Book Reviews/A Writing Journey
This is a fascinating biography of Anna Leonowens who pretended to be British, covered up her past, even from her children, and became the nanny to the King of Siam’s children. She travelled the world, then settle in Canada to raise her family during the Victorian era when women stayed at home.
Continue reading “Susan Morgan’s — Bombay Anna *****”
Nuri and Mustafa run a business selling honey and royal jelly from their hives in Syria. When life in Syria becomes dangerous, Mustafa sends his family to England, but neither he nor his cousin can leave their bees. Only when rebels burn all their hives does Mustafa leave, but Nuri’s wife, Afra refuses to budge.
Continue reading “Christy Lefteri’s — The beekeeper of Aleppo”
Hosea Funk, the mayor of a small Canadian town, is obsessed with obtaining the perfect population number in the hope of meeting the prime minister. He drags Knute along as he checks on births and deaths, making this a humourous tale.
Continue reading “Mariam Toews’ — A boy of good breeding *****”
I am blessed to live near a variety of writers’ conferences that happen in my area — The well attended Surrey Writers’ Conference, the Burnaby Writers’ Conference, the Maple Ridge Writers’ Conference.
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