Bookreview: When Your Voice Became Mine

There is a mailbox in Heaven

"What an emotional story"

Summary

Time does not exist in heaven. Since heaven is our real home, I will
not allow time to consume me here on earth; instead, I choose to use
my precious time wisely.

I have been sending "packages" to heaven - letters that I write to my
ten year old daughter - Christina - since she passed away on 
May 29, 2005. 

Each one is tied with my hopes, wishes, and new found purpose. What
I never fathomed were the gifts from above that would be sent back to

me. ....

Celeste N. Bowers

My Review

Losing someone special always is very tragic, especially a child.

It's very brave from the author to write about her daughter, the
loss and her feelings. 

The book and the story brought me a lot of thoughts and tears,
it certainly was written with love.

Perhaps it can be a support for anyone who had to deal with a
great loss. 

It was written very clear and it read fluently. That's why I want
to give this book a 5 * rating. 

BookTasters

I received a free copy from the author and from Booktasters.
Thank you very much! 

Source picture: Wikipedia

Bookreview: African Ways

 A few weeks ago, I had the pleasure to have a special guest on this blog with
my Author in the picture blog post. It was the lovely Val Poore. (See more on 
this link).

Now I had the honour to read and review one of her books: African Ways. 

Summary

This is the story of a young woman's first encounters with rural South Africa.
Coming from the all-mods-cons society of Britain at the beginning of the 1980's,

the author is literally transplanted to a farm in the foothills of the Drakenberg
mountains in what is now Kwazulu Natal.

Once there, she finds her feet in the ways of Africa with the help of a charming 
elderly Dutch couple, an appealing but wily African farm hand, his practical
and motherly daughter and a wise and fascinating neighbour who has a fund
of local knowledge.

These are tales of a different kind of life, which include living without
electricity, hand-milking cows, drought, veld fires and mad-cap adventures
into the unknown.

They are stories told with deep affection and respect and above all a liberal dose
of tongue in-cheek humour. 

My review

While reading Val Poore's memoirs of South Africa, I regret I know so little
of that continent and its people. 

But luckily, African Ways gives the readers a glimpse of how the living is in
South Africa.

I enjoyed reading African Ways because it's short, clear and the stories are
true but sometimes so funny! 

Of course it was written very well. I also want to mention the fantastic
historical knowledge of Val Poore. 

I would recommend African Ways to all who like to read memoirs about
South Africa. I want to give with lots of pleasure a 5 * rating to this book.

We love memoirs group

I received a free copy via the We love memoirs group, the most friendliest
group on Facebook. 

Source picture: Book Cover