Have you read many Easter themed books?
I have to admit that I have not.
Well, I’ve read the Bible. And (once upon a time) I read children’s version of the Easter story to my children (my youngest is now eighteen).
I have A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M White on my Kindle, but have yet to read it. Maybe this year. After all, it will count towards my Mt TBR (to be read mountain) challenge.
Lots of people write (and lots more read) Christmas stories. Valentine’s Day stories are also popular, especially in romance. But I can’t think of many novels that feature Easter as a central plot point. Sure, several take place in March/April, but there is more to Easter than roast lamb and hot cross buns on Good Friday, and Easter egg hunts on Easter Sunday.
The only novel I can think of that features Easter is A Stray Drop of Blood by Roseanna M White. It’s one of the many books on my to-read pile … Maybe I’ll get to it over Easter.
What novels can you think of that feature Easter? What do you recommend I check out?
As we discussed in last week’s Bookish Question, I’m not the best person to ask about Easter-themed books. I couldn’t think of any novels with Easter as a key time setting or plot point.
This leaves non-fiction: the original Easter stories in the four gospels, and their derivatives. I’m sure everyone knows various children’s versions of the Easter story, either those you read as a child or those you read your children.
The one I remember best was a book I was awarded from Bible in Schools when I was in primary school. It was a cartoon version of the life of Jesus, a great choice for a child who came from a non-Christian home and first heard the gospel from dedicated Bible in Schools teachers whose names I don’t remember. God bless you, ladies. So I guess that’s the Easter-themed book that has inspired and influenced me more than any other.
There are plenty of Christian novels (and general market novels) set around the Christmas season. We discussed some back in Bookish Question #38. There are also many—especially romance novels—that feature Valentine’s Day, which we discussed in Bookish Question #45.
Holy Week and the death and resurrection of Jesus Christ are the central aspects of our faith, so you would think someone had thought to write a novel using the background of Easter as a theme. Maybe that’s the problem. Maybe it’s too obvious, because I can’t think of any titles.
