The Fiorella Files-Mortimer, Aquinas, And Eskens

On this episode of the Fiorella Files, Fiorella reviews:

The Time Traveler’s Guide To Regency Britain: A Handbook For Visitors To 1789-1830 by Ian Mortimer

Once more, Ian Mortimer takes us on a thrilling journey to the past, revealing what people ate, drank, and wore; where they shopped and how they amused themselves; what they believed in, and what they feared. Conveying the sights, sounds, and smells of the Regency period, this is history at its most exciting, physical, visceral—the past not as something to be studied but as lived experience.

Aquinas’ Shorter Summa by Saint Thomas Aquinas

Two years before he died, St. Thomas Aquinas probably the greatest teacher the Church has ever known was asked by his assistant, Brother Reginald, to write a simple summary of the Faith of the Catholic Church for those who lacked the time or the stamina to tackle his massive Summa Theologica.

In response, the great saint quickly set down in language that non-scholars can understand his peerless insights into the major topics of theology: the Trinity, Divine Providence, the Incarnation of Christ, the Last Judgment, and much more.

Here, then, is not only St. Thomas’s concise statement of the key elements of his thought, but a handy reference source for the essential truths of the Catholic Faith.

The Life We Bury by Allen Eskens

A USA Today and Publishers Weekly Bestseller A Library Journal Editor’s Pick An Edgar® Award Finalist for Best First Novel College student Joe Talbert has an assignment to interview a stranger and write a brief biography. With deadlines looming, he heads to a nearby nursing home. Carl Iverson is a dying Vietnam veteran ― and a convicted murderer. Writing about him, Joe can’t reconcile the heroism of the soldier with the despicable acts of the convict, and tries to uncover the truth.