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A moving, heart wrenching and thought-provoking story. The main premise of the story is a young woman's decision to undergo an abortion after accidentally ending up pregnant. Being a naive young girl who is on the road to being a successful actor, she is scared of being judged harshly by society, her friends and most of all her family. It is indeed very sad that a woman bears the brunt of isolation and harsh criticism if she decides to end her pregnancy. The man, however, ends up unscathed without a sense of responsibility. Religious barriers and fear invoked by those who oppose abortion often harrass women and add to the trauma women endure. This book has the ability to make readers realize how emotionally shattering and difficult it is to be a woman who is pregnant and alone, with no support from closed friends. This is a must read for teenagers, women and men as well. This should be compulsory reading for students, teachers and parents. #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaddiction #booklove #booklover #bookworm #booknerd #bookninja #bookdragon #booklioness #bookenchantress #bookenthusiast #bookbabe #bookdiva #booklady #bookboss #bookmama #bookwoman #bestreads2019 #girlsontheverge #sharonbiggswaller #youngadultbooks https://www.instagram.com/p/Bw14HADn32b/?igshid=umn9rdpewhvh

Book baby family outing! 😋💕Feeling extra proud of Mona because she’s been nominated for the Black-Eyed Susan Book Award by the Maryland Association of School Librarians.🌟 What an honor! So grateful for the librarian love...as well as these fun pics from a lil’ shoot earlier this week with @annafoxryan 🙌 . . . #thedarkmatterofmonastarr #lauraleegulledge #bookbabies #bookmama #familyouting #authorlife #booklove #blackeyedsusanbookaward #masl #maryland #schoollibrarians #librariansrock https://www.instagram.com/p/CNvc30VFKfX/?igshid=sa4mlllg22cr

A dark mystery and thriller revolving around a small town that has witnessed two girls murdered in strange circumstances. Camille is a reporter who moved away from her hometown after her sister's death and given an assignment to report on the deaths of the two girls is forced to come back and deal with she ran away from. Staying at her mother's house, she has to confront her past demons and grapple with her younger sister, her mother, reporting on the murder as well as make sense of her own emotional turmoil. A breath taking, touching and horrifying story. #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaddiction #booklove #booklover #booknerd #bookninja #bookdragon #booklioness #bookenchantress #bookfairy #booklady #bookboss #bookmama #bookwoman #mystery #suspense #sharpobjects #gillianflynn #bestreads2018 (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

An emotional and deeply touching story that focuses on the social media obsessed generation in today's time which affects two families, one from the higher social class while the other from a working class. One drunken night leads to a very indecent photo being passed around of a young teenage girl leading to the characters being affected the situation. Nina Browning, the mother of the boy accused of taking the photograph is astounded by his behavior. Nina came from a middle class family and while joyous that her family doesn’t want for anything she’s also worried about the extreme materialism that wealth has brought into their lives, especially for her husband and son. She desperately wants her son to notice the error of his ways and not let his father's wealth justify his actions or make him get away with his horrendous act. Tom Volpe, the single working class father of Lyla who was the victim whose photo was snapped at the party. Tom is enraged after the incident deciding to take steps to ensure his daughter's safety and dignity are not compromised but Lyla feels her father is overreacting and wants to just let the incident fizzle out on its own. The book follows alternating perspectives of Nina, Tom and Lyla as the incident unfolds and impacts each one's life differently. A heart wrenching story that will bring tears to one's eyes. #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaddiction #booklove #booklover #bookworm #bookninja #bookdragon #booklioness #bookenchantress #booknerd #booklady #bookboss #bookmama #bookwoman #fiction #bestreads2018 #emilygriffin #allweeverwanted (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

When you read a story to these cute babies and they're attentively listening to you. #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaddiction #booklove #booklover #booknerd #bookninja #bookboss #booklady #bookmama #bookbabies #readingastory (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

I first read this book back in high school when a friend recommended it to me. At that time I did enjoy reading the book but not being a huge fan of self help books I just out it aside occasionally reading the summaries on the book or quotes related to the book to inspire and motivate myself. Since then I have widened my reading forte including self help, personal development, biography, memoirs and many others in order to not just view reading as a way of relaxing but also as a way of growing and continuously learning and improving my life. I re-read this book today and I must say I realized what a great mistake I had done. If only I had understood the book at that age and worked on its principles I would be in a far better place than I am today. The writer conveys his insights in the form of a fable where a lawyer turned monk guides his protegee to adapt a life which will help him lead a prosperous, uplifting, fulfilling and virtuous life. Using short stories as a medium, the writer casts a way for us to understand and adopt the seven principles which will help us lead purposeful lives. These principles include: 1. Master your mind; 2. Follow your purpose; 3. Practice Kaizen; 4. Live with discipline; 5. Respect your time; 6. Selflessly serve others; and 7. Embrace the present. This is a book you need to read multiple times to nurture your mind, body and soul at every point in one's life. A marvelous, splendid and superb book that is a timeless classic. #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaddiction #booklove #booklover #booknerd #bookninja #booklioness #bookworm #bookdragon #bookmama #booklady #bookboss #bookwoman #personaldevelopment ##robinsharma #selfhelp #themonkwhosoldhisferrari @kamureenbookclub (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

Quotes from Lean In. #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaddiction #booklove #booklover #booknerd #bookninja #bookenchantress #bookboss #booklady #bookmama #bookwoman #bookworm #quotes (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)

“Women with no conventional beauty were cursed with the plight of ugliness and blessed by its power, spurred on to something greater by the pain of their struggle. While the swarms of hungry flies sought pretty girlssoaked in honey all over, other girls hardly attracted anyone, so they clung to the power of their inner beauty. They struggled to mirror their vast interior cosmos into a visual medium, a different beauty to be perceived by the outer world” "How can I crave to be loved by others when I despise myself"? A heart wrenching and tear inducing story that opened my eyes to the harsh reality that some women who are innocent experience at the hands of men who think they are fighting in the name of religion - Islam. Islam is not a religion of violence and force. Some men use their own personal propaganda to wreck havoc on innocent victims and claim heaven as reward for their sins. I loved the story of Nazo and her struggle to survive against the ISIS who have pledged war against her people and nation. The story follows her from her first love to her journey to fight for survival not only for herself but for her sister as well and for the countless of girls who share a similar fate to hers. We also have Soz who is a woman but uses her sorrow as a means of fueling her desire to free women like Nazo and also search for her sister. Within the pages of the book is a search for oneself, salvation and personal transformation through the greatest storms that the characters experienced. This is the book which you read curling up in the evening with a cup of coffee in hand, way late into the night, think about as you fall asleep and continue thinking about in the morning. I had to take a moment to just feel the intense emotions I was feeling and experiencing after reading this story. #bookstagram #bookaddict #bookaddiction #booklove #booklover #booknerd #bookninja #bookworm #booklioness #bookenchantress #bookmama #bookboss #bookwoman #booklady #fiction #bestreads2018 #fiction #fridayreads (at Dar es Salaam, Tanzania)