Advance Reviews: The Moon In The Mango Tree
"This rich, enveloping novel draws the reader in and won't let go. For an all too brief time, readers will find themselves living in another time, another place. Like Harvey's healing medicine, like Barbara's inspiring music, this fiction is a kid of gift as well." --Susan Larson, Book Editor,The Times Picayune.
"...deeply moving..."
Romantic Times- Four Stars
"...rich and heartfelt...prose is laudably rich in specific and colorful detail...Ewen is a talented writer, and this is a strong addition to Christian fiction."
Publishers Weekly"You will have to read this one to see just how far one sometimes has to go to discover what it really is that they want in life, what will make them feel complete. A MUST READ!" "Beyond Her Book" -- PublishersWeekly.com.
"Written in gorgeous prose Pamela Binnings Ewen's remarkable novel enthralled me like no other has for a very long time. Set in exotic Siam and pre-war Europe this story of a young woman seeking the truth of herself captured my heart. I loved it. Bev Marshall, author of "Walking Through Shadows", "Right As Rain", and "Hot Fudge Sundae Blues.
The Moon in The Mango Tree is an old-fashioned--I mean that in the best sense--tale of love, adventure, faith, and the clash of desire and duty. The writing is wonderful, the story compelling--who could ask for anything more? Bret Lott, author of "Jewel" (an Oprah Bookclub pick), "Reed's Beach", "A Stranger's House".
[The Moon In The Mango Tree] is a very good read...fluid and evocative. Wallace Westfeldt, author of "With All Deliberate Speed" and "The First Hundred Days of John F. Kennedy"; former Executive Producer of NBC Nightly News and the Huntley-Brinkley Report.
Lush with the detail of tropical jungles and the richness of the palaces of Siam, author Pamela Binnings Ewen takes us on a journey we hope will never end. The Moon in the Mango Tree is unlike any missionary story you'll ever read. Like a haunting song, we cannot rush this journey and yet we wish we could in order to discover before it's too late if Babs can find spiritual meaning in her life; if the unsettled desires steamed by the richess of the roaring twenties will lead her back to love or pull her apart. Truly a beautifully crafted story told with music that sings still in my ears. Jane Kirkpatrick, author of "A Mending at the Edge","A Tendering in the Storm", "A Clearing in the Wild", and many others.
This novel is filled with the mysterious beauty of Siam, the flamboyance of Paris, and the easy, rolling life of Rome before World War II. It's a love story filled with adventure and sacrifice. Ewen tells an intereting, well-written, and totally captivating story here. You can't help but enjoy it.Rita Quinton, TheCompulsiveReader.com
You feel the oppressive heat of the jungle, the furious love between a man and a woman, and the feelings of loneliness from living with a man who is bound by duty to give his all to his patients while having little left to give at home. Placed in a time of fun, loud parties, and impressive party guests, The Moon in the Mango Tree makes you feel like you have stepped back in time and right into the action. This book will leave an impression on your mind and an imprint on your heart.Kathy Fisher, The Romance Readers Connection
Walk Back The Cat:
Looking for a religious thriller? Mandeville resident Pamela Binnings Ewen's "Walk Back the Cat" (Broadman and Holman, $16.99), may be just the ticket. Ewen has crafted her tale around the Shroud of Turin and the extensive investigtions into its authenticity; her plot draws on an impressive range of information and insight from archaeology, physics, art and philosophy. All this hangs on the plot of an ambitious church leader, Archbishop "Wesley Bright, who is shepherding the church toward destruction after his own childhood crisis of faith.
"Walk Back the Cat" is an impressive debut,though parts of the plot seem a bit unlikely. But her characters are well-drawn and interesting. And watch for the guy reading "Confederacy of Dunces," a bit of down-home humor.
New Orleans Times Picayune
An engrossing suspense novel involving time shifts, mysterious characters, and the Shroud of Turin.Christianbook.com
"It's hard to read this book and not get involved. I found my face wet with tears as I read the last few chapters. Days later, I still find the characters fresh in my mind. This book has twists that aid in building the suspense. The characters are more than mere words, they seem to come alive on the pages. I felt that I knew them personally...This is Christian fiction at its best.Readerviews.com.
"This book will surprise and delight, and if you're like me, will leaving you looking forward to her next book."TheSuspenseZone.com,
"A real page turner." Travel Host Magazine
Faith On Trial:
Her book is a faith journey that is an eye opener and a heart
warmer.
The Catholic Free Press
Ewen's book is a must read for those interested in seriously
looking at the historical evidence for Jesus.
Gospel Herald, Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada
Ewen offers the jury new and exciting archeological, historical
and documentary evidence, scientific and medical evidence,
and evidence presented by the arts and of statistical probabilities,
all fascinating in its cumulative impact.
The Texas Episcopalian
[Faith on Trial] builds a case by linking each piece of evidence
to another, like a puzzle, until a solid picture appears.
Denver Catholic Register
Now that moot courts have retried such notables as Lizzie
Borden and John Wilkes Booth, who's next? The author, a partner
at Baker & Botts L.L.P., puts the very divinity of Christ
in the dock, in an attempt to lead readers down the path she
herself traveled from agnosticism to belief. While it may
be that her faith foreordained the verdict, her discussion
of related legal issues, such as the admissibility of evidence
and the credibility of witnesses, is firmly grounded.
The National Law Journal
She [Ewen] carefully sticks to the rules and traditions of
the law, yet without slipping into obtuse language or legalese,
and continually keeps the presentation in context while bringing
in arcane elements, such as the archeological examination
in 1986 of an ancient fishing vessel found in the Sea of Galilee
and determined by radiocarbon dating to have been used between
A.D. 20 and A.D. 40.
Midland Reporter-Telegram
Faith On Trial has no dogma. It treats the question "did
the resurrection occur or didn't it?" the same way federal
courts treat evidence in civil cases.
August, GA. Chronicle
In a superbly documented legal analysis, Pamela Binnings
Ewen argues convincingly that the Gospels of Matthew, Mark,
Luke, and John represent eyewitness accounts that the crucifixion
and resurrection of Jesus did occur. She uses archaeological
and scientific evidence, much of which has only been available
in the last few decades, to show that almost every event surrounding
the fundamental testimony of the Gospels can be verified today.
James A. Baker III, former Secretary of State
Attorney Ewen brings the question of Christ's divinity to
a new level in her riveting search for truth.
Christianbook.com
