Last year Christine Thackeray had her first two books published. One was a serious, collaborative non-fiction work entitled C.S. Lewis: Latter-day Truths in Narnia,” co-written with her sister, Dr. Marianna Richardson.
The other, published by CFI and still available in some stores, kicked off her fictional series of Visiting Teaching Adventures. The Crayon Messages: A Visiting Teaching Adventure recounts the story of how a woman turns the worst visiting teaching route ever into one of her greatest blessings.
Her next V.T. adventure, Lipstick Wars, should come out this summer. In it, a young mother has the kind of toddler who tends to wander, and one day, her escaping son leads her to the door of a reclusive artist. Together, the two women make miracles happen.
But if you can’t wait until summer, keep a lookout for Thackeray’s special Mother’s Day gift book, Could You Be An Angel Today? (coming out this spring.) According to the author, “It’s a fun story about a typical Mom who has an angel come to her asking for a day off. The woman agrees to take on the angel’s responsibilities for one day and through that experience realizes that anyone can be an angel – even her.”
As if two books a year weren’t enough, the author recently moved, now homeschools her kids, and deals with a husband who is home full time (I know what that’s like, Christine…don’t worry, if you set some clear parameters and give him a few months to settle down, soon he’ll stop bothering you too much).
If you want to learn more about Christine and her writing, check out her website and her blog.
Tanya,
These books of Christine’s sound like they are really good. Can’t wait to get my hands on them.
I can’t wait to meet you tomorrow! Thank you.
Wow, I am impressed. Usually I’m lucky if my favorite authors crank out a book a year and I’m chomping at the bit with anticipation for the next volume. Thanks for sharing about this author in your blog.
It sounds like a fun series! I’m thinking I’d like to read the first VT adventure to get me ready for the next. And I thought moms were already doing angel duty, hm?
I know what I’ll be asking for for the next few gift giving holidays:) I can’t wait.