Human Traces – Sebastian Faulks
"Every day, my daddy told me the same thing. 'Once a task is just begun, never leave it till it's done. Be the labour...
Things Fall Apart – Chinua Achebe
“The world breaks everyone, and afterward, some are strong at the broken places.” Ernest Hemingway
Widely read in schools in Africa and beyond, over twenty...
My Reading Life – February 2024
Time to wrap up the short month of February. The year seems to be skipping by already. But if I can count my achievements...
Little Liar by Lisa Ballantyne
“Justice cannot be for one side alone, but must be for both.” Eleanor Roosevelt
I always like to set the tone for the review with...
My Reading Life – March 2024
Where has April gone? I only just finished March and April is more than halfway gone. I have been much busier with work and,...
The One Memory of Flora Banks – Emily Barr
Take care of all your memories. For you cannot relive them - Bob Dylan
What would you do if every 60 minutes or so, your...
Tully – Paullinna Simons
“Life is so constructed, that the event does not, cannot, will not, match the expectation.” Charlotte Bronte
Book recommendations are perhaps the epitome of subjectivity. ...
I Capture The Castle – Dodie Smith
"When I read a book, I put in all the imagination I can, so that it is almost like writing the book as well...
Crash – JG Ballard
"Perhaps the most distubing book you will ever read"
Well, there is another rather sick piece of fiction that I have read previously (The Fermata) but...
Secrets of Starshine Cove by Debbie Johnson
Thanks to Netgalley and Storm Publishing for sharing with me an advance reader copy in return for an honest review.
Debbie Johnson is an author...