Every Man Heart Lay Down

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Summary: The Christmas Story retold!
Review: I grew up hearing this book (written by my great-grandfather) every christmas morning. It has become a tradition, all of the kids sitting at the feet of our mother as she read the story, her voice flowing over the melody of the words. Often we wouldn't understand a phrase, but she would explain it how her mother had explained it and how the author himself had lovingly explained it to his daughter, my grandmother. Not everyone who has read this book will have the experience I have had in reading it, but all the same, it touches the heart of everyone who has heard it read.

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Summary: A poetic nativity
Review: Long time past...Before you papa live...Before him papa live...Before him pa's papa live...So begins Every Man Heart Lay Down. Buy this book. I have heard the story of the nativity a thousand times, and although it is always a moving story, this version is lyrical, beautiful and unique. Lorenz Graham, a former missionary in Africa, tells the story as he might have heard it in Africa told by his students just learning English. The images and the language are particularly African and will give you a new appreciation for an old story.

Rating:
Summary: A poetic nativity
Review: Long time past...Before you papa live...Before him papa live...Before him pa's papa live...So begins Every Man Heart Lay Down. Buy this book. I have heard the story of the nativity a thousand times, and although it is always a moving story, this version is lyrical, beautiful and unique. Lorenz Graham, a former missionary in Africa, tells the story as he might have heard it in Africa told by his students just learning English. The images and the language are particularly African and will give you a new appreciation for an old story.