There’s no feeling quite like having your work published… I can still feel the thrill of my 23-year-old self when I saw my first ever published piece of work appear on Matchmaking website, Pure Matrimony. I couldn’t believe that something I had written, was worthy of being shared and read by others…Insane! Since then, I’veContinue reading “Amaliah Posted my Book Review!”
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On My Bookshelf: The Time Traveler’s Wife
By Audrey Niffenegger Evocative, heart-breaking and agonizingly Intense. A love story that defies time and space as we know it. Synopsis This novel begins with the introduction of our protagonists. The two meet when Clare is 6 and Henry is 36 and marry when Clare is 22 and Henry is 30… confused yet?! Henry DetambleContinue reading “On My Bookshelf: The Time Traveler’s Wife”
On My Bookshelf: Ceremony
Written by Leslie Marmon Silko A thrilling tale of Native American connection and the returning to oneself, nature and the land to heal the wounds within. Synopsis Set in the Laguna Pueblo reservation in New Mexico, we are introduced to Tayo, a World War II veteran, who has been left in emotional and physical turmoil,Continue reading “On My Bookshelf: Ceremony”
Binge Watching Bridgerton! My Thoughts…
Pride and Prejudice meets Gossip Girl meets….50 Shades? (To be read in the voice of Lady Whistledown) It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a young lady in the middle of a pandemic, must be in want of an utterly bingeworthy series to watch! Low and behold, our prayers were answered with the latest NetflixContinue reading “Binge Watching Bridgerton! My Thoughts…”
On My Bookshelf: The 40 Rules of Love
Written by Elif Shafak Two parallel narratives, both enthralling stories of LOVE. One, a contemporary love story entwining man and woman. The other, an ancient tale of kinship between two lovers of God. Synopsis We are first introduced to Ella Rubinstein, a middle-aged suburban mother and wife, as plain and uninteresting as they come. WeContinue reading “On My Bookshelf: The 40 Rules of Love”
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