WinterSong: Christmas Readings

by Madeleine L'Engle and Luci Shaw

Book Overview

Have a cup of coffee and put a log on the fire, settle info a comforable chair and enjoy a winter's day with the writings of novelist Madeleine L'Engle and poet Luci Shaw. Participate in the winter... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1573833320
• ISBN13: 9781573833325
• Release Date: October 2004
• Publisher: Regent College Publishing
• Length: 208 Pages
• Weight: 0.71 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"

Customer Reviews

Early Winter, Christmas, Late Winter

WinterSong: Christmas Readings by Madeleine L'Engle and Luci Shaw, is a beautiful book in every way. I have both the hardcover copy, published in 1996 by Harold Shaw Publishers, as well as the paperback version, published in 2003 by Regent College Publishing (copyright by the authors). Good to have an extra copy of this timeless writing, compiled by Lil Copan, on hand for a gift. WinterSong includes many different selections of writing in poetry and prose, by L'Engle and Shaw, from their long and distinguished careers. Scripture quotations from different translations of the Bible are also included and appreciated. As noted in the Acknowledgments, many pieces in WinterSong are previously unpublished. It is also lovely to reread familiar pieces in a new conversational and devotional setting. There are seven chapters in the book, beginning with "Unraveling a Season/Early Winter," "Marvelous Mystery/Incarnation" at the center, and ending with "Newness of Heart/New Year and Late Winter." It is a book to read from cover-to-cover and/or to read and reflect upon selections here and there. WinterSong is a classic. The books of Madeleine and Luci have been a part of my life for decades now. Surely, I am not alone in feeling comfortable referring to them by their first names. It is a privilege to recommend their work.