Depression as a Spiritual Journey
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"Depression as a Spiritual Journey" is the first book to address depression as a spiritual journey...
Healing from Abuse: A Practical Spiritual Guide
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Healing from Abuse: A Practical Spiritual Guide is a balm for the soul. The path of healing is...
No Cowboys No Angels (Mystery Angel Romances #1)
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. . . a cozy romantic mystery with suspense from The Mystery Angel Romances series. An angel hidden...
Contemporary Romance
The Dark Web Murders
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I AM MEMEIN. I AM EMOTIONALLY DETACHED FROM MY KILLINGS. I AM NOT, THEREFORE, A MURDERER. I AM AN...
The Story of My Life
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An American classic rediscovered by each generation, The Story of My Life is Helen Keller’s...
ClareR (5726 KP) rated Soul Sisters in Books
Feb 25, 2022
Jen and Kemi become ‘soul sisters’, perhaps closer than real sisters would be. Even thought their lives are very different (Kemi becomes a surgeon, Jen works in the art world), they never lose that bond. Until, that is, a man comes between them.
Solam Rhoyi. He’s a black South African financier who wants to go into politics - and he wants to be really successful.
The feelings of Kemi and Solam were conveyed really well, and their need for identity as ‘exile kids’; the political aspect was interesting and it didn’t have too much romance (which is just how I like it: some, but not an overwhelming amount!). Other themes were family, secrets, race and power.
I really enjoyed the background to this story, and the hints as to why Kemi and Jen’s family had such a close bond. I loved the South African setting, and how, as the reader, I got to see a little of what goes on in hospitals and in politics. I wish we’d got to see a little more of the consequences of some of the huge events, both personal and political. There was a bit too much of jumping years ahead for me. Perhaps it would have been better as a duology (as some other reviewers have said). I absolutely would have read it!
Suswatibasu (1701 KP) rated A River in Darkness: One Man's Escape from North Korea in Books
Jan 17, 2018
Ishikawa describes his life under the North Korean regime as gruelling, horrifically terrifying, and there are some completely hopeless moments where you think why even bother anymore.
His journey begins in Japan, the child of a Japanese mother and Korean father, he was forced at a young age to move to North Korea under the pretence of "returning" to his motherland, though he never believed so. His father, an originally extremely violent man became pacified as he realised the perilous situation he bought his family into. But they soon face the truth and brutality of their circumstances.
The narrator defects at a much later stage in life, living around 30 years under the dictatorship, but leaving his family behind. He questions whether he made the right decision in the end as the consequences are revealed and the reader is left writhing in agony at his pain.
It is not an easy read, but it is important to understand the level of complexity and the reality of the situation. An absolute must read.
Nicole Hadley (380 KP) rated Jerry's Mystery in Books
Jun 18, 2018
A wonderful book for those in the middle grades having to deal with not being the popular kid anymore, or just dealing the jealousy. This book also helps to teach compassion, even when it is thought it should be given.
In this novel, jealousy, deception, revenge and betrayal are explored in this novel.. Advice is given that helps Jerry come to grips with his feelings. There is also more exposure to what the soul is. This story gives one the opportunity for the reader to think about what to do if in the situations that Jerry has.
In the Heart of the Desert: Revised the Spirituality of the Desert Fathers and Mothers
John Chryssavgis, Kallistos Ware and Benedicta Ward
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The Desert Fathers and Mothers - those early Christian ascetics who withdrew from the world to seek...
Cold Hand in Mine
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Cold Hand in Mine was first published in the UK in 1975 and in the US in 1977. The story 'Pages from...