Words that help me
I hope that these words may help you too.
Jenny Rowbory
All the things that you never wanted to know about my life with an acute chronic illness
I’ve lived within the four sides of my single bed for 11 years. I haven’t seen outside apart from the times I’ve been in an ambulance. I’m unable to sit up so when nature calls, …
Book Club: January
Apologies that my choice of books for October, November and December of my virtual book club all turned out to be a bit rubbish. But finally! January has come up trumps. I wasn’t bored once …
Best of 2015
Favourite discovery of 2015: The brilliant Witch, Please podcast. A fortnightly podcast about the Harry Potter world. The two hosts are academics who are rereading the Harry Potter books and rewatching the films for the …
Book club: October review
Audiobook: Last Song Before Night by Ilana C. Myer Length of audiobook: 17 hours 48 minutes Narrator: Alison McKenna (Irish accent) Genre: Fantasy Audiobook description on Audible: A high fantasy following a young woman’s defiance …
Update on Jenny’s operation and week in hospital – October 2015
Jenny arrived back home from hospital at 9pm yesterday. She is a lot worse. Her heart was too unstable and her condition too fragile in the first place for her to be moved from her …
Jenny’s virtual book club
In early September I had a mini-stroke (thankfully there were no lasting effects or damage from this; I was lucky), followed by the worst 3 weeks of my life, in which I had 10 severe …
Audiobook review: The Final Empire (Mistborn Book 1) by Brandon Sanderson
Length of audiobook: 24 hours 40mins Narrator: Michael Kramer (American accent) Genre: Fantasy Audiobook description on iTunes: A thousand years ago evil came to the land and has ruled with an iron hand ever since. …
What role have books played in my life?
Books were read to me before I can even remember, before my first memories of life. I wonder what impact they had on me and on my growing brain. Were the stories being woven into …