The East African campaign has held little place in national memory--for Britain, it has been a ""romantic"" side-show while for South Africa, a reminder of its failure to unite the two dominant white races and acquire the port of Delagoa Bay in Portuguese East Africa. Using new material gained from original research, Anne Samson reassesses the importance of the campaign to the young South African dominion in attempting to prove its coming of age and pursue its imperial desires.

For 30 years Abba House of Prayer served as an oasis of peace and prayer in Albany, New York. Operated by two Religious of the Sacred Heart, the modest house on Western Avenue had a significant impact on thousands of individuals in the Capital District, including the author. Her life intersected with Abba House when Sister Libby Hoye became her spiritual director during the author's pursuit of the practice of Centering Prayer. Shortly thereafter, life circumstances resulted in prayer and Abba House becoming her lifelines. This is the story of two houses: Abba House and the author's house, and...