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Here Burns My Candle: A Novel

This novel delves into the life of a young girl who enters a convent during the 17th century, exploring themes of faith, love, and personal sacrifice amidst the backdrop of a tumultuous era. more

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Liz Curtis Higgs
Liz Curtis Higgs

Liz Curtis Higgs is a renowned American author known for her historical novels and memoirs. Born on July 3, 1954, she has a passion for history and literature from a young age. Higgs' works often feature female protagonists, delving into their lives, faith, and growth. Her books are beloved by readers not only in the United States but also globally. more

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“We eat pancakes to escape loneliness, yet within moments we want nothing more than our freedom from ever having so much as thought about pancakes. Nothing can prevent us, after eating pancakes, from feeling the most awful regret. After eating pancakes, our great mission in life becomes the repudiation of the pancakes and everything served along with them, the bacon and the syrup and the sausage and coffee and jellies and jams. But these things are beneath mention, compared with the pancakes themselves. It is the pancake--Pancakes! Pancakes!--that we never learn to respect.”