The Art of Travel Synopsis Any Baedeker will tell us where we ought to travel, but only Alain de Botton will tell us how and why. With the same intelligence and insouciant charm he brought to How Proust Can Save Your Life, de Botton considers the pleasures of anticipation; the allure of the exotic, … [Read more...]
International Book Giveaway – THE GUNNERS OF SHENYANG by Yu Jihui
Thanks to Signal 8 Press, I have an ebook copy of Yu Jihui's recently released memoir The Gunners of Shenyang to giveaway to one lucky reader. … [Read more...]
Book Review – THE GUNNERS OF SHENYANG, A Memoir by Yu Jihui
The Gunners of Shenyang Synopsis In Yu Jihui’s memoir of his life as a university student in China as the nation starved during Mao’s Great Leap Forward, carrots are decadent luxuries and flatulence is the people’s true common language. “Soapy,” the author’s nickname during his college days, has … [Read more...]
3RD GENERATION AND BEYOND by Danna Pycher – Guest Post and Book Giveaway
Today I have the pleasure of welcoming author Danna Pycher to Booklover Book Reviews as part of her tour for her title 3rd Generation and Beyond. Writing 3rd Generation and Beyond: “The How” When I was growing up I really did not enjoy writing. In fact, I hated it. I always had a story to tell, … [Read more...]
Book Review – ADVENTURES OF A COMPULSIVE TRAVELLER by Dominic Dunne
Adventures of a Compulsive Traveller Synopsis Journalist Dominic Dunne's travels have rarely been ordinary, despite his best intentions. He has been travelling all his life, from the time his parents started their annual pilgrimage to the opal fields of Lightning Ridge. Since then he has trekked … [Read more...]
LITTLE PRINCES by Conor Grennan, Book Review
Conor Grennan's Little Princes is a story about a young man who sets out looking for fun and adventure and finds maturity and true purpose. Little Princes Synopsis One Man's Promise to Bring Home the Lost Children of Nepal In search of adventure, 29-year-old Conor Grennan traded his day job … [Read more...]
TALES OF AN AFRICAN VET by Dr Roy Aronson, Review
Tales of an African Vet by Dr Roy Aronson is an easy read with just the right mix of technical explanation, humorous observation & personal philosophy. Tales of an African Vet Synopsis When do you watch a wild animal suffer and let nature take its course, and when do you intervene? In his … [Read more...]
Eat Pray Love by Elizabeth Gilbert, Book Review: Compelling candour
When it was first released in 2006 Elizabeth Gilbert’s iconic Eat Pray Love touched the world and changed countless lives, inspiring and empowering millions of readers to search for their own best selves. Eat Pray Love Synopsis: In her early thirties, Elizabeth Gilbert had everything a modern … [Read more...]