Ordinary Wonders: Stories of Unexpected Grace

Item No. 009988

by Olesia Nikolaeva

The Deceitful Onion Bulb. A Blessing to Smuggle. The Conjuror of Rain. In this collection of stories as whimsical as their titles, award-winning author Olesia Nikolaeva poignantly recounts life for Christian believers in Soviet and post-Soviet Russia. In a manner reminiscent of the bestselling Everyday Saints these tales reveal a common theme - the subtle, sometimes imperceptible movement of Divine Providence at work in the lives of saints and sinners alike. Her writings bring us to what the ancient Celts called "thin places" where the boundaries of heaven and earth meet and the sacred and the secular can no longer be distinguished.

If you enjoyed this book, read the modern classic Everyday Saints and Other Stories

About the Author: Olesia Nikolaeva is an award-winning author, poet, and essayist. She has been writing since her early youth and was first published at the age of seventeen. Bishop Tikhon (Shevkhunov), author of the 2011 bestseller Everyday Saints, called her "a trailblazer in Russian Orthodox prose."

Author: Olesia Nikolaeva

Format: Paperback

Dimensions: 6 X 9 inches

Page Length: 320 pages

Publisher: Other publisher

AFP SKU: 009988

Retail Price: $19.95