by mabelninan | Sep 17, 2019 | Book Reviews
This book helped me refocus my vision, urging me to set my sights on Jesus, regardless of circumstances or emotional ups and downs. The author’s style is gentle and comforting. Her writing felt as if I had a friend whispering words of encouragement in my ear.
by mabelninan | Jun 17, 2018 | Book Reviews
My usual Audible selections consist of self-help type books that I listen to before going to bed. But when this book popped up on my list, I was intrigued. Why would prisons ban this book? I HAD TO read it…rather, listen to it. A few minutes into the...
by mabelninan | Jun 17, 2018 | Book Reviews
I had a difficult time reviewing this book. I struggled to keep the focus on the novel, The Ministry of Utmost Happiness and not on the author, one of India’s best and Booker Prize winner, Arundhati Roy. The topics traversed in Roy’s long awaited second...
by mabelninan | Jun 17, 2018 | Book Reviews
While we were at the airport, waiting to go to Lake Tahoe during the winter holidays, my husband suggested that he buy a book for me. I accused him of being out of touch with my likes and dislikes (especially since I ended up returning his recent gift to me, a...