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The poet of The Garden Out of Dust offers—to all who wish to listen to her, or rather, to see her—here for the first time, perhaps—a little tender longing for what is constantly passing away, a pinch of feeling for the companions of our everyday fortune and misfortune, a drop of melancholic yet solid hope for a more cheerful tomorrow.
She extends her hand toward us, smeared with the dusty garden colours, askew with disproportionate lore.
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Determination, while based on the true story of a Black woman named Florence Nyachwo, is a work of fiction, with all characters being fictional. She prefers to be called Florence, which is used consistently throughout the narrative.
Florence, initially from Uganda, relocated to the UK in July 1999. This was a significant shift in her life and a period of transition as she settled into a new country. So, her story explores the uncertainties and anxiety that surfaced when she, from a different cultural background, moved to a new country and tried to integrate into its different culture.
Several years later in the UK, on the suggestion of her friend Gloria, Florence found a romantic partner, a white man named David. This was on her second attempt. Being a Black woman and marrying into a white family, Florence faced various challenges, including dealing with potential prejudice and microaggressions from in-laws, and experienced societal pressures and stereotypes. These challenges manifested in different ways, from subtle slights to overt hostility, but luckily, they didn’t impact her relationship with her partner, David.
Florence’s strong determination was crucial in empowering her to conquer and manoeuvre negative attitudes directed towards her, enabling her to persist through challenging times to achieve her goal. Her story is a must-read because it’s a compelling narrative that resonates with readers due to its realistic portrayal of emotions and experiences, creating a strong desire to know what happens next.
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Hedgerows and Flumbers, Poems and Paintings
Poems of flowers, wondrous and wild,
Deep in the hedgerows, scented and mild.
Ferns and flumbers, curly and bright
Sunshine yellow, oh, what a sight!
Come take a walk with imagination,
With bears and squirrels, swifts in formation,
Flowery flumbers, a subtle reflection
That all in nature is pure perfection.
‘Perfection is found in perfect imperfection’
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What good are cherished memories if they are buried in a grave, encapsulated within an urn or scattered to the winds? How stimulating it has been to transpose these cherished memories onto anticipating pages that can be shared by near and dear or anyone at any time.
The process of reaching into the furthest recesses of my mind and retrieving scenes and deeds has actually brought all these into surprisingly sharp focus, almost to the extent that I can relive or reponder what could so easily have just been left to fade and drain away.
Every single person on this earth is a potential living book from which you can learn or share or just appreciate. What I have retrieved from the recesses of my mind and transformed into tangible form are just snippets taken from the many years that have been allotted to me.
These are snippets that I think of as escapades in a long and varied life that I wish to share.
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“The Giving Home” follows Caroline, a woman at a crossroads after losing her marriage, job, and sense of purpose. Returning to Amsterdam, she discovers a unique apartment, Geven Place, offered for a symbolic one euro with conditions promoting generosity and community. As she unravels the apartment’s rich history and connects with its past residents, Caroline embarks on a journey of self-discovery, love, and healing. Through deep connections and acts of selflessness, she rebuilds her life and helps others, ultimately finding hope and purpose in paying kindness forward.
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Father and Daughter is a story about love, hope, and kindness, and about being there for each other.
It features “Mary Rose”, a mother who passed away not long after her daughter was born but who left behind wonderful letters for the daughter she would never see grow up.
Through these letters, she pours out her love, hope, and great kindness. She writes to help her daughter understand a crucial truth: though her mother left this world, she was deeply loved and will always remain in her daughter’s heart of hearts.
Enjoy PN.
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Young Johnny cannot believe that the family trip to Italy is finally happening! At last, he will meet his Italian family in Sicily that he has heard so much about and possibly even create his best invention ever. Mr Giovanni surprises Johnny with the ultimate gift that forms the basis of his new, Italian invention. Together they create a one-of-a-kind Italian Vespa, ‘Veloce’, known for its speed and originality in design, a showstopper that brings them international recognition.
Join Johnny on his sentimental and hilarious Italian journey that not only helps him mastermind his futuristic vision but also provides him with an Italian way of life that he embraces wholeheartedly!
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Sometimes we are told new babies are on the way.
Sometimes we find out that they were not born to stay.
Sometimes when the sky turns dark at night,
We see those very special babies; they are the stars that shine bright.
Explaining loss to a little one is never easy, and explaining the loss of a baby is even tougher. This book was written to help families in this position and to offer a little bit of light.
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Rosie and the Enchanted Magnet
Rosie finds a mysterious object in Grandpa Frank’s shed. Once Grandpa shows her how it works, the enchanted magnet takes them on many wonderful adventures together. There they meet some amazing people, including Santa, Tinsel McJingles and Gracie the flying unicorn.
This book introduces Rosie and Grandpa Frank and how the enchanted magnet takes them on magical adventures. Look out for more stories with Shakespeare, King Arthur and the Tooth Fairy, to name a few.
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Chloe is pretty, young and single, and she has fallen in love with Justin. She just wishes that he would do things that she wants; if he wasn’t so selfish, their life together could be perfect. As Chloe learns to control the narrative of their relationship, she creates a path of despair and destruction that she had never imagined. Can she reflect on her actions and learn? Will she right the wrongs?
Justin is determined not to repeat his past mistakes. He is sure Chloe is the one. Justin’s determination to make this work throws him from one catastrophe to the next as he tumbles through a labyrinth of manipulation and lies. His world is slipping away. He is losing everything. Most frightening, Justin is losing himself.
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Michael’s Story tells the story of his life through his eyes. He was left at birth by both parents, raised in a succession of foster homes, and he experienced abuses of the worst kind during his formative years. When he’s reunited with his father and stepmother at five years old and finally free, he has no inclination of the emotions he should have learnt had he lived in a loving and nurturing home, and his parents never ask him about his life in the foster homes.
Thus begins Michael’s story; does he learn to live a life free of abuse, and does he prevail?
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Hey, people!
Why are you in a hurry? What to compare? How to achieve?
Yes, people
We need to survive, to fight, to seize.
We need to live!
Wait, people.
You have eyes to see, you can breathe, and you can hear.
You have a brain to function, and you have a soul to serve.
You have everything in your hands; see what you have got here.
Look, and be patient.
Life is not a goal after goal, always chasing, never satisfied.
In the end, the spirit will be gone anyway.
Or it may come back or not, but that is not important.
See, you are here now.
Come close and behold.
Everything has been built inside of you already.
All you need is just to be YOU!
Wow, people.
How simple is that? How easy is that? How impossible is that?
Now, people
Relax, lighten up, put down
Leave a space here and think of nothing.
Smile, go big, and laugh.
It's time, people.
It is the right time, the exact moment, the absolute present.
Free, people
Free your muscle, your nerve, your thought.
Give yourself back to YOU.
For this long, long time, you owe yourself a favor.
You suppress so hard that you forget who you really are.
Next, people
To continue the special journey
With every footstep
With all the confidence
With your precious heart beaten
Please, people.
In Peace
Wish all the prosperity will go along with you forever.
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