Books & Films
BOOK REVIEW – WHAT THE PSYCHIC TOLD THE PILGRIM
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction What the Psychic Told the Pilgrim: A Midlife Misadventure on Spain’s Camino de Santiago In this wickedly funny account, Jane Christmas describes her pilgrimage…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – TWO STEPS FORWARD
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Projectcomes a story of taking chances and learning to love again as two people, one mourning her…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – Peas and Queues (Unabridged Audiobook)
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction How do you get rid of unwanted guests? What do you do if there’s a racket in the quiet carriage? How should you eat…
Read MoreBOOK REVIEW – I’M OFF THEN, LOSING AND FINDING MYSELF ON THE CAMINO DE SANTIAGO
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction I’m Off Then has sold more than three million copies in Germany and has been translated into eleven languages. The number of pilgrims along the…
Read MoreBook Review – The Salt Path, Raynor Winn
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction Just days after Raynor learns that Moth, her husband of 32 years, is terminally ill, their home and livelihood is taken away. With nothing…
Read MoreBook Review – Walking Home, Clare Balding
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction In Clare Balding’s family, walking just took too long – she galloped through the countryside and she galloped through life. There was certainly no…
Read MoreBook Review – In Praise Of Slow – Challenging the Cult of Speed
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction We live in the age of speed. We strain to be more efficient, to cram more into each minute, each hour, each day. Since…
Read MoreFilm Review – Edie
A Heartwarming Story – 5 Stars! Introduction This beautiful heartwarming tale throws off the shackles of age, challenging the relationships that we have with ourselves and those around us. An…
Read MoreBook Review – How To Be Human: The Manual
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction It took us 4 billion years to evolve to where we are now. No question, anyone reading this has won the evolutionary Hunger Games…
Read MoreBook Review – First Man In, Leading From The Front
Julia’s Reading Challenge for 20190% Introduction No one is born a leader. But through sheer determination and by confronting life’s challenges, Ant Middleton has come to know the meaning of…
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