Nan Rinella
She’s a hobbit in Narnia!
What?
If you’re a J. R. R. Tolkien & C. S. Lewis fan, you get the gist. A Hobbit is a small down-to-earth being who loves his creature comforts. Once upon a time in The Hobbit, a wizard knocked on Bilbo Baggins’ door inviting him on an adventure, way out of his comfort zone, often in the company of exceptional men and elves— elegant other-worldly intellectual beings. Then Bilbo returned to write his book.
Once upon a time (2004 to be exact), Nan, a petite down-to-earth journalist, ventured out into “The Fantastic Worlds of C. S. Lewis & J. R. R. Tolkien” (a C. S. Lewis Foundation, CSLF, event). After reading the academic tomes of some of the speakers, she went forth in fear and trembling.
During that retreat, Nan found her own personal Narnia (a world inhabited with academic scholars—you know, the elves). It became her home-away-from-home. With her indomitable spirit, before long she began directing the CSLF Texas retreats while developing characters for the CHRONICLES OF CHOICE series.
CHRONICLES OF CHOICE
A Christian Historical Fiction Series
Coming Soon
What voices influence your choices?
There are only two kinds of people in the end: those who say to God, “Thy will be done,” and those to whom God says, in the end, “Thy will be done.”
“I am always fascinated by stories that delve into the magnificent imagination of C. S. Lewis and J. R. R. Tolkien. Rinella and Townley-Covert care deeply for both men’s work and weave their ingenious ideas into the CHRONICLES OF CHOICE series.”