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March 31st, 2007
New Adult Fiction:
Awaiting OrdersFICTION/Literary
Idylls Press hardcover, 236 pages, $26.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-004-6Idylls Press paperback, 236 pages, $16.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-008-4As the first Persian Gulf War approaches, Wes Hammond, an eager young naval officer and military school graduate, finds himself assigned to a Temporary Personnel Unit in peacetime California, awaiting orders for active duty. Together with three other newly commissioned officers and the women they meet, Wes waits for war by embarking on a series of journeys through the desert Southwest —until one ends with a sudden act of violence, and an unexpectedopportunity for change.
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The Mystery of ThingsFICTION/Mystery-Thriller
Idylls Press hardcover, 388 pages, $21.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-000-8
Idylls Press paperback, illustrated with maps, 476 pages, $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-002-2The myth of St. George-and-the-Dragon comes to new and provocative life in this mystery-thriller set in Milwaukee.
James Ireton is a gifted young Shakespeare scholar haunted by a tragic past and recurring nightmares of a Knight, a Lady and a vicious Dragon. James thinks they’re just dreams, but when two people close to him fall victim in a seemingly motiveless series of brutal murders, James discovers there may be a very real Dragon preying in the shadows of his life. Worse, if he doesn’t find a bit of St. George in himself, the woman he loves may prove the Dragon’s ultimate victim.
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Young Adult Fiction:
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Wolfproof by Maureen Doyle McQuerry, illustrated by John Murphy
JUVENILE FICTION/Fantasy, 188 pages
Idylls Press hardcover, $24.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-006-0Idylls Press paperback, $14.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-009-1A thrilling adventure for ages ten and up, Wolfproof tells the story of three brave and resourceful middle school children who, with the aid of a mysterious old woman and a magical wolf, do battle with an ancient one-eyed evil out of Celtic mythology. tContains many original BW illustrations, as well as notes on the author’s mythological source material that are excellent resources for homeschoolers, teachers and librarians.
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Catholic Fiction Classics:
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The Man Who Was Thursday: A Nightmare, by G.K. Chesterton, illustrated by John Murphy
FICTION/Classics
Idylls Press paperback, 184 pages, $12.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-001-5Originally published in 1908, G.K. Chesterton’s nightmare-fantasy of Police vs. Dynamiters, Law vs. Anarchy, and Religion vs. Nihilism has changed lives and influenced writers as diverse as Franz Kafka, C.S. Lewis and Susanna Clarke, and remains as exuberant and imaginative, as original and prophetic as when it first appeared.
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The Cardinal’s Snuff-BoxFICTION/Classics
Idylls Press paperback, 196 pages, $13.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-010-7
First published in 1898, The Cardinal’s Snuff-Box is the first of Henry Harland’s “Catholic” novels after his conversion in 1897. Set in turn-of-the-century Italy, Snuff-Box tells the story of Peter Marchdale, an English novelist who takes a small villa in the Lombard countryside for the purposes of getting some serious writing done. Marchdale’s good intentions are quickly thwarted, however, when he discovers that his beautiful young landlady is none other than the Duchessa di Santangiolo, an Anglo-Italian widow with whom he has been secretly in love for years.add paperback to cart ($13.95, free shipping)
Poetry:
Mary’s House: New and Collected Poems by David Craig (coming April 2007)
POETRY/Religious
Idylls Press paperback, 268 pages, $18.95
ISBN: 978-1-59597-007-7
Acclaimed poet David Craig’s lively and challenging new collection of religious-themed poetry in both contemporary and traditional forms. Along with poetry built around the spiritual struggles of everyday life, Mary’s House also includes the biblically-inspired “Psalms” and “Sonnets from Matthew”, and three beautiful series inspired by the lives of St. Francis, St. Therese, and the seeress Anna Maria Taigi. Mary’s House concludes with Craig’s stunning collection of poems based on St. Alphonsus Liguori’s Preparation for Death.
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