Review: The Book You Wish Your Parents Had Read (and Your Children Will Be Glad That You Did) by Philippa Perry

January 13, 2020.Reading time 8 minutes.

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Opening sentence: “This is not a straightforward parenting book.” Parenting is not easy. I’ve never felt such a mass of contradicting emotions or been in situations that were so wildly out of my control (I’m talking toddler logic and tantrums…) At the moment I have two pre-school boys; the youngest is two so we have […]

Interview: Lana Grace Riva – Author of Happier Thinking

July 30, 2018.Reading time 5 minutes.

Welcome to the latest Books on the 7:47 author interview! Last month I read Happier Thinking by Lana Grace Riva (full review here) and was really intrigued by the ideas she talks about in her book, so she agreed to have a little chat with me about her inspiration and all things bookish. Happier Thinking is […]

Review: Happier Thinking by Lana Grace Riva

June 13, 2018.Reading time 3 minutes.

Happier Thinking by Lana Grace Riva Opening sentence: “I am not the happiest person.” Quite the ironic opening sentence, you might be thinking. And you’d be right, but it nicely sums up the point of Lana’s book. She found she was struggling with low moods and negative thoughts, so did something about it. She’s not […]