Category Archives: Books

The Hare with Amber Eyes

Posted on April 27, 2012 by sarahcondie

My son Michael put this book beside my bed months ago and told me “I had to read it – Mum you will love this book”.  It sat there with many other books that “I had to read” until a … Continue reading →

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Dragonskin Slippers

Posted on March 28, 2012 by sarahcondie

My young neighbour recently turned nine.  She is a bookworm, so I visited our local bookstore to find a book for her.  As I stood in front of the shelves filled with books, and a little uncertain about what to … Continue reading →

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A little light reading

Posted on March 26, 2012 by sarahcondie

I doubt whether many of you would choose to read this book.  You would think “this is a guide book about birds”.  Sometimes the most enjoyable reads are buried under titles  and remain undiscovered and unread. A friend from my … Continue reading →

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Olive Kitteridge

Posted on February 29, 2012 by sarahcondie

Keith gave me Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Strout for Christmas and it was a beautiful read.  I read it from cover to cover right away and couldn’t put it down.  I am in the middle of reading it again, this time … Continue reading →

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Goodnight ipad

Posted on February 1, 2012 by sarahcondie

One of my favourite children’s books is called “Goodnight Moon” by Margaret Wise Brown.  This parody “Goodnight ipad” by Ann Droyd captures the plugged in world that our children live in today humorously and vividly.  I found it in the … Continue reading →

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To Kill a Mockingbird

Posted on January 6, 2012 by sarahcondie

I read To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee before Christmas, as it a set reading text for a course I am doing.  It was a glorious read – beautifully written, evocative, challenging, thought provoking – a thoroughly “good read”. … Continue reading →

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Fresh beginnings

Posted on January 2, 2012 by sarahcondie

I love the opportunity to start again. At the start of each new year, I have a list of “must dos” that usually include “must shed those wibbly wobbly bits, must improve my fitness…” I start bravely, with much determination … Continue reading →

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Lazy summer reading

Posted on December 1, 2011 by sarahcondie

I have to confess that I am seduced by book covers.  I look at them and they draw me in – perhaps I am a little frivolous!  Today is the first day of summer and I wish I still had … Continue reading →

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Pereira Maintains

Posted on October 12, 2011 by sarahcondie

I have just finished reading Pereira Maintains by Antonio Tabucchi.  It is a remarkable book to read – slow moving, understated – it takes the reader to Lisbon in Portugal in the summer of 1938.   I felt the heat, I … Continue reading →

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The power of the ‘right kind of book’

Posted on August 11, 2011 by sarahcondie

The second project that has enveloped me lock, stock and barrel has been the writing of a paper titled “The power of the ‘right kind of book’” for an Anglican Youthworks Conference called Engaging children with engaging stories.  This is … Continue reading →

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