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Carol Lynch Williams

July 30, 2012 by Karen Jensen, MLS

Book Review: Waiting by Carol Lynch Williams

When people think about faith, they usually think “Christian fiction” or “Inspirational fiction”.  I happen to both be a Christian and to hate Christian fiction.  I know that seems like a controversial statement, but on the whole it tends to focus so much on being Christian that it loses its focus on good writing, story, […]

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