith does play a role in the story but not in a stuffy way.… (mere)
This book was so close to being a five star read for me. The only reason I knocked off one star was due to the timeline. This book is set over six years, but after the first year or two, the character growth became stagnant.
Tropes: Resistance in WWII, Coming back to God
Content: characters sent to concentration camp (conditions described in detail), death of family members, bombing, kissing
Tropes: Resistance in WWII, Coming back to God
Content: characters sent to concentration camp (conditions described in detail), death of family members, bombing, kissing
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- 11,924
- Popularitet
- #1,967
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- 4.2
- Anmeldelser
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- 403
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- 7
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The one thing that brought the book down for me though was a woman being caught in a really depressing situation and not being able to get out of it. I feel like that's been a theme lately in the books I've been reading.
But overall I did enjoy the story and it was a clean read.
This book was reviewed on the Literary Club Podcast episode 66
https://www.buzzsprout.com/1984185… (mere)