by Susan Barnes | 3 Feb 2023 | Book Reviews
I enjoyed reading, My Dream Time, by Ash Barty. The book is a memoir of Ash’s journey in and out of professional tennis. I have followed Ash’s career so I was concerned that I might find it a rehash of what I already knew, however, this wasn’t the case. I appreciated...
by Susan Barnes | 21 Apr 2022 | Book Reviews
Living with a Wild God : a nonbeliever’s search for the truth about everything is Barbara Ehrenreich’s memoir about her growing spiritual awareness. However, by the end of the book, despite some mystical experiences, she is still a confirmed atheist, so the book’s...
by Susan Barnes | 24 Mar 2022 | Book Reviews
Eddie Jaku was a Jew born in Germany in 1920. He lived to 101 years old and died in Sydney. He survived the Holocaust. His story is remarkable and in the first two-thirds of the book, he describes his experiences during World War 2. He nearly died on many occasions,...
by Susan Barnes | 29 Jul 2021 | Book Reviews
Traveling Mercies is a series of essays by Anne Lamott about faith and life which are autobiographical and roughly in chronological order. She writes in an easy to read, down to earth manner that is warm and engaging. She writes honestly, personally, with...
by Susan Barnes | 1 Oct 2020 | Book Reviews
Scary Close is a memoir by Donald Miller about his experience of dating his now-wife. He writes honestly about how he grew as a person after he realized he had to change and face his issues with intimacy if he was ever going to develop a long-term relationship with a...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Jul 2020 | Book Reviews
Reading, Wild in the Hollow by Amber Haines was a roller coaster experience. The book begins with Amber’s idyllic childhood but is followed by her troubled adolescence, which is surprising. Children don’t generally form unhealthy relationships when they grow up in a...
by Susan Barnes | 9 Apr 2020 | Book Reviews
I recently reviewed, A Grief Observed by C.S. Lewis (click here). Now I’d like to share some quotes. I particularly like the fourth one about the dentist. We don’t hesitate to take ourselves or our children to the dentist, even though we know it will be...
by Susan Barnes | 2 Apr 2020 | Book Reviews
A Grief Observed is C.S. Lewis’ account of the grief he experienced when his wife, Joy, died after a four-year marriage. His grief experience seriously challenged his faith, which he didn’t expect. He realised that his faith was largely intellectual. Lewis’ grief...
