Pollyanna is a young and optimistic girl who is an orphan and a regular player of the glad game. The glad game is a game in which you find something happy about the saddest things. But when something terrible happens can Pollyanna be glad anymore? I read the book with my father. It is a … Continue reading Pollyanna – Eleanor H. Porter
The biblical stories of Adam & Eve and Cain & Abel have been reinterpreted multiple times in modern literature. East of Eden - first published in 1952 - is Nobel prize winning author John Steinbeck's attempt. At more than 600 pages, it is one of his longest books and in his own words - the … Continue reading East of Eden – John Steinbeck
Meg misses her father a lot, her school grades are terrible and she is the most unpopular child in school. So things don’t feel or look great. But from the moment Mrs Whatsit arrives on their doorstep it is up to Meg, Charles and their new friend Calvin to discover where Meg’s father is and … Continue reading A Wrinkle In Time – Madeleine L’Engle
We started this blog to share our reflections around an activity that we, in our family of 4, all enjoy (or have enjoyed at some point). What we read and the meaning & pleasure, we take from that is probably a reflection of our general state of being. So our first aim in creating this … Continue reading About Us
The Books On Our Shelf 