book review

Book review: If in Doubt Wash Your Hair

I’m so used to reading heavy-going mental health books that If in Doubt Wash Your Hair, by entrepreneur Anya Hindmarch was like a mini break for the mind. There’s no trauma, grief or suicide here, just Anya’s common sense advice on how to live a more fulfilling life. From the chic front cover (sunny yellow, … Read more

Book Review: Lifeshocks by Sophie Sabbage

Lifeshocks by Sophie Sabbage packs a punch. Don’t be fooled by the pretty front cover. This book is a powerhouse behind a pastel facade. But first, what exactly is the titular life shock? It’s the, “Unexpected moments that accompany the onset of illness, divorce, redundancy, bereavement or any major challenge.” writes Sophie Sabbage, Lifeshocks author. … Read more

Book review: The Beauty of Living Twice by Sharon Stone

In The Beauty of Living Twice, Hollywood actress, Sharon Stone, proves she can also write. This shouldn’t come as a surprise to me, as I once read that she has an IQ of 150. And yet it does. Within Sharon Stone’s autobiography The Beauty of Living Twice, she writes conversationally, authentically and with surprising sensitivity … Read more