In The Big Fisherman, Lloyd C. Douglas explores the rise of Christianity in a complicated story tangled around the figure of Simon Peter.
Archive for March, 2008
Big Fisherman, Big Disappointment.
Posted in 1948 Bestselling Novels, Fictional biography, Historical, Religious, tagged Antipas, Apostle Peter, Christianity, Israel, Jerusalem, Middle East on March 26, 2008 | Comments Off
1948 Bestselling Novels
Posted in 1948 Bestselling Novels, Lists of bestsellers by year on March 19, 2008 | Comments Off
Ready for another year’s worth of bestsellers? Here are the top novels of 1948 based on their sales figures that year:
The Big Fisherman by Lloyd C. Douglas
The Naked and the Dead by Norman Mailer
Dinner at Antoine’s by Frances Parkinson Keyes
The Bishop’s Mantle by Agnes Sligh Turnbull
Tomorrow Will Be Better by Betty [...]
My Pics of 1958
Posted in 1958 Bestselling Novels, My Top Pics on March 19, 2008 | Comments Off
By far the durable of the novels on the 1958 bestseller list are The Winthrop Woman by Anna Seton and Anatomy of a Murder by Robert Travers.
Seton’s fictional biography draws on historical accounts of life in Puritan New England for its story and even its dialog, but there’s not a dust mote in sight. Seton [...]
Antoine’s Keeps Readers Coming Back
Posted in 1948 Bestselling Novels, Mystery, Romance, tagged murder mystery, New Orleans on March 12, 2008 | Comments Off
Dinner at Antoine’s is an endlessly pleasing novel. Since I found it on my mother’s bookshelf back in the ’60s, I’ve read it many times. I never remember reading it until I’m almost done, but I enjoy it every time.
Victorine Better Mystery than Romance
Posted in 1958 Bestselling Novels, Mystery, Romance, tagged rice, rice mill on March 5, 2008 | Comments Off
Victorine is a surprising novel for Frances Parkinson Keyes. It’s about half her usual length, and, though it sets out to be one of her typical romances, it turns out to be an engrossing murder mystery.
