Reviews of Books
Posted in Recommended, Serious on Dec 31st, 2009
While reading this novel I got the feeling that I’ve read it before, but I couldn’t remember what happened so I kept going. This is the story of Jeanette, adopted and brought up by her mother as one of God’s elect. Zealous and passionate, she seems destined for life as a missionary, but then she [...]
Posted in Non-Fiction, Recommended on Dec 30th, 2009
I picked this book up from here while looking for a Christmas present for my Sister in Law (I don’t think I did very well on the christmas present). Early one autumn afternoon in pursuit of an elusive book on my shelves, I encountered dozens of others that I had never read, or forgotten I owned, [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Dec 29th, 2009
I think I bought this book based solely on the title. Here is the blurb … Renee is the concierge of a grand Parisian apartment building on the Left Bank. To the residents she is honest, reliable and uncultivated – an ideal concierge. But Renee has a secret. Beneath this conventional facade she is passionate [...]
Posted in Fiction - Light, Recommended on Dec 14th, 2009
I’m a keen L M Montgomery fan – so keen I’ve travelled from Australia to Prince Edward Island. When this book was released I wasn’t entirely convinced I wanted to read it – I had already read The Road to Yesterday which I believed contained all of the stories, but I read a review on [...]
Posted in Recommended, Serious on Dec 12th, 2009
I bought this book years ago while on holiday in Sydney. I was quite keen to read it again when it was suggested at book club. Plus it’s the perfect read in the lead up to the busy Christmas season (short). Here is the stuff from the back … At the staid Marcia Blaine School [...]