Between Friends by Debbie Macomber

When I got this book from the library, it was one of those thin, tatty paperbacks that always makes me think of romance novels (which I despise, by the way). Not an auspicious start, but I persisted, not wanting to judge a book by its cover. It actually wasn’t bad. The story covers two friends [...]

The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafón

I’m not sure how long I’ve owned this book for, but its been quite a while. I started it about 4 times and got about 1/4 of the way through but I just couldn’t get properly into the storyline. I picked it up last week and it all clicked and I was able to finish it [...]

More Favourite Children’s Books

Scaredy Squirrel is a new favourite. He’s a terrified little squirrel who learns that it can be fun to emerge from the tree every now and then. A huge hit with the 5-7 year olds … And there are 3 books, all of which we love !
 
 
 

The Stella series by Marie Louise Gay. There is [...]

We Are All Welcome Here by Elizabeth Berg

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Elizabeth Berg is another of those authors whose books I have read before and they are always good. This one was inspired by a true story, about a woman who gave birth to a daughter in an iron lung after contracting polio while pregnant and then went on to raise her as a quadriplegic, single [...]

All New People by Anne Lamott

I read this book a few weeks ago but forgot to add it here. So I went to amazon to recheck what the book was about - http://www.amazon.com/All-New-People-Anne-Lamott/dp/1582430543/ref=pd_bbs_1?ie=UTF8&s=books&qid=1213296372&sr=8-1 For a start, its never good if you can’t remember the book a few weeks later. But then, when I read the description, I hardly recognised the book. [...]

Water for Elephants by Sara Gruen

I loved this book. I kept finding myself staying up late because I couldn’t put it down. Why ? I don’t really know. The story was compelling, and the writing engrossing but there is nothing else I can put my finger on. Maybe that is enough ?
To be honest, I thought this book would make [...]