I loved it for its beautiful descriptions of the landscapes and wilderness of this part of the world, and of a way of life which sounds idyllic, peaceful, and more in tune with nature.
Author: Wendy Kirk
When God was a rabbit
This book bring made me laugh out loud, angry and sad, but above all appreciate the love bonds we all have and should treasure.
The history of love
The history of love by Nicole Krauss This intricately woven story centres around ‘a book within a book’, tying together the lives of 14 year old Alma Singer and an […]
Me before you
Jojo Moyes doesn’t shy away from a controversial subject nor does she cop out come the conclusion.
Stag’s leap (poem)
The narrator has plumbed the depths but seems to be surfacing…
The well and the mine
it’s hopeful, funny, touching, thoughtful….
Cavedweller
Although this novel deals with challenging themes – domestic violence, death, judgement, small town prejudices – it’s really infused with a strong sense of hope and resilience. And the writing is just beautiful – haunting, earthy and lyrical.
Persuasion
Persuasion takes us on a journey from despair to happiness, from loneliness to love. I think you can hardly ask any more from a novel than that – it’s a real literary antidepressant.
Red dust road
She tells tales of the everyday and gives voice to people you can actually imagine meeting in your daily life. But in bringing these people to life on the page and narrating everyday experiences, she suffuses the apparently ordinary with the truly magical.
This is not about me
At the end of the book you feel although she is indelibly shaped by her childhood, she is not defined by it.