Tag: Non-Fiction

Review: My Story: Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan by Sufiya Ahmed

Posted October 22, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: My Story: Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan by Sufiya Ahmed

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.My Story: Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan by Sufiya Ahmed Published by Scholastic Children’s Books on August 6, 2020 Genres: Biography, Fiction, Historical, History, Non-Fiction Pages: 208 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads My Story: Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan is the thrilling story of British-Indian World War Two heroine, Noor-un-Nissa Inayat Khan. It’s 1940 and hundreds of families are being forced to flee Nazi-occupied France. Noor refuses to stand by while Nazi forces invade her home and terrorise her people, so she travels to England and signs up to join the war efforts despite her mother’s wishes. It isn’t long before her talents are noticed and she is chosen by Winston Churchill to sneak back into France as an undercover agent. Noor returns home but this time, as a secret agent Can Noor keep her true identity a secret, report her findings back to London and help the Allies win the war? I […]

Review: The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

Posted August 26, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: The Happy Pear by David Flynn and Stephen Flynn

The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone by David Flynn, Stephen Flynn Published by Penguin UK Genres: Food and Drink, Non-Fiction Format: Hardback Source: Publisher Goodreads If you have decided you want to be vegan, where do you start?Or if you are an experienced cook how do you make plant-based meals that are delicious and full of variety?And if you are already vegan but looking for inspiration are there simple principles to help you come up with your own dishes? Ask no more – The Happy Pear: Vegan Cooking for Everyone has the answers. After twenty years of plant-based cooking, bestselling chefs Dave and Steve Flynn have developed an encyclopaedic knowledge of how it works and how to make vegan food simple, creative and totally irresistible. Dave and Steve’s new book distils all their knowledge into ten chapters that are full of master recipes, step-by-step guides, fun variations and top tips, and an approach to plant-based eating that will inspire you to become the best cook of vegan food you can possibly be. Okay, I have to be entirely honest, […]

Review: Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein

Posted July 2, 2020 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: Joy at Work by Marie Kondo and Scott Sonenshein

I received this book for free from Netgalley in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.Joy at Work: The Life-Changing Magic of Organising Your Working Life by Marie Kondō, Scott Sonenshein Published by Bluebird on April 7, 2020 Genres: Non-Fiction, Self-Help Pages: 256 Format: E-Arc Source: Netgalley Buy on Amazon Goodreads The workplace is a magnet for clutter and mess. Who hasn’t felt drained by wasteful meetings, disorganized papers, endless emails, and unnecessary tasks? These are the modern-day hazards of working, and they can slowly drain the joy from work, limit our chances of career progress, and undermine our well-being. The authors offer stories, studies, and strategies to help you eliminate clutter and make space for work that really matters. They will help you overcome the challenges of workplace mess and enjoy the productivity, success, and happiness that comes with a tidy desk and mind. So I started reading Joy at Work while I was furloughed. I needed something work-related and what better way than to learn […]

Review: The Secret Lore of London edited by John Matthews with Caroline Wise

Posted April 19, 2016 by Charlotte in Reviews / 2 Comments
Review: The Secret Lore of London edited by John Matthews with Caroline Wise

I received this book for free from Publisher in exchange for an honest review. This does not affect my opinion of the book or the content of my review.The Secret Lore of London by John Matthews Published by Coronet on May 17, 2016 Genres: Anthropology, Folklore, Historical, Mythology, Non-Fiction, Novella, Short Stories Pages: 360 Format: Paperback Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads London is an ancient city, whose foundation dates back literally thousands of years into the legendary prehistory of these islands. Not surprisingly it has accumulated a large number of stories, both historic and mythical, during this period, many of which, though faithfully recorded at the time, have lain almost forgotten in dusty libraries throughout the city. The Secret Lore of London is a guide to the legends, including a discussion of their importance as part of the oral tradition of Britain, combining Prehistoric, Celtic, Arthurian, Roman, Saxon and Norman levels – each of which has contributed to the many-layered life of the city. The first part contains a unique selection of essays (some printed here for the first […]

Review: I Call Myself A Feminist: The View from Twenty-Five Women Under Thirty

Posted November 26, 2015 by Charlotte in Reviews / 0 Comments
Review: I Call Myself A Feminist: The View from Twenty-Five Women Under Thirty

I Call Myself A Feminist: The View from Twenty-Five Women Under Thirty by Victoria Pepe, Rachel Holmes, Amy Annette, Martha Mosse, Alice Stride Published by Virago on November 15 2015 Genres: Non-Fiction Pages: 269 Format: E-Book Source: Publisher Buy on Amazon Goodreads Is feminism still a dirty word? We asked twenty-five of the brightest, funniest, bravest young women what being a feminist in 2015 means to them. We hear from Laura Bates (of the Everyday Sexism Project), Reni Eddo-Lodge (award-winning journalist and author), Yas Necati (an eighteen-year-old activist), Laura Pankhurst, great-great granddaughter of Emmeline Pankhurst and an activist in her own right, comedian Sofie Hagen, engineer Naomi Mitchison and Louise O’Neill, author of the award-winning feminist Young Adult novel Only Ever Yours. Writing about a huge variety of subjects, we have Martha Mosse and Alice Stride on how they became feminists, Amy Annette addressing the body politic, Samira Shackle on having her eyes opened in a hostel for survivors of acid attacks in Islamabad, while Maysa Haque thinks about the way Islam has informed her feminism and Isabel Adomakoh Young […]