powerful and for all women

I was asked to review by Lovereading

Wow this was a powerful read and something I will keep drawing upon. This is a book for all so no worries that this is for powerful women out there it is written for all of us. I felt at times this was directed at me and written for me as a person. I can be quiet but also agressieve assertive and this has helped me look at myself. The Chimp Paradox and this book go hand in hand.

Highly recommended and one I will keep going back to well written and easy to read.

Anything is possible.

I was asked to review by Love Reading

A really enjoyable book of 20 women now living in Portugal who grew up living in other areas. It reveals just how challenges and opportunities are thrust upon us luck or meant to happen no one knows . some moved following husbands or partners as they progressed in their chosen jobs and some purely for their own careers. it shows one thing can lead to another planned or by purely being in one place at the right time.

There is a lot of reflection and I found this book to be an inspiration from these wonderful women and their stories. I loved how the author included her own story.

Beautiful and so well written anything is possible. Recommended 

nostalgic

I was asked to review this by Lovereading4kids

Pretty nostalgic and then a tad creepy at times, I read and was read to Grimms fairy tales and to be honest they were a bit strange but I did not dwell on the endings. But now in a more PC world and where we look at what children are reading with more thought the reader does pick some strange things up like the "farting" bunny but kids love that sort of thing.

Beautifully illustrated and each story aimed at a child's age group - but this is not written in stone nor will your child turn into stone if you deviate - mearly a guide. Just long enough for as bedtime story.

Nostalgic and classic.

poginant

I was asked to review this by Lovereading.

this is the story of a 30-year-old female journalist living under Muslim law the country is not named but this is powerful enough and this is not relevant. She publishes material around gender equality and a total desertion of or departure from one's religion, principles, party, cause. this follows the injustices and effects of doing despite in some countries being allowed free speech.

it is unjust and unfair and following the story of Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe bring this even more to life – Nazanin had not done anything wrong it was the unjustness and it still is.

this is a poignant read.

well written and thought provoking

I was asked to review by Nudge books. 

I was unsure at first but this authors writing was just amazing she does not waste one word. The author tackled a subject unknown to me -ritual servitude (Ritual servitude is a practice in Ghana, Togo, and Benin where traditional religious shrines take human beings, usually young virgin girls, in payment for services, or in religious atonement for alleged misdeeds of a family member -Wikipedia) although being outlawed in 1998 this dreadful practice still goes on in an area in Ghana. the author fictionalises the area but we know this is Ghana but the point is this is still happening in the 21st centaury! 

This book really moved me and I really felt for the main character Abeo and her father who had a series of bad luck, the western world questions why would a father do this - take his small innocent virgin daughter and put her in this position for his wrong doings? 

The author takes you on a journey quite shocking warts and all but there is no way of dampening down this story. 

I read in one still and found I wanted to keep reading to end - it also makes the reader realise sadly we do not know what is round the corner.

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