#ThrowbackThursday ~ A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall #TrueStory #Animals

My Throwback Thursday this week is one of the most extraordinary true stories I've read. Two young Australians arrived in London in the 1960s, went into Harrods one day and came out with a lion cub. My Thoughts This story appealed to me when I saw the YouTube clip, quite a few years ago now. … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ A Lion Called Christian by Anthony Bourke and John Rendall #TrueStory #Animals

#ThrowbackThursday ~ Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer ~ Life, death & #survival in the #Alaskan Wilderness #NonFiction

For this week's Throwback Thursday, I'm revisiting an audiobook I listened to in June 2016. Into The Wild is a true story that goes back to 1992, and one that I still find incredible.  My Thoughts I listened to the audio version of this book and Philip Franklin does a great job with the narration. … Continue reading #ThrowbackThursday ~ Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer ~ Life, death & #survival in the #Alaskan Wilderness #NonFiction

The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris ~ Historical Fiction based on a true story #WWII #Holocaust #FridayReads

Author: Heather Morris Published: January 2018 by Zaffre Category: Historical Fiction based on a true story, Love Story, WWII, Auschwitz, Holocaust, Book Review The incredible story of the Auschwitz-Birkenau tattooist and the woman he loved. Lale Sokolov is well-dressed, a charmer, a ladies’ man. He is also a Jew. On the first transport from Slovakia … Continue reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz by Heather Morris ~ Historical Fiction based on a true story #WWII #Holocaust #FridayReads

Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer #TuesdayBookBlog A true account of life, death & #survival in the #Alaskan Wilderness

Author: Jon Krakauer Narrated by Philip Franklin Published: Originally in 1998, this reprint edition in 2007  Category: Non Fiction In April 1992 a young man from a well-to-do family hitchhiked to Alaska and walked alone into the wilderness north of Mt. McKinley. His name was Christopher Johnson McCandless. He had given $25,000 in savings to … Continue reading Into The Wild by Jon Krakauer #TuesdayBookBlog A true account of life, death & #survival in the #Alaskan Wilderness