The Wild Green Yonder is a gentle read, spiced occasionally with self-deprecating humour, and sometimes, downright ironic NZ wit. Philippa takes us on a two and half year tour with her as she WWOOFs her way around New Zealand. WWOOFing is the participation in a scheme (Worldwide Opportunities On Organic Farms)to stay with and experience […]
I loved The Clerkenwell Tales. Beautifully written, with a fantastic evolving plot. I wasn’t quite ready for the end. I learnt a great deal about medieval London in King Richard’s time and was thoroughly drawn in to the place and times. My only vague disappointment was in the frequent use of Latin phrases […]
Home with God was a good read in the typical style of Neale Donald Walsch as we have become used to him, or to God’s voice through him. I enjoyed this read and it provided quite some grist for the cogitative mill. This is a book for anyone who is interested in the […]
Lynette Robinson’s memoir, Where the Rainbow Fell Down, is a thoroughly engaging read, especially the first half which brings into sharp relief the experience of childhood in 1950s New Zealand – the silences, the things that weren’t mentioned, and must not be mentioned. Robinson came from a particularly dysfunctional family but in many ways it echoes the general […]
Actually this is not a review of This Way Up by Rhett Brown since I am prone to bias because I had a hand in the very early editing stages of the book. The purpose of this blog then is to encourage you to read the very raw and vulnerable account of a man in his […]
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