Emily’s Algarve Escape

Emily’s escape to the Algarve isn’t exactly an escape, or is it? The second book by DCR Bond is set in the sunny Algarve and takes place amongst an expat community that primarily seems to be Brits escaping the British tax system. The wealthy Ellis family depend on...

Sarah Needs Saving

An easy summertime read of Sarah’s adventures, who certainly needs saving as she spirals down a dark hole of bad decision-making. Sarah’s life from the outside seems dull, married into an upper-class English family with a wishy-washy husband and...

SO WHAT DOES IT ALL MEAN?

The final book in the Secrets of Life quartet continues to explore why we do what we do, and asks, so what does it all mean what does it all mean? The writer SS O’Connor puts forward various theories to explain this question, including Game, Evolutionary,...

WHY DO WE ALL BEHAVE IN THE WAY WE DO?

WHY DO WE ALL BEHAVE IN THE WAY WE DO? This is the third in The Secrets of Life: From Big Bang to Trump series and the first one I have read. I’ve never thought about game theorists having the answers to why humans behave the way they do, nor had I heard of Adam Smith...

7 Top Tips to Moving Forward After Fifty

7 top tips to moving forward after 50 Like many women over fifty, you may have negative thoughts about ageing. I’m on a mission to help women over fifty recognise that life does begin after fifty. Fear around being judged disperses, and you get to create life on...