Jan Ellison crafts compelling narratives that delve into the complexities of human connection and the search for self. Her writing is celebrated for its keen psychological insight and elegant prose, drawing readers into intimate explorations of life's profound questions. With a distinctive voice, she examines themes of parenthood, displacement, and the creative process. Her work resonates with a rare blend of honesty and sophisticated storytelling.
What are the five solas? Why do they matter? Are they biblical? How do they apply to me? Five: The Solas of the Reformation, by S. D. Ellison, is a primer written to introduce readers to the glorious truths of the Reformation. This book will guide people through the historical and biblical basis for each of the Solas: Sola Gratia (Grace Alone), Sola Fide (Faith Alone), Sola Scriptura (Scripture Alone), Solus Christus (Christ Alone), and Soli Deo Gloria (Glory to God Alone). However, just as importantly, Five: The Solas of the Reformation will show how these great reformational truths can be applied to our own lives.
Two witty novellas: In French Kisses, Rachel is living in France with her
family when her love-rat husband runs off with a dance teacher, leaving Rachel
to transform their home into a guest house. In A London Affair, Kate leaves
home for a job in a London deli and soon finds herself at the centre of a
delicatessen dating adventure.
Despite a new life running a quirky bookshop in Devon, Eleanor finds she is
still unsettled. In this first story of the series Eleanor is goes in search
of an old flame in France to brighten her future but will she find happiness
there? The sequel finds Eleanor back in Devon, for A Summer of Surprises.
When a ghost ship is spotted on the horizon one spring evening, bookseller
Eleanor Mace decides to investigate the myths and legends of the Devon seaside
town where she runs her bookshop. Her investigation leads her to the heart of
a mystery with a difference, with romantic, witty twists along the way.
Exploring themes of emotional complexity and psychological suspense, this debut novel follows a woman's journey as she confronts a significant mistake from her past. With a narrative that intertwines beautifully crafted prose and a gripping pace, it invites readers to reflect on the impact of choices made in youth. The story resonates with the depth of relationships and the struggle for redemption, earning recognition as one of the year's best books.
With the emotional complexity of Everything I Never Told You and the psychological suspense of The Girl on the Train, O. Henry Prize winner Jan Ellison delivers a brilliantly paced, beautifully written debut novel about one woman's reckoning with a youthful mistake. Named one of the best books of the year by San Francisco ChronicleAt nineteen, Annie Black trades a bleak future in a washed-out California town for a London winter of drinking and abandon. Twenty years later, she is a San Francisco lighting designer and happily married mother of three who has put her reckless youth behind her. Then a photo from that distant winter in Europe arrives inexplicably in her mailbox, and an old obsession is awakened. Past and present collide, Annie's marriage falters, and her son takes a car ride that ends with his life hanging in the balance. Now Annie must confront her own transgressions and fight for her family by untangling the mysteries of the turbulent winter that drew an invisible map of her future. Gripping, insightful, and lyrical, A Small Indiscretion announces the arrival of a major new voice in literary suspense as it unfolds a story of denial, passion, forgiveness—and the redemptive power of love.
