Here's the books that I read in October, four very interesting biographies. Irena's Children by Tilar J. Mazzeo This is the story of Irena Sendler who saved an estimated 2500 children from the Warsaw Ghetto. Irena was a social worker so for a long time had a pass that allowed her in & out of… Continue reading October 2018 Reading Log
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September Reading Log
Believe in Me by Susan Lewis Leanne is back in the place where she grew up as she's inherited her aunts house and business. The story is about her struggle with what's happened in her past and trying to help her teenage daughter as well. Leanne fosters a boy whose father is in jail. How… Continue reading September Reading Log
August 2018 Reading Log
As we went away for a week in late August I managed to read 6 books this month including 3 novels. Here's what I read this month: Better Than Before: Mastering the Habits of Our Everyday Lives by Gretchen Rubin As the title suggests the book is about developing habits. Rubin talks about how you can… Continue reading August 2018 Reading Log
July 2018 Reading Log
I managed to finish 3 books in July: The Great Escape: health, wealth and the origins of inequality by Angus Deaton Talks about how much the world has changed, particularly since WWII. How combating childhood illnesses has increased life expectancy and how many nations are better off. But this has created a bigger gap between… Continue reading July 2018 Reading Log
June 2018 Reading Log
I'm a little late but here's what I finished reading in June. I finished 2 books: Mothers & Others - Edited by Maggie Scott, Miriam Sved, Christie Nieman, Maya Linden and Natalie Kon-yu This is a collection of fiction & non-fiction short stories by Australian writers. Some of the women are mothers and some are… Continue reading June 2018 Reading Log
March 2018 Reading Log
As the end of March coincided with the beginning of the Easter long weekend & us going away, I managed to read a couple of books right at the end of March. Added to the 2 I read earlier in the month, here's what I read during March: The Myth of Balance by Frank Bealer… Continue reading March 2018 Reading Log
February 2018 Reading Log
Here are the books that I finished in February: The Circle Maker: Praying Circles Around Your Biggest Dreams and Greatest Fears by Mark Batterson I have read this book a few years ago but one night I wasn't sleeping & came into my office. Something I was thinking about led me to this book &… Continue reading February 2018 Reading Log
January 2018 Reading Log
Every month last year I blogged about the books that I read. I wasn't sure how many I would read but I managed to read a total of 60 books. I'm going to keep a reading log again this year. Will I manage to read more books? These are the books that I finished in… Continue reading January 2018 Reading Log
December Reading Log
This is my final reading log for 2017. I'm still whether or not I'll keep posting about what I've read each month but I think I will. I managed to read quite a few books in December as we were away for a week & since Christmas I've had a bit of time to read.… Continue reading December Reading Log
October Reading Log
Well I only managed to finish 1 book this month. However I forgot about a book that I had read in September, so I will write about 2 books in this post. First of all the book I read in September but forgot to include in last months reading log: The Kindness Challenge: Thirty Days… Continue reading October Reading Log