Anchored: A Lamp in the StormBy Valerie BanfieldDescription:
DECEMBER 1895, near the shoals of Nantucket. When an urgent need trumps a perilous passage, the fare is costlier than anyone imagined. Book Takeaway:None of us knows the length of our earthly days. We need to be prepared. Always. Whether we find ourselves in dangerous waters or adrift in a sea of loss, if we place our lives in the hands of the One who is the only true anchor, He will be there with us. Why the author wrote this book:I've enjoyed basket weaving for many years, and among my collection are several Nantucket Lightship Baskets. But, what is a lightship and what does it have to do with baskets? My research turned up a fascinating history of men who spent months at sea, their situations dangerous, their tedium alleviated with basket weaving. A story emerged. The handsome basket, woven decades earlier by a hardy mariner, influences a present-day teenager. Both the crew member and the teenager face tenuous circumstances with high stakes. Where will they seek refuge during the storm? |