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Time Does Heal.  A Collection of Poems by Julie Day. "Life has no meaning when it's devoid of love/ Love is, in fact, what we're all searching for." Julie Day enlightens us with an interesting and positive approach to the tragic end of a relationship and how to deal with the heartache. "Time will heal" is the ultimate answer, a reassurance that it does because for the writer, she has become whole once more.  And for anyone who has suffered similar break-ups you should feel reassured by this anthology of thirty short verses. Young teenagers embracing their first love affair, diving into the unknown with hormones racing all over the place will seek solace in the poet's advice: "Love yourself/ Love who you are/ Love to love/And you'll go far." Julie Day has plenty of gems to offer to ease the heartache so don't despair. She offers an abundance of sound advice. The verses are all extremely personal and document the stages o...

                             The Hundred Foot Journey. Film Review. "Food blends cultures and allows us to have just a little peek into someone else's life. It's about a hundred foot divide between cultures." (Oprah Winfrey) Hassan Kadam ( Manish Daval) is the "boy who knows." Put it another way to give you a clue. "He has it." He has a gift. Okay…The Kadam family flee their hometown of Mumbai after their restaurant was firebombed by a mob over an election dispute. Their livelihood is destroyed and tragically, their mama perishes in the fire. They seek asylum in Europe heading to London for a short while. They leave England disappointed and head into Rotterdam, gateway to Europe after Hassan's remark to the Immigration officer that "the vegetables have no soul, no life," in England. So much for English food. Dismissed like that. Mama Kadam had groomed him to replace her. "You cook to make ghos...

                A Twist of Fairy Tales by K.J.Rollinson. Book Review . K.J.Rollinson has presented us with an interesting collection of nine short stories for young children and adults alike to enjoy, with illustrations. "A twist of fairy tales you'll dream tonight. Some new, some old." Fairies and Unicorns : Lucky Chloe. Imagine having a leisurely walk with breathtaking views of nature in all its glory, water cascading and a beautifully sparkling waterfall surrounded by a spectacular array of flowers of every hue imaginable. Delightful. The warmth of the sun made Chloe sleepy so imagine her delight in awakening to discover that there were two golden haired fairies with rainbow wings and even more of a magical sight: a beautiful white unicorn with her foal. Of course it's make-believe and these magical creatures possess human traits including the power to communicate. In fact, anything can happen, can't it? "Gossamer and Honey...

                      Street Cat Bob by James Bowen. "I was a recovering drug addict and failed musician living a hand-to mouth life in sheltered housing. Taking care of myself was enough." Bowen had a restless, unhappy and disturbed childhood travelling between the UK and Australia after his parents divorced. This unfortunately had an adverse effect. No friends. Bullying. He reflects on a particular sad incident whilst at Quinns Rock in Western Australia involving being stoned by the bullies which resulted in concussion. His step-father, Nick the Prick, disliked James so all in all, it is not surprising that an unhappy James soon became addicted to drugs and alcohol. "I became a tear-away, a wild kid who was always late, always defying my mother and generally thumbing my nose at authority, no matter what form it took." His destructive cycle of behaviour probably began with glue sniffing and smoking dope. This f...