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They fought the law, and everybody won.

About a Girl: A Mother's Powerful Story of Raising Her Transgender Child by Rebekah Robertson with Georgie Stone

January 24, 2021 by kniki Leave a Comment

Rebekah and her husband were excited when they had twin boys, George and Harry, and quickly settled into family life. George knew from a very early age, however, that she was really a girl, and started going by Georgie. While Rebekah was immediately on board with Georgie’s gender identity, dad was unsure at first about how to deal with this revelation. It didn’t take him long though, to realise what was happening and to join in with supporting Georgie’s expression of herself. Mum, dad and […]

If you have a chronic illness, you’ll see yourself in this story. If you don’t, you need to read it anyway.

Unseen by Jacinta Parsons

January 8, 2021 by kniki Leave a Comment

As with most of my favourite books, Unseen found me, rather than the other way around. A few months ago I was searching the app of my local radio station for ‘Crohn’s’ hoping to come across interviews that would help me understand more about this disease as I go through my own process of diagnosis. An interview with Jacinta Parsons appeared and I immediately listened, captivated for an hour. Obviously the interview was to promote the book, but at the time I didn’t pay much […]

It’s money management advice that thinks it might be something else

Spenditude by Paul Gordon & Janine Robertson

January 6, 2021 by kniki 2 Comments

I have a few issues with this book, mainly around its inconsistency. It claims not to be about ‘tedious budgets, get-rich-quick schemes, or giving up your daily coffee.’ However it does include advice about keeping spreadsheets (and includes an unlikely story about a young suitor who woos a potential partner with a spreadsheet) and creating a side hustle that will get you Insta-influencer status like taking photos of your cat. The basis of the book is that a person is a Spender, Slender or Defender, […]

A sweet and sour tale

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd

January 4, 2021 by kniki 2 Comments

The Secret Life of Bees by Sue Monk Kidd is nearly 20 years old but I had not come across it until the paperback was gifted to me for Christmas a couple of weeks ago. The story concerns Lily, a young teenager who has spent most of her life living with her abusive father and believing that she killed her mother. The setting is South Carolina in the 1960s, when the Civil Rights Act was signed and racial tensions were building dangerously. Lily (white) and […]

Precious guidance for parenting our precious boys

From Boys to Men by Maggie Dent

January 4, 2021 by kniki Leave a Comment

Someone once told me that the closer a little boy is to his mum, the more severe the separation will be when he becomes a teenager. Another experienced mum told me, don’t worry, they do disappear into their bedrooms and grunt at you for a few years, but they do come back. Maggie Dent is a font of this kind of ‘mum’ wisdom, and backs it up in this book with the science of teenage boy development and the voices of boys and men (over […]

You might need a five-step plan to understand this book, but it does have some good nuggets of advice.

The Autoimmune Brain by David S. Younger, MD

July 16, 2020 by kniki Leave a Comment

The Autoimmune Brain is a book in three parts aiming to demonstrate treatments for chronic pain, depression, anxiety, fatigue and attention disorders. Part one explains the concept of I-Cubed – infection, immunity, and inflammation – also known more commonly in the medical community as post-infectious autoimmunity. It starts out with the basics of brain health and autoimmunity, and also goes into brain development and genetics. Part two lays out this doctor’s five step plan – Test for an Autoimmune Disturbance Apply Immune-Modulatory and Pain Therapy […]

Zirza on A Gothic Classic for a ReasonIt's one of those wish-you-could-read-it-again-for-the-first-time books. I loved it.
Emmalita on “It came to something when you found yourself hoping that the footsteps you heard were ghosts.”I loved the ending! I don’t think it’s been out long enough to talk about why though.
Dixie on Track Her Down by Melinda LeighI am just starting Track Her Down and I have read them all in order till now and thought I...
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Emmalita on “Only you, Em, would refer to heartbreak as a distraction. I think I would have a more sympathetic response if I asked to marry a bookcase.”Oh my goodness, Gallifrey was beautiful. I’m sure her mittens were gloriously murdery.

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