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"James Schaap knows the gravity of common things.”

In the Silence There are Ghosts "A fascinating "you-can't-go-home-again" novel set in a small Iowa town that will appeal to readers everywhere."
-Midwest Book Review

Romey's Place "Today many dramatic, high concept novels, tales of apocalypse, conspiracy, and medical experimentation, shout for attention of readers scanning the shelves of Christian fiction.  But a few, like Romey's Place, stand out for quietly conveying sharp spiritual insights glimpsed in the dramas of ordinary life."
-Moody Monthly

Things We Couldn't Say "Every high school student in America should read this book."
-Reviewer-amazon.com

Near Unto God  "In a day of information glut and wisdom famine, an enduringly nurturing guide."
-Eugene Peterson

Our Family Album  "Keenly analytic.  Gently critical.  Church history at its best-and its worst, fights and all."
-Lillian Grissen