[Enthiun]

Share some book reviews/blurbs here ;D

[dearludear]

aNY BOOKS? Including non fiction?

[Enthiun]

Title: Whispers of the Bayou
Author: Mindy Starns Clark
Fiction,Psychological Suspense

Miranda Miller moved to Manhattan when she was five after her mother commited suicide at the family home in Louisiana. Her mother's sister, Aunt Janet, AJ, raised her. Miranda completely erased any memories of her life in Louisiana after being traumatized by something.

Now she's 32, an art restorator, wife, and mother. She is unhappy in her marriage and secluded into herself. One day Miranda is attacked in an alley. But the attackers only search her body then run off. AJ reluctantly gives her some letters. The man who holds the life estate on the family plantation in Louisiana. When he dies, the property is hers. He is dying now and urgently wants her to come see him. AJ knows that whatever happened to Miranda before she left Louisiana affected her deeply psychologically and hoped Miranda never had to return to the Fairmont home. Miranda knows she has to.

She immediately flies down to Louisiana. The dying man, Willy Pedreax, had been a close friend of her grandmother's. The two had been the protectors of an old family secret. He needs to pass on the guardianship of the secret before he dies. Miranda and his niece, Lisa, are the next two. Lisa also is his nurse. They finally agree to take the vow of guardianship. Then Willy dies before he can give them the secret they are supposed to guard. All they have are vague clues about an angelus (bell) and Cajun folklore.

Miranda is also uncovering another mystery. The old family mansion was where she lived the first five years of her life. Despite its disrepair after Hurricane Katrina and Willy's illness, she sees the house she knew as a child. Bits and pieces of memory are returning. What had happened while she lived here? What has she made herself forget?

Whispers of the Bayou is told first person by Miranda. That gives the reader an understanding of this woman who has walled herself away from close contact with people, including her husband, daughter or aunt. Mindy Starns Clark has related an excellent tale in this novel which starts a bit slow but by the first third had me completely pulled in.

Although a Christian novel, the religious theme is low-key in Whispers of the Bayou. It is the journey of self-discovery and family secrets that sustain this book. Clark is able to set the scene and give the feeling of the oppressiveness from the humidity and the darkness of the secrets in Miranda's lost memories. Yet there is sunshine and happy discovery that also show the beauty of Louisiana.

[Enthiun]

Originally Posted by dearludear

aNY BOOKS? Including non fiction?

Definately.

[inle]

do we haf any book reviews here????

[Nomads]

Your own worst enemy by Ken Christian

If you already believe you need to change your habits in order to lead a more fulfilling life, this book will provide insight and impetus to do so.
I found this book to be non-accusatory (yet no-excuses), and common sense results-oriented. Christian doesn't create his own patented system of categorization for people with a prescription for each. He recognizes that we are all individuals and will need to use methods from each of the "remedies" in order to find our best path. It's clear throughout the book that he really believes in our abilities to find our best selves.

The writing is creative yet straightforward and makes room for plateaus, setbacks, and internal resistance. That was one of the key elements for me, the recognition that we have resisted movement for years and years for various reasons (the explanations of which are fascinating), so it will take time, energy and intentionality to change our behaviors.

I have not even finished the book, but I have already found it to be more practically valuable than any other "self-help" type book I've read. Perhaps I started reading it at the right time in my life, or perhaps it's just that good. I recommend people at least give it a chance to see if they can learn something about what holds them back, and some day (if they choose) change those things.

Best to everyone in their journeys.

[NightFlow]

Originally Posted by Nomads

Your own worst enemy by Ken Christian

If you already believe you need to change your habits in order to lead a more fulfilling life, this book will provide insight and impetus to do so.
I found this book to be non-accusatory (yet no-excuses), and common sense results-oriented. Christian doesn't create his own patented system of categorization for people with a prescription for each. He recognizes that we are all individuals and will need to use methods from each of the "remedies" in order to find our best path. It's clear throughout the book that he really believes in our abilities to find our best selves.

The writing is creative yet straightforward and makes room for plateaus, setbacks, and internal resistance. That was one of the key elements for me, the recognition that we have resisted movement for years and years for various reasons (the explanations of which are fascinating), so it will take time, energy and intentionality to change our behaviors.

I have not even finished the book, but I have already found it to be more practically valuable than any other "self-help" type book I've read. Perhaps I started reading it at the right time in my life, or perhaps it's just that good. I recommend people at least give it a chance to see if they can learn something about what holds them back, and some day (if they choose) change those things.

Best to everyone in their journeys.

tis sound intresting
mayb go try

[Enthiun]

More reviews?

[death seraph]

the Black Magician Trilogy
It's a trilogy by trudi canavan. The 1st book is " the Magician's Guild", 2nd is "the Novice" and the last book is "the High Lord". It's about magic

The whole trilogy is about a girl, Sonea who is a slum-dweller, realizing she was a natural in magic when her stone penetrated through the protective shields of the magicians. Her powers were known to the magicians in the guild and an order was given to capture Sonea. Sonea, after bring captured into the guild, had a gurdian, Rothen to look after her needs in the guild. Gradually, Sonea learnt to control her powers and became one of the strongest novice in the class. But because of her background, other novices from the noble families seem determined to see her fail - even if they have to engineer her failure themselves. When someone started spreading malicious rumours about Sonea, Akkarin, The High Lord, the person that has the greatest authority in the guild, stepped in to put a stop to it.

But Sonea may soon wish she was still enduring the taunts of her peers when Akkarin became her guardian instead of Rothen. It seems that Akkarin harbours a secret that is far darker than his magician's robes. For the sake of her former guardian and the rest of the magicians in the guild, Sonea must keep the truth hidden. As Akkarin disclose some of his secrets to Sonea, she does not know who to believe, or what she most fears. The guild's impending doom... Was what Akkarin all claimed, true?

As the story goes on, more and more secrets are revealed and the whole story line will be twisted. Everything is just so unexpected! A hand-gripping trilogy. It's not the same as Harry Potter. When you read, you will know the difference. A must read for fantasy-lovers.

[moonchn]

geisha: a life by Mineko Iwasaki

[RichardWorn]

you may go google.

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you may visit christian or it's related forum website.

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book is a source of knowledge. you may find it not only library but the internet also.

[darkhonour]

I recommend Wendy Holden's 'The School for Husbands'.

The book is funny and never failed to make me smile. I've read most of her collection of novels.

If you like enjoy stuff like cat fights etc, this book is suitable for you.