Bookshop - Signing with children’s Catholic author, Madeleine Carroll
Fr Augustine • November 5, 2024
On Saturday 26th October at 3pm Children’s Catholic author, Madeleine Carroll came to Belmont Abbey to talk about how her Christian faith influences her writing. Many people came to purchase a true Christmas present for their children and grandchildren by purchasing a signed copy of her books on the birth of Jesus at Bethlehem: The Bethlehem Shepherd’s, The Donkey’s Journey, Ephraim’s Gladness, Joyful Noise, One Silent Night, She pondered the starlight: Mary’s first Christmas, When the Stars Shone Bright, a Christmas tale. Madeleine also signed copies of her other books: Beholding Beauty, The Carpenter and the Cross, The Creator’s Love Story, Encounter at Emmaus and The Joyful Mystery.
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