Good, true and beautiful works

by Angela Correll
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7 books
My list contains writers who come from a faith background but write literature for the mainstream in a way that is honest, beautiful, and often with an appreciation of the natural world and creation. These are good, true and beautiful works for the common good.
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Hannah Coulter

A Novel
Wendell Berry, 2005
Hannah Coulter is a strong woman living in Kentucky as part of the fictional village of Port William. Berry writes the women I have known, my aunts, grandmothers, and even my mother. These women who have carried the burdens of the men and often had difficult and yet rewarding lives lived making a living from the farm

Fidelity

Five Stories
Wendell Berry, 2018
Fidelity is comprised of five short stories about the beloved fictional town created by Berry called Port William, Kentucky. His writing style is poetic and creates a sense of community and place, a membership we all long to hold.

Peace Like a River

Leif Enger, 2001
Peace Like a River is a beautiful adventure book that takes the reader on a journey that is both fantastical and deeply meditative.

At Home in Mitford

Jan Karon, 2017
Jan Karon takes you on a journey where you are laughing one minute and crying the next. Her novels delve into the reality of life, the joys and pains, while also creating a world where the fictional town of Mitford contains everything inhabitants need, a sense of community, Eden style. This novel was the springboard for me to begin my writing journey and to help revitalize my own community.

Gilead

A Novel
Marilynne Robinson, 2006
This book resonates as an older preacher relates much of his life through letters to his young son, whom he will likely not see live to manhood (another story.) It’s a story we can all connect, how we came to be where we are today. It’s infused with the presence of God but told in the real and honest lives lived in a broken world.

Jewel

Bret Lott, 2011
: I love the beauty of the mother and daughter relationship, and the relationship struggles between Jewel and her husband Leston in an honest way as they navigate life with an unexpected trial.

Under the Tuscan Sun

20th-Anniversary Edition
Frances Mayes, 2003
Frances Mayes is the American godmother of Tuscan memoirs and other works about Tuscany and Italy in general. Her writing style is poetic and lyrical, and she brings the reader into a beautiful world with both humor and wonderment.