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Independent People

Epic novel by Nobel laureate Halldr Laxness, originally published in two volumes in 1934 and 1935; literally the title means “Self-standing [i.e. self-reliant] folk”. It deals with the struggle of poor Icelandic farmers in the early 20th century, only freed from debt bondage in the last generation, and surviving on isolated crofts in an inhospitable landscape

A Grief Observed

Collection of C. S. Lewis’s reflections on the experience of bereavement following the death of his wife, Joy Davidman, in 1960. The book was first published in 1961 under the pseudonym N.W. Clerk, as Lewis wished to avoid identification as the author

The Call of the Wild

Short adventure novel by Jack London, published in 1903 and set in Yukon, Canada, during the 1890s Klondike Gold Rush, when strong sled dogs were in high demand

Cider with Rosie

1959 book by Laurie Lee . It is the first book of a trilogy that continues with As I Walked Out One Midsummer Morning and A Moment of War . It has sold over six million copies worldwide

A Wizard of Earthsea

Fantasy novel written by American author Ursula K. Le Guin and first published by the small press Parnassus in 1968. It is regarded as a classic of children’s literature and of fantasy, within which it is widely influential

Friends in High Places

See: Friends in High Places (George Jones album) Friends in High Places (Hillsong album) Friends in Low Places (disambiguation) In High Places (disambiguation) Talk:Friends in High Places Help:Disambiguation Source:Wikipedia