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Escape From Hell – Shervin Jamali
Michael is back in this gruesome, violent, at times heartbreaking, totally absorbing and thrilling second book in the Michael Saga: ‘Escape From Hell’! Outsmarting the Devil himself is what Michael plans to do but messing with Lucifer – a confrontation with pure evil – will most definitely put him in harm’s way! There’s no running from the Devil – or is there?! Introduction “So this is what depression feels like, sinking in quicksand with only the Devil extending a hand to pull you out” – Michael The Devil’s right hand wants to escape from hell. Yes, that makes perfect sense! Right? Meet Michael, who somehow ended up in hell (read ‘The…
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The Devil’s Lieutenant – Shervin Jamali
Dark. Twisted. Devious. Spine-chilling. Wow!! ‘The Devil’s Lieutenant’ is Shervin Jamali’s super strong debut novel – a book about the battle between right and wrong. The unbearable loss of his wife and little son and the subsequent immense grief force Michael in one direction: to a highly violent and immoral entanglement with the Devil himself… Introduction “All of us will die, and most of us will suffer before we do so.” – Nicholas Hardy Walter, anarchist, atheist, humanist (1934-2000) Five years ago, Michael was confronted with the greatest shock of his life: upon coming home he finds his little son’s lifeless body, covered in blood, his wife, Sara, next to…
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Coffin Maker – Mark L. Fowler
Coffin Maker is an intriguing philosophical dark novel. A tale of good and evil, of action against introspection, of life on Earth and the Kingdom of Death Introduction “I love them I hate them” To the Coffin Maker, these perfectly balanced words are the ultimate paradox and show how he regards human life and death on Earth. Now the Coffin Maker feels worthy of the honorary title ‘Poet of Death’. Who is this Coffin Maker – a mere skeleton body of bones barely held together by parchment skin? What he does is clear enough but is he human or an Angel of Death? The plotline on Earth is entwined with…
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Book Review | Five People You Meet in Heaven – Mitch Albom
This is a beautiful inspiring novel about Eddie who dies after an accident. With the five people he meets in Heaven, we learn about the lives he influenced. Introduction “There are no random acts, we are all connected. You cannot separate one life from another in the same way that you cannot separate a breeze from the wind.” The Blue Man, the first person Eddie meets in heaven. Storyline Eddie Maintenance, as the kids in Ruby Pier (the amusement park by the ocean) call him, is 83 years old and about to die. His job is checking the safety of the attractions in the park such as the Tilt-A-Whirl. Eddie is…
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The brothers Lionheart – Astrid Lindgren
*Children’s Book* The Brothers Lionheart is my favourite Astrid Lindgren novel – a fascinating, inspiring and adventurous tale about Karl and Jonatan to reach the land of light. Introduction Children’s books are for all ages: they are entertaining, funny, wonderful, magical, adventurous and so much more. When a book has a specific theme, it can open up discussions into a subject you normally perhaps would not address that way. You are never too old to be swept away by a book – and many of us have fond memories of the books they’ve read in their youth – they stay with us throughout our lives. There is one writer for…
