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The Delusion: We All Have Our Demons by Laura Gallier

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 27/12/2017 by Zara27/12/2017

From Goodreads: By March of Owen Edmonds’s senior year, eleven students at Masonville High School have committed suicide. Amid the media frenzy and chaos, Owen tries to remain levelheaded–until he endures his own near-death experience and wakes to a distressing … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Tyndale House | Tagged delusion, Gallier, Owen, Pilgrim's Progress | Leave a reply

Courage for the Unknown Season by Jan Silvious

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 04/12/2017 by Zara04/12/2017

From Goodreads: We all face seasonal changes. The passing years take us on journeys of change–whether we want it or not. In Courage for the Unknown Season, Jan Silvious acts as a wise guide for those who find themselves in … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, Tyndale House | Tagged author, grandmother, healing, Jan Silvious, season, unknown | Leave a reply

Torn by Simon Williams

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 12/11/2017 by Zara07/10/2018

From Goodreads Ever wonder what could drive a young man to suicide? Mental health is very much a taboo subject. Who wants to admit to the world that they are struggling with it? For Simon Williams, his bizarre journey through … Continue reading →

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Posted in Autobiography/Biography, Book reviews | Tagged America, mental health, simon williams, taboo, torn | Leave a reply

Pimp in the Pulpit by Thomas Leslie McRae

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 12/11/2017 by Zara12/11/2017

From Goodreads Pimp in the Pulpit is a short story filled with unique characters. Each has a different outlook on life and how they treat family and friends. What is acceptable to some is nothing more than the devils work … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews | Tagged dysfunctional, family, irreverent, McRae, pimp, pulpit | Leave a reply

Manglish: Whatever Happened to our Language by Harold Scruby

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 12/11/2017 by Zara07/10/2018

From Goodreads WHATEVER HAPPENED TO OUR LANGUAGE? WHAT INDEED! In this small book are some of the most amusing examples of mixed metaphors, cliches, tautologies, mispronunciations and other catastrophes which combine to form what Harold Scruby calls ‘Manglish’ – the … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, General Non-fiction | Tagged English, language, Manglish, metaphors, Scruby | Leave a reply

Surgery on the Shoulders of Giants: Letters from a doctor abroad by Saqib Noor

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 12/11/2017 by Zara07/10/2018

From Goodreads Surgery on the Shoulders of Giants is a heart wrenching yet uplifting collection of letters written during the medical travels of Saqib Noor, a surgeon in training and passionate about health care in impoverished areas. The events are … Continue reading →

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Posted in Autobiography/Biography, Book reviews | Tagged backs, giants, Saqib Noor, shoulders, South Africa, surgery | 1 Reply

Puppy: 12 Months of Rhymes and Smiles by Patricia Furstenberg

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 11/11/2017 by Zara12/11/2017

From Goodreads A puppy’s first year is filled with findings, wiggles and laughter. Puppies squirm in all the odd places, sniff all the strange objects, lick everything they can and find something to splash into even when we don’t want … Continue reading →

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Posted in Children's books | Tagged Granny, human family, Patricia Furstenberg, puppy, snow, stories | 2 Replies

Mum on the Run by Fiona Gibson

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 15/10/2017 by Zara15/10/2017

From Goodreads Laura Swan was dreading the school sports day Mum’s race – but whoever would have thought it could be quite so life-changing? Sports Day at her children’s school is a nightmare for Laura because of the event she … Continue reading →

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Enjoy!: The Gift of Sexual Pleasure for Women by Joyce J. Penner, Clifford L. Penner

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 26/09/2017 by Zara07/10/2018

From Goodreads Do you want a stronger, more exciting sex life with your husband? As a married woman, you have the power to increase sexual fulfillment for you and your husband–if you aren’t stymied by false assumptions about a wife’s … Continue reading →

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Posted in Book reviews, General Non-fiction, Tyndale House | Tagged educators, empowered, enjoy, intimacy, Joyce and Clifford Penner, therapists | Leave a reply

91 Storey Treehouse by Andy Griffiths and illustrated by Terry Denton

Read, Relax, Review Posted on 25/09/2017 by Zara25/09/2017

From Goodreads Join Andy and Terry in their ridiculous 91-storey treehouse! Go for a spin in the world’s most powerful whirlpool, take a ride in a submarine sandwich, get marooned on a desert island, hang out in a giant spider … Continue reading →

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