by Jacqx Melilli | Jul 31, 2021 | Book Reviews
The Freedom Circus by Sue Smethurst is a riveting biography of Sue’s grandparents-in-law, Mindla and Kubush Horowitz’s escape from Hitler’s genocide of Jews. Old Photographs and Brightly Coloured Nail Polish Sue is an award-winning author and journalist for a reason....
by Jacqx Melilli | Feb 18, 2020 | Book Reviews
From Hero to Zero is the incredible, true story of Captain Rod Lovell’s unbelievable castigation for doing the very thing he was paid to do – keep his passengers safe. Imagine being punished for saving lives? Imagine if you only had 46 seconds to save those lives....
by Jacqx Melilli | Aug 27, 2019 | Book Reviews
Rainbows Through Cobwebs covers the topic of grief in its many forms. From grieving over the death of a loved one, including pets, to grieving over the loss of your identity or dreams, Rainbows Through Cobwebs has case studies with toolbox tips on how you can overcome...
by Jacqx Melilli | Jul 7, 2019 | True Stories
Please be warned that the content in this article is disturbing. It is written in respect of those who have no means to speak for themselves about the horrors they’ve survived and those not so fortunate to have escaped. Hell on Earth There’s hell on earth, where...
by Jacqx Melilli | Oct 7, 2016 | Book Reviews
Fifty Years of Silence is the memoir of Jan Ruff-O’Herne, a war rape survivor. The book begins by describing Jan’s idyllic childhood in Dutch colonial Indonesia. The picture she painted of her loving family and privileged childhood were imperative to understanding how...
