Another charming bit of rather harmless fun through the eyes of Mma Ramotswe, written in McCall Smith’s unique voice. The somewhat moralistic tone seems appropriate in the portrayed culture.
The menfolk come off with a few scars, but that’s OK.
Trish Moran has conceived a tantalising plot and from it woven an exciting story for teenagers. Rich celebrities have donated stem cells, which are being preserved at the Centre so as to be able to repair the donor’s body in the event of injury or disease. However, these cells are secretly cultivated into multiple super…
The Wanderer’s Legacy by Natasha Woodcraft As the third book in the epic Wanderer series, The Wanderer’s Legacy is a captivating read. Woodcraft transports us to a largely unexplored period; life is basic, yet people live for hundreds of years. Following the sparse biblical text, she shows us the first few generations torn between allegiance…
Habe mir gestern diesen Vortrag (aus einer Kleingruppenkonferenz von Willow Creek in Illinois im 2005) von BMcL angehört. Nichts revolutionäres, aber das erste Mal, dass ich seine Stimme höre! Er betont die Wichtigkeit von Erzählungen: eine Erzählung hört man lieber zu und versteht man besser als eine theoretische Abhandlung. Aber, was mir wichtig dünkt, ist seine Behauptung,…
Saw The Shack yesterday. Excellent film, very true to the book, highly recommended. It has a very refreshing message: God really loves us and longs for us to share our lives with Him day by day. Horrible things are not His doing; there is an evil power at work; but God can bring blessing out…
Fascinating for nostalgic classicists! Prudencia Prim wants to escape the boring, superficial business world and unexpectedly finds herself in a small village that seems to have got stuck in a previous century. We are introduced to her boss, ‘the Man in the Wing Chair’, his protegé nephews and nieces, who enjoy the Latin Masters, and…
