Very much enjoyed this down to earth memoir of Dame Susan Devoy. What a fully lived life, what a real person. I found it so easy to read, she was alreVery much enjoyed this down to earth memoir of Dame Susan Devoy. What a fully lived life, what a real person. I found it so easy to read, she was already someone I admired, now even more so....more
I was really impressed by this memoir. Jude Dobson has done an excellent job of listening to Pippa and getting her story of her life with emphasis on I was really impressed by this memoir. Jude Dobson has done an excellent job of listening to Pippa and getting her story of her life with emphasis on her huge contribution in WW2. It was our honour that Pippa arrived in NZ by accident, having intended going to Australia and so living out her life here, until the age of 102. She had guts and nerves of steel, yet not surprising her PTSD. And I can understand totally her shedding of the Catholic Church. While it’s Pippa’s story I feel all the brave women agents who were killed at the hands of the Nazis, were deeply appreciated. What a remarkable woman...more
Pat Conroy was a voracious reader who appreciated the finest books. Way above my league but still interesting to see his great appreciation of literatPat Conroy was a voracious reader who appreciated the finest books. Way above my league but still interesting to see his great appreciation of literature and people....more
Excellent. Honest, open and gritty. Well done Prince Harry and wishing you the very best. Revealing the vitriol and dishonesty that abounds in elementExcellent. Honest, open and gritty. Well done Prince Harry and wishing you the very best. Revealing the vitriol and dishonesty that abounds in elements of the media. Thank goodness though there is some media that still gives people a fair go. The palace grind team are obviously somewhat over endowed with their own importance. I think Harry has shown them how to be real and human and they could strive to follow in his footsteps. To those social media commenters who go on about never reading the book but want to pull H and M down, they are just low forms who need to look at their own lives and question themselves. A very readable and engaging read....more
A very good read. It is both funny and touching. I think Georgia Pritchett is a very courageous person who has really deeply cared for her children. LA very good read. It is both funny and touching. I think Georgia Pritchett is a very courageous person who has really deeply cared for her children. Loved her description of a birthday party and the best party the children had been to. I have only seen some Veep episodes but liked her visit to the White House as well. ...more
I really enjoyed this memoir of a family who were faced with challenges and had the guts to meet and overcome them and make something fabulous. Great I really enjoyed this memoir of a family who were faced with challenges and had the guts to meet and overcome them and make something fabulous. Great read....more
A very moving book of one person's experience close up and personal of the massacre in Christchurch in 2019. It is told with much heart and love and fA very moving book of one person's experience close up and personal of the massacre in Christchurch in 2019. It is told with much heart and love and forgiveness. What struck me was the amazing person Husna was and how she was so kind and generous and helped others. She was a first responder to the need around her. On the day of the massacre she cared for others until she herself was shot dead. Her husband was devastated but chose forgiveness and love over hate. A choice. I really liked learning about the Muslim faith and experience. I have a deep admiration for Farid Ahmed and the Muslim community here in NZ. As I do for the police and ambulance and medical staff who responded that day and the days after....more
What a story of a life growing up in South Africa. So brings to life the nuances of life as the son of white man and a black African woman. If it was What a story of a life growing up in South Africa. So brings to life the nuances of life as the son of white man and a black African woman. If it was fiction it would hardly be believable. So well told and so well narrated by the narrator....more
Very well related presentation of the lead up to the Presidential election. And with Obama reading it himself it rolled along well. A lot of it I founVery well related presentation of the lead up to the Presidential election. And with Obama reading it himself it rolled along well. A lot of it I found hard to follow, not being a USA citizen and from a country with a quite different political method. However his values are the same and if only all people in a country could work together for the betterment of the country rather than tearing each other down. Very detailed with little inserts of trade mark Obama humour....more
Enjoyed this insight into Anne Genconner's life. I believe she is remarkably resilient to have dealt with all that she did. I was horrified at some ofEnjoyed this insight into Anne Genconner's life. I believe she is remarkably resilient to have dealt with all that she did. I was horrified at some of the antics of her husband and am quite grateful I live far away from such lifestyles. ...more
An interesting and most likely very relevant to a wide group of people who had donor sperm parentage that they never knew about. Insightful and informAn interesting and most likely very relevant to a wide group of people who had donor sperm parentage that they never knew about. Insightful and informative and totally mind blowing for anyone whose DNA tells them their parent was not their biological parent. Very unsettling to learn at fifty four years of age as Dani Shapiro does....more
I liked this listen in to Joe Biden and his experience of being Vice President and dealing with the illness and death of his beloved son. I really lovI liked this listen in to Joe Biden and his experience of being Vice President and dealing with the illness and death of his beloved son. I really love being inspired by people with strong values, and living out those values and deep love of family. So while not being from the USA I still found this a very valuable read....more
An amazing person who by her example inspires me anyway to always be on the path of becoming. She embodies what it means to be truly authentically humAn amazing person who by her example inspires me anyway to always be on the path of becoming. She embodies what it means to be truly authentically human. Her message of hope, unity and acceptance and respect for diversity, her optimism and courage. What an example of both humanity and womanhood. She is both powerful and humble. I truly enjoyed hearing her story. ...more
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