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Thanks Jen, that seems rather unfair, but then that is how we are I suppose:roll:. Having written some books, do you personally think the covers do justice to the stories?

I actually agree Kirsty:)

I am not sure either. I probably own around 50 textbooks. My christian books will be near that. I have a couple of hundred children's books which are mostly in Katie's room, though some are at my Mum's. Fiction, I have no idea. I shall have to have a proper count up.

Precisely. All housework and baby jobs are up to me. Sometimes even finding time for a couple of pages is impossible, then when I do read I fall asleep.

I was going to ask whether you thought that covers can make for a bad representation of a book, but I think you would answer yes. We have had a few of these discussions on the forum and covers definitely show a lot about a book, but often we can be disappointed. I always read the burb to make a decision but I have probably missed a few good reads when browsing, as I look at covers because my attention span is not very good if I am not in the mood. I have also read some books that were bot up to the standard I first thought. I have other books that look exactly like those blaze ones and found them good stories, but not something I could read too much of. I would see these and think they were the same, but they may not be.

Welcome Renius.

I haven't posted on here for a long time!!I read The House At Riverton by Kate Morton and lost my notes about it. I was not expecting the ending. The relationship between Hannah and Grace was very interesting. I listened to an audio version of The Bookseller of Kabul by Asne Seierstad, a highly interesting, but not so very informative book about Afghan culture. I have also posted in the relevant reading circle thread. I am struggling through my blog a penguin classic book, THe Book of the Courtier by Baldasare Castiglione. It is very interesting as a cultural book, and as a guide as to how to live a respectful life, but the way it is written (a conversation in written form) is rather tedious.

Sounds very strange Andy. I had an omelette. Yum, yum.

I believe the author has a fantastic point to make. I guess I will find out if I ever get around to it, or you can tell me.

I do want to read this book, but there was an article in Christianity magazine this month which gave away the ending so as to discuss the point. I couldn't help reading the article. Atonement definitely seems worth reading to the end.

Hiya. Welcome to here.

Welcome to the forum.

Me too. I just can't finish this Penguin book, but then I am not really feeling myself either.

Kell, Angerball, I agree. I have been watching these books come out ever since Dave Pelzer's books. You see them straight away because of the covers. You can write these stories in plenty of different ways. I know because I have been through abuse. Obviously, therefore, I understand the pain of such an experience, but I can still see that these books are too promoting an identikit image.

Welcome to the forum. Enjoy it.

Welcome to the forum.

It's hard isn't it? I spent years doing that too. I have a great book called This Day With God published by Intervarsity Press (IVP). I suppose doing theology in uni helped too. I have had an interesting journey with God and have learned a lot, but recently I have been learning some really good things.

Aww, sorry. Well now you know to come to the site instead of reading the email.

I thought that too, but it would have taken away from the culture description of the book. I liked this book. It is a good cultural story as we can see by the comments on this threads about how cultures work. Like any culture this one has its good and bad points. I don't think that there is anything particularly wrong with a male head of family, or women having respect for their husbands, but there is a middle ground where the man is still the head, but the woman is not completely subject to him. There is definitely someting wrong with hiding women. Women should respect themselves and their families, but to be invisible is not always necessary, and is degrading. there is also something wrong with the total lack of freedom the children have, although some things i agree with. I agree that Mansul is very lazy. Leila's character is to me a very good portrayal of what women should be. She does her tasks without complaint, is respectful and never the opposite. She finds time for a little freedom but is always there for her family. She may not find love or be married, but maybe one day she will. She does not really care for it, but it should be allowed to happen.

I think this is a great book. I still cannot find my notebook. Has anyone seen it?? Anyway, I guessed one of the secrets. It was obvious, but the other one I really had no idea. I suppose it was because I just could not believe it could have happened . I shall have to find the notes. I can't remember anything else.

My favourite ever poem is Footprints Footprints One night a man had a dream that he was walking along the beach with the lord. Across the sky flashed scenes from his life. For each scene he noticed two sets of footprints in the sand, One belonging to him, the other belonging to the Lord. When the last scene of his life flashed before him, he looked back at the footprints in the sand. He notice that many times along the path of his life there was only one set of footprints, and that it happened at the very lowest and saddest times of his life... This really bothered him and he questioned the Lord about it "Lord, you said that once I decided to follow you, you'd walk with me all the way, But during the most troublesome times in my life, there is only one set of footprints. I don't understand why when I needed you most, you would leave me." The Lord replied, "My precious, precious child. I love you, and I would never leave you. During your times of trial and suffering, when you see only one set of footprints, it was then that I carried you." And this is one that I keep on a cupboard in the kitchen. I have had it for about seven years. It is great. Smiling Smiling is infectious You can catch it like the flu When someone smiled at me today I started smiling too I turned around the corner And someone saw me grin When he smiled I realised I'd passed it on to him I thought about the smile And realised its worth A single smile like mine Could travel round the Earth So when you feel a smile begin Don't leave it undetected Let's start an epidemic quick And get the world infected.

Welcome back to the forum.

Welcome Evelyn!

Hi Jen, I have just looked at your site and first of all motivated by your question i would like to say that the covers of your books look very nice and seem to confirm the thoughts I had from reading the synopses, but also add more to those thoughts. What I would like to ask you is where did the inspiration for the Divine Intervention series come from, specifically thinking about the guardian angel theme?

I am not sure. Something didn't sit right. It seems like a sort of immature style but I am not sure exactly how to put it.