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  • Lie down with Lions

    By Ken Follett
    4 stars

    A 1985 spy novel. It follows Jane Lambert, an English interpreter living in 1981 Paris, who dates Ellis Thaler, oblivious that he is a spy for the CIA. When Lambert, an idealistic woman who supports pacifism and revolutionary liberation politics, finds out Ellis’s real occupation, she leaves him to date a French doctor, Dr. Jean-Pierre Debout. She decides to follow his career to Afghanistan, where they will ostensibly give medical aid to a village of rebels uniting against the invasive Soviet regime. When she finds that Jean-Pierre is a Soviet spy, she is horrified. When she investigates, she finds that he has been providing medical aid to the rebels while giving the Russians more intel to kill them off. Traumatized and caught in the middle of these two men who want to kill each other, she tries to reclaim some of her agency and keep them from destroying themselves or each other. It's a little wordy at times but a good read

  • The sun and her flowers

    By Rupi Kaur
    4 stars

    A collection of poetry about grief, self-abandonment honouring one’s roots, love and empowering oneself. It is split into five chapters: wilting, falling, rooting, rising and blooming. The first line resonated - "on the last day of love my heart cracked inside my body. I spent the entire night casting spells to bring you back. It isn't what we left behind that breaks me it’s what we could’ve built had we stayed. I could be anything in the world but I wanted to be his."

  • The book of Judith

    By unknown
    3 stars

    Story of a beautiful widow who cared for her town so much that when it was under seige she pretended to defect with her maid. The enemy commander fell for her and when she was alone with him she got him drunk and cut off his head, then walked back to her town in the night with it. This gave the men courage and the enemy lost hope so they retreated.

  • The Book of Psalms

    By David
    5 stars

    Various songs by David and his music team that are helpful for celebration and commiseration

  • The book of Jeremaiah

    By Jeremiah
    3 stars

    Much of Jeremiah's prophetic preaching is based on the theme of the covenant between God and Israel (God would protect the people in return for their exclusive worship of him); Jeremiah insists that the covenant is conditional, and can be broken by Israel's apostasy. Jeremiah had more to say about repentance than any other prophet. He called upon men to turn away from their wicked ways and dependence upon idols and false gods and return to their early covenantal loyalty to Yahweh. He had a tough life and was reviled by his countrymen for his criticism of them. More tough reading.

  • The Book of Ezra

    By Ezra
    4 stars

    The book of Ezra provides an account of the Jews' regathering, of their struggle to survive and to rebuild what had been destroyed. Through his narrative, Ezra declared that they were still God's people and that God had not forgotten them.

  • The Book of Isaiah

    By Isaiah the prophet
    3 stars

    The Book of Isaiah is the first of the Latter Prophets in the Hebrew Bible and the first of the Major Prophets in the Christian Old Testament. I found it hardgoing but it's message is that Salvation lies only in God, and that we must choose whether or not we will accept His offer. In addition to its gospel message, the book of Isaiah clearly articulates the sins of God's people—dealing with others unjustly which resulted in their offering hypocritical sacrifices to God.

  • The Book of Ezekiel

    By Ezekiel ben-buzi
    4 stars

    The Book of Ezekiel is the third of the Latter Prophets in the Tanakh (Hebrew Bible) and one of the major prophetic books in the Christian Bible, where it follows Isaiah and Jeremiah. It records six visions of the prophet Ezekiel, exiled in Babylon, during the 22 years from 593 to 571 BCE, although it is the product of a long and complex history and does not necessarily preserve the very words of the prophet.

  • The Book of Daniel

    By Daniel
    4 stars

    The book of Daniel provides an account of the experiences of Daniel and other faithful Jews who were taken captive to Babylon. Its about integrity and the importance of remaining faithful to God and qualifying to receive the blessings He gives to those who are faithful to Him. It also contains the interpretation of an important dream that King Nebuchadnezzar had about the kingdom of God in the last days.

  • The Wary Widow

    By Jerrica Knight-Catania
    4 stars

    After a year of mourning her husband of 2 weeks who died, Chloe is reluctant to wed the love of her life because he is betrothed to her cousin. Fool he is Lord Andrew plays havoc by swapping places with his brother but still intends marrying his betrothed out of duty despite loving Chloe. It all works out in the end and everyone marries who they should.

  • Auckland

    By Various
    4 stars

    Having lived in Auckland 35 years I can affiliate with the memories and insights offered by the various authors of this anthology. They gave voice to the experience and thoughts I have had and I enjoyed reading the memories.

  • Christchurch

    By Anthology
    4 stars

    this anthology presents literature inspired by Christchurch - selections include short stories, poems, extracts from novels and memoirs. I particularly enjoyed this having routes in Canterbury that go back nearly 200 years.

  • Proverbs

    By King Solomon
    5 stars

    The book of Proverbs can never be read too often. Each time I find a new pearl of wisdom.

  • Personal

    By Lee Child
    3 stars

    Jack reacher gets an assignment to hunt a potential sniper assassin that he’d previously put behind bars - everyone talks in inuendo and secrets - jack seems able to win no matter what. People are killed - the case is closed and he disappears into thin air as he wants. Its all a bit clipped and too easy. My fav line is the first page: ‘’My life was an up and down affair. Some of it good. Most of it uneventful. Long slow periods of nothing much, with occasional bursts of something.”

  • Shorts

    By various
    4 stars

    This is a collection of short stories published by Auckland Romance writers to raise funds for the organisation. Varied styles.

  • An Angel at my Table

    By Janet Frame
    3 stars

    Autobiographical journey that starts with her life as a student - pours loneliness, misunderstanding, restrictions and prejudices of that era - slow release from the past as she describes her forced submissions to custodial capture. Autobiographies can be pedestrian. This showed another example of how important positive comforting relationships are to enable each of us to find our passion rather than scramble to survive life’s tragedies.

  • The Lady and the Unicorn

    By Tracy Chevalier
    4 stars

    Jean Le viste- a 15th century nobleman hires Nicolas Des Innocents to design 6 tapestries to Celebrate his rising status at court. Nicolas is a rake and user and impregnates a Le viste’s maid as well as the weavers blind daughter. Throughout the two year process the lives of all those involved were changed. In my opinion Nichols should have got more than just a beating but at least Claude Le viste was not ruined by him and the blind girl was saved from a brute who wanted to marry her.

  • Romancing the Rogue

    By Olivia Drake
    3 stars

    Set in Devon England August 1810 - the heroine is a Romani taught to behave like a lady. The hero is the Marquess who thinks she intends to rob them. Of course, they would fall in lust! Charming characters and a fast-moving easy read.

  • Purple Hibiscus

    By Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
    2 stars

    A teenage girl lives in fear of her father, a charismatic yet violent catholic patriarch who is repressive and fanatically religious at home. It talks about the blurred lines between the old ways and new, childhood and adulthood. I couldn't get into this book, but it offered an interesting perspective of Nigeria.

  • Lost and found

    By Mike Lipkin
    4 stars

    A journey from successful adman to depression and suicidal thoughts back to health. I especially enjoyed the last few pages where he comes out on the other side (hope and faith).

  • A prize to be won

    By Rose Haven
    2 stars

    Another easy-to-read but poorly written and short romance that leads to happy ever after. Good for holiday relax.

  • The Duke starts a scandal

    By Sophie Jordan
    4 stars

    A typical sometimes graphic romance but this time the handsome Duke falls for the housekeeper and they actually marry.

  • Montana

    By Larry Watson
    4 stars

    David Hayden is the son of a small town sheriff, a sheriff who must deal with accusations against his brother, a popular doctor. It's a tale of courage as David witnesses the unravelling of his family and learns what it means to choose between family, loyalty and justice.

  • Stand by me

    By John Kirwan
    3 stars

    A discussion with teens and psychologists about how to cope and deal with teens going through tough times. I particularly liked part 8 - wellness is everyday.

  • Moonrise

    By Sarah Crossan
    5 stars

    With little money or support, 17-year-old Joe Moon travels to Texas to help the older brother he barely knows through his last few weeks before being executed for murder. A journey about growth written as an easy read poetry novel.

  • Sarum

    By Edward Rutherford
    4 stars

    Historial fiction set in the land around Salisbury, England. It is a story about five families - the Wilsons, the Masons, the Roman family of Porteus, the Saxon Shockleys and the Norman Godfreys - and the land they occupy through the turbulent course of English history from the Ice Age to the present day.

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