This charmingly innocent book traces the relationship between orphaned Judy Abbott, who feels she has neither worth nor right to exist but is clever and has a gift for writing, and her mysterious benefactor known only as Daddy-Long-Legs, since he insists on remaining anonymous.
Normalerweise habe ich keine Zeit – und auch keine Begeisterung! – für tägliche Andachte. Dieses Buch hat mich aber gepackt! Die provokativen Gedanken zur jeweiligen Bibelstelle sind an sich wertvoll: offen und ehrlich, gibt Eddie eigene Zweifel und Versagen zu, lässt sich von ‘weltlichen’ Ansichten in Frage stellen, steht aber trotz allem ganz klar zu…
Der Duft von bitteren Orangen, von Claire Hajaj Wer Eltern hatte oder selber eine Familie, der weiss, dass es früher oder später zu Meinungsdifferenzen, Spannungen oder sogar Konflikte innerhalb der Familie kommen kann. Wie, aber, wenn sprachliche, religiöse, kulturelle und vor allem ethnische Faktoren mitspielen? Oder kriegerische Auseinandersetzungen zwischen den Herkunftsvölkern? “Unsere Familien werden niemals…
#ClimateStrike #Zürich Was that a nod from heaven that it rained … and rained in Zürich yesterday? It didn’t discourage 12,000 people – mainly school kids and young people, joining hundreds of thousands worldwide – to take to the streets. They protested against the thoughtless pollution which is disrupting the world’s climate and provoking extreme…
Another upcoming author who deserves some publicity is Francisco Cordoba. Most of his writing has to do with his beloved horses. Here he gives us some insight into how he came to be an author, as well as some other personal insights.
I usually look for historical fiction when I visit a new place. But during a recent sailing trip among the spectacular Swedish skerries, the only novel I found with a local setting in the bookshop of the picturesque island of Sandhamn was a contemporary murder mystery. It took me only a few days to devour…
