This book is like no other that I have ever read. It sucks you in with its intensity and uniqueness. Even the above description feels inadequate but I am sure other readers will enjoy it.
The book is life-affirming rather than depressing, and reminds us to cherish each moment we’re alive.
Seriously Sassy by Maggi Gibson Sassy Wilde is a 13 year old girl, who writes and sings songs about the stuff she cares about. She lives at home with her […]
If you are looking for a guidebook to walking from the Mojave desert to Washington state, you’ve picked up the wrong book. If you want to follow the tale of a young woman’s growth as she sheds layers of hurt along with her toenails (not for the squeamish!) then this could be the book for you.
GWL Volunteer Jay shares her love of science fiction, and asks who your SF heroines (writers and characters!) are.
This is a fascinating read about a time when children had more freedom, the old order was being challenged and Europe was in turmoil.
It took me a while to get into the first few chapters, but after that I was hooked and tore through all three….
This is a disturbing, but absorbing book. At its heart is the deep love of a mother for her son and her determination to protect him at all costs.
This is by no means easy reading. I found I could only manage a few chapters at a time before turning to something more cheerful, but I always came back to it. It’s an important story which happened within living memory and we should never forget the barbarism, but also the courage and instinct for survival, of which humans are capable.
This month Madge reviews Maya Angelou’s autobiographies, which tell the amazing life story of this truly inspirational American poet and author. I started reading this series of autobiographies – six […]
