Bøker av Karen McMillan

Refreshingly honest rhymes on first-time motherhood.Mother Truths is a beautiful, funny, and raw collection of poetry about early motherhood. The perfect gift for expectant mothers and new mums. It''s comprised of 38 poems and includes the viral hit ''That First Year''. Karen McMillan delivers killer lines on motherhood that describe how it really feels for so many.A beautiful, deeply personal, and extremely relatable must-read for any new mother that will undoubtedly bring much comfort (and a few tears) during the ups and downs of those first few years postpartum.This collection of poetry will amuse and move readers in equal measure.

Kingdom of Blong is the fifth in the Elastic Island Adventures children's book series for children aged 7 - 12. Kiri, Jed, and twins Emma and Ethan, discover an 'elastic' island that sends them pinging across the ocean to a variety of destinations. When they arrive at the Kingdom of Blong, they discover that Blong the Cat is the island's missing king. Blong is greeted with a great deal of fanfare, but it looks like fame might be the ruin of him. Will Blong's relationship with Emma continue? And why do the bilbies, led by Baxter the Bilby, decide it is a good idea to live on a dangerous island ruled by cats? Will they end up on the dinner menu, or will they survive?¿'As in many children's fantasy adventure books the central theme in Elastic Island Adventures: Kingdom of Blong is the battle between good and evil. It is an action-packed thrilling read. But interspersed between the scary parts are lighthearted moments. There is love in the air between two of the bilbies. I think that will make it a much more enjoyable read, especially for younger readers. While tweenies who are undergoing their own emotional changes will be able to guess what is behind Kiri's emotional outbursts and her awkward relationship with Jed.'¿

The Faun collectively pieces together short poems and is for everyone who resonates with the messages they may hold for each reader.The poems express the nature of self and our special union with nature all around us, allowing a quiet time to be with the words simply written and delicately placed.Words are used to bring ideas and thoughts to the fore in a childlike innocence that can arouse feelings of comfort to the reader while spending time to reflect and see beyond our everyday lives which can at times distant us from ourselves.The Faun represents a gentle nurturing of our inner child and allows us to open our hearts and minds to a deeper level of individuality and to nurture the elemental forces of nature.The Faun thinks out of the box and celebrates all energies of life and invites our spirit self to do the same and celebrate a soul residing in all of us.

Lessons is a collection of vulnerable, tender, and relatable prose on early motherhood. "An up-close and personal account of new motherhood...written with unfiltered sincerity."It captures the gradual and often uneasy adjustment of our maternal identity. Karen McMillan speaks the secrets of first-time motherhood in this poignant and affirming read. The perfect gift for expectant mothers and new mums.

One man’s memoir of World War II, which took him from the Blitz to the jungles of Burma, to the devastation of Hiroshima.‘I consider myself lucky to have survived the global carnage still myself – a reluctant soldier who had to go to war, who only ever wanted peace for everyone.’ —Brian HennessyBrian immigrated to New Zealand after the war and lived there until his death aged ninety-two, but he never forgot his extraordinary war adventures.Born in Germany to English parents, he came from a family that served in the army. He was seventeen years old and living in London when war broke out, and he experienced the Blitz first-hand. Brian joined the British Army and became the youngest armament artificer. What followed was a true adventure story, as Brian journeyed via South Africa to India and the remote jungles of Burma. Danger was always present, and his narrative is sometimes humorous, at other times poignant. At the end of the war, he went to Japan and saw first-hand the devastation at Hiroshima.This is his story, a sweeping journey through the landscape of war and far more fascinating and exciting than any fiction.