I’ve toyed with putting this up as a book club book and have finally given in. Basically, when this book was first published it was the talk of the town – first reason for me to run a mile!! I don’t know about you but generally if there’s a big fuss about something, I’m not [...]
This is the most fantastic book! Granted it’s a heavy read but boy do you get a good meal from it! In a nutshell, “it explains the science behind the brain’s opiate receptors and other evidence of the intimate connections between mind and body” ….in translation, how our thoughts, emotions and state of mind, directly [...]
by Pipa on November 1, 2010
My oh my this has caused quite a stir!!! It’s a FANTASTIC read!!! I couldn’t put it down as it’s not only brilliantly written but also a real challenge against all that is pc! This is what it says on the back: At a surburban barbecue one afternoon, a man slaps an unruly 3 year [...]
We interviewed the author of this book, Lindsey Agness last month and naturally wanted to add it to our book club as it is such a helpful read! How true is it that we still feel somewhere in our mid 20s, whatever age we are! It seems our minds and hearts stop at that point [...]
by Pipa on April 30, 2010
I love love loved LOVED this book!! I’m a big fan of Maggie O’Farrell anyway having sobbed my heart out reading After You’d Gone many years ago on the beach in Corfu! I’ve read all her books and this one really trumps them all! Initially it’s quite a bizarre read because of the style she [...]