Sarajane Giere

Sarajane Giere

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Sarajane Giere, a retired teacher, entered the book world with The Melody Lingers On, the story of her maternal grandparents as told through letters by her mother, Patty, and grandfather, Congressman Bill Nolan of Minnesota. My Pilot, a memoir, is a tribute to her husband, Bernard Giere, who died of complications from ALS in 2013. Her essays have appeared in the Christian Science Monitor and New York Times and her devotionals in several books, including Love Is a Verb. She is also an oil painter of Eastern Long Island landscapes. Giere lives in New Jersey and has two children, seven grandchildren, and one great-grandchild.

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

Godwine Kingmaker: Part One of The Last Great Saxon Earls

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<p><span><span>Harold Godwineson, the Last Anglo-Saxon King, owed everything to his father. Who was this Godwine, first Earl of Wessex and known as the Kingmaker? Was he an unscrupulous schemer, using King and Witan to gain power? Or was he the greatest of all Saxon Earls, protector of the English against the hated Normans? The answer depends on who you ask. He was befriended by the Danes, raised up by Canute the Great, given an Earldom and a wife from the highest Danish ranks. He sired nine children, among them four Earls, a Queen and a future King. Along with his power came a struggle to keep his enemies at bay, and Godwine's best efforts were brought down by the misdeeds of his eldest son Swegn. Although he became father-in-law to a reluctant Edward the Confessor, his fortunes dwindled as the Normans gained prominence at court. Driven into exile, Godwine regathered his forces and came back even stronger, only to discover that his second son Harold was destined to surpass him in renown and glory.</span></span></p>

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