PURPLE QUEEN FAIRY READS

Synopsis : Claire Webster has exactly the life she planned, complete with gorgeous husband James, cosy London flat, and a great job.  But just hours after the birth of their first child, the bubble bursts when James abandons her for an older woman. With a baby she doesn't know what to call,a wardrobe two dress sizes too small, and her self-esteem at an all time low, Claire decides there is only one place she can run to, and that's back home to Dublin. Thankfully her family are still themselves:her father bewildered, her sisters dippy as ever and her mother still completely incapable of cooking anything edible. Sheltered by the love of her rather quirky but protective family, Claire realises that despite her grief, 'Life , against its better judgement, goes on'.  So she lets it. And gradually she begins to get better. So when James eventually comes scuttling back he's in for a shock.  Is there room in her life for him now? And, if she's honest, how much...

Synopsis : Max and Claire Beaumont seem to have the perfect marriage.  They live in a beautiful home, have four wonderful children and everything else that success and money can buy.  Yet beneath this picture-perfect exterior, Claire's life is falling apart.  She can no longer hold her peace and keep up appearances. After all the silent years, she must speak the truth. As their lives unravel, deep needs and even deeper hurts are revealed. not only the wounds between husband and wife, but family wounds as well.  Will this time of soul-searching and conflict bring them closer together - or tear their marriage apart? It's a strange irony to leave home in search of a safe harbor. Yet that is often where the journey begins...especially when it is time to mend. I bought A Time To Mend when Logos Hope sailed into town about 2 years ago (Goodness! has it been that long?). I haven't read anything by Sally John before but Gary Smalley co-wrote The Redemption Serie...

Synopsis : Bee Bearhorn had a number-one-hit single in 1985 – and was never heard of again.   Fifteen years later she is found dead – and nobody seems to care. Ana Wills has always daydreamed about the exotic half-sister she hasn’t seen for years.   When she comes to London to clear her flat, Ana begins to unravel Bee’s life : her missing cat, her secret country cottage and her mysterious weekends away. So, instead of going back to Devon, Ana tracks down Bee’s closest friends, mad Lol and strong, silent Flint, and together they set out to discover exactly what happened to Bee Bearhorn, the one-hit wonder… I was attracted to this book while in the local library not because it’s new (which it is) but more because I recognized the author as the one who wrote 31 Dream Street which I read a few years back.   I enjoyed 31 Dream Street for it being really a feel-good book to curl up with on a raining day.   One-Hit Wonder , however, other than bein...

I was presented with these early this morning by the big man :).    Thank you my love. I can't really say it's a surprise as I was there together with him when the items were bought but I didn't know when I was going to receive them.  That was the deal - I choose what I like, he buys them and keeps them until the occasion calls for it.  It can be any of our many celebrations.  The surprise was that I didn't know I was going to receive two for today :) One of them is by my favourite author who writes serious issues such as domestic abuse, etc and tells it through a story. The other book is by a fictitious author from a television series. He is an author in the series and helps a detective solves crime in the series.  He acknowledges that he is 'ragard' handsome. Care to guess who they are or do you need more clues? Here's wishing you and your love ones a happy and lovely Valentine's Day. :)

There's a series of 'Dim Sum' book in the market from Dim Sum Leadership to Dim Sum for the Family which I received as a present recently.  Thank you very much for the present. :)  Dim sum refers to a style of Chinese food prepared as small bite-sized or individual portions of food traditionally served in small steamer baskets or on small plates. Dim sum is also well known for the unique way it is served in some restaurants, wherein fully cooked and ready-to-serve dim sum dishes are carted around the restaurant for customers to choose their orders while seated at their tables. Such, I take it that for a book which titled itself Dim Sum, the principals will be presented in small bite-size and in portions that are easy to take in and to digest.   I will also take it that there will be some unique features to the book which makes it stand out from the rest of the other books of such gene in the market. The author is Dr John Ng, President of Meta Consult...

Gone With The Wind is one of my favourite book.  I bought the book in a church sales more than 20 years ago and I read it many, many time.  I also enjoy the sequel, Scarlett , which was not written by Margaret Mitchell, the original author but by another author, Alexander Ripley who was commissioned by the estate of Margaret Mitchell to do the sequel more than fifty years later. While reading the paper recently, I came across this article on a trail or a tour that you can take to capture the magic and charm of the Southern era in  Gone With The Wind .  Aptly named Gone With The Wind Trail, the journey will start from Kennesaw and Marietta, north of Atlanta to the heart of Atlanta and finally, south to Jonesboro. You will get a chane to visit The Gone with The Wind Museum in Marietta where you can view an original gown worn by Vivian Leigh who acted as Scarlett O'Hara in the blockbuster movie release in the early 40s.  You will also get to visit the K...