aIn 2005 I had the pleasure of listening to Ravi Zacharias speak at a seminar in Singapore. All I knew when I went was that my pastor admired him and quoted him in at least one sermon a month. I had this image in my head of an American evangelist, so imagine my surprise when an Indian gentleman took the stage. (Okay, so ‘Ravi’ should have been my ( Read more... )

On 18 December, 1994, Alison was abducted, raped and left for dead at a picnic spot on the side of the road. Despite being seriously injured, she crawled out of the bush and onto the road, and waited for help to come.

I Have Life is a story of courage, hope and defiance. Alison refused to remain a nameless, faceless victim - she tells her ( Read more... )

So, I said I was going to wait until after I'd finished my Russian assignment before I gave in to the temptation to read Beneath the Bleeding.

Yeah, well, I have absolutely NO willpower whatsoever. The lure of Carol and Tony proved too great, and I gave in.

( Thoughts, below the cut. Contains spoilers. )

I've been on a bit of a Jane Eyre kick lately, possibly because I recently re-read the novel and BBC Prime has just screened the miniseries. (My dad, oddly enough, loved the miniseries and was quite disappointed that it ended with Mr. Rochester blind. My mother laughed, called him "a silly old romantic", and I decided it was time for me to leave ( Read more... )

The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold is one of those books that you can't put down. It's the story of Susie Salmon, in her own words, told after her death. While the beginning is a bit creepy (reading a first-person account of being murdered) it's definitely worth the read. There are moments of sadness, moments of humour, and it's an interesting ( Read more... )

Book rec: Saint by Ted Dekker.

I meant to read for only half an hour before I went to sleep, but I couldn't put the book down. It gripped me from the first page until the last. Saint is a kind of supernatural Bourne Identity with some Matrix-like elements thrown in for good measure.

Here's the blurb on the back of the book:
An assassin. The ( Read more... )

I should begin by warning you that this book is one that, once you begin reading, is almost impossible to put down. It's beautifully written and the story is so moving and tragic that the characters haunt you long after you've finished reading it. I read it during a layover at the Bangkok Airport and got more than one weird look from people who ( Read more... )

I have a new favourite serial killer and his name is Dexter Morgan.

( darkly dreaming dexter (spoilers, ahoy! )

Peace Like A River tells the story of one winter in the life of the Land family: Davy Land is charged with murder and goes on the run; his family pack up all they own and try to find him. It's a story about heroes, miracles, faith, love and family, and there's an interesting cast of characters, most of whom you can't help but fall in love with: ( Read more... )