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Book Performances |
Janice has been editing and performing books since 1984. Each title is scripted into a fifty-minute monologue. Her repertoire incorporates works of humor, romance and current affairs, as well as journalist accounts of people and places. Janice dramatizes books to a variety of audiences, including book clubs, church groups, civic organizations, and entertainment venues.
A sampling of books of particular interest to Christian women:
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Marriage to a Difficult Man (Dodds) - The story of Sarah Edwards, wife of America's 17th century theologian, educator, orator, author, and missionary, Jonathan Edwards. |
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Sketch Me, Berta (Weigand) - A biography of Berta Hummel, the artist and nun who created the world-famous Hummel figurines while living in occupied Germany. |
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Plain and Simple (Bender) - A memoir of the experiences and lessons learned while living with an Amish family. |
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Ruth: A Portrait (Cornwall) - A biography of Mrs. Billy Graham, written from the unique perspective of her former protégée, crime novelist, Patricia Cornwall. |
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Prisoners of Hope: The story of Our Captivity and Freedom in Afghanistan (Curry and Mercer) - Captured by the Taliban while working with a German relief organization in 2001, two American young women tell their dramatic story. |
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Our Jerusalem: An American Family in the Holy City, 1881-1949 (Vester) - The true story of the "American Colony" (Hotel) in Jerusalem, founded and still operated today by the family of Horacio Spafford, author of the hymn, "It Is Well." The Spafford saga begins with the Great Chicago Fire and continues through a ship wreck, Turkish Palestine, World War I, British occupation of Palestine, World War II, and concludes with birth of the state of Israel. |
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Hadassah, One Night with the King (Tenney) - Based on the story of Queen Esther in the Old Testament, this Biblical fiction recounts Esther's story in the form of a letter passed down to present day from the decedents of the original recipient. (longer review from radio) |
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The Best Christmas Pageant Ever (Robinson) - An outrageous family of six children take over the church's Christmas pageant and help everyone discover the real meaning of Christmas in this hilarious first-person account from one of the church kids. |