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Archive for August 2023

#Project365 2023 week 33

Day 225: party time to celebrate 5 years married and nearly 9 years together Day 226: my midget feet (purple) are going to be overtaken soon by the younger two… Day 227: more new family members! 6 year olds Hops and Chewie Day 228: all the kids had an eye test but it was Zach’s […]

Wrong Place, Wrong Time, by Gilian McAllister

Jen is sat at home waiting for her 18 year old son Todd to come home. She finally sees him on the street outside but he is approached by a man and stabs him. Jen is stunned as her son is taken away by police but when she wakes the next morning to find herself […]

The Child Who Lived, by Ellie Midwood

TRIGGER WARNING: Nazi brutality, rape and sexual slavery 1946, a man applies for divorce from his adulterous wife. But the judge listens to the wife’s story as she explains her wartime experience in various prison camps… The Child Who Lived is a highly emotional historical novel set during WW2.  Lore puts her life in danger […]

Holiday 2023 day 6: Liverpool

After a day’s delay, we briefly returned over the border into England to visit Liverpool. The kids (ok, and us adults too!) were very excited to enter the city via a tunnel 🙂 Our first stop was the World Museum with exhibits from all over the world and periods of history. The museum is reflective […]

The Wrong Man, by Amanda Brookfield

Jane and Michael’s relationship is in crisis. She feels unfulfilled and unappreciated looking after the kids and house while he resents their move out of London and his long working hours. The Wrong Man is an emotional book full of domestic drama. It was originally written almost 30 years ago and has been revisited by […]