The Dynamite Room guts & glory

The Dynamite Room guts & gloryAccomplished, resonant and surprising (Guardian) a debut for fans of Summer of My German Soldier. In July 1940, eleven year old Lydia escapes life as a child evacuee in Wales. She arrives home to her English village, gas mask in tow, only to find it abandoned. Her family's house is shuttered and empty. Lydia settles in though, determined to wait out the war. Later that night he arrives: a wounded soldier, gun wielding, heralding a full blown German

his search for gainful employment—and a stiff drink—leads him to a local bar

It is the story of Angola

the two-protege and mentor-join forces

and painfully sincere voice

When the Dating Game Web site that they create for class becomes a campus hit

she is not the only one

John McEnroe confronts his demons and reveals his struggle to reinvent himself from champion and tennis legend to father

and Mo Tucker - would soon become the house band of the avantgarde

and then commit a horrible act you'd have thought yourself incapable of just twenty-four hours ago

The column was an overnight hit

The opposite is true: this is a landscape of fear and ghosts -- of regret and violence -- transformed by the kudzu vines that have enveloped the hills around it

Daniel argues that it's time for Christians to stop apologizing and realize that how we talk about Christian community matters