This book tells the story of a man called Eddie and the five people he meets in heaven. These people are all connected to his life somehow, and throughout the story, while we learn Eddie’s life story, he learns how his life has affected others, and how others have affected him. He also learns how things are not always what they seem. Although a very secular view of heaven (that it is what we want it to be), the explanations that Eddie is given are food for thought for us all.

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Though I categorize this book as a “love story,” I am reluctant to do so for fear of turning men, and some women, off of this powerful story of faith, intellect, and, yes, love. The book follows the true story of the poignant bond between the author and his wife, Davy, and how he must come to grips with her death. Vanauken writes of his personal spiritual battles, his longing for his dead wife and his friendship with another famous widower, CS Lewis, with a candor that kept me riveted

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I really enjoyed this book, having often wondering and sometimes struggled with the questions I would be asked about Christianity and why it was important. One of the most eye opening parts of the book was the discussion concerning why natural disasters happen, especially in the light of the past 13 months. This book is well worth the read – not only for Christians but also for people thinking about the realities of Christianity and the implications of being a believer. This is one of the best books I have ever read and it was well worth every penny!!

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A Short History of Nearly Everything is a book that is summed up perfectly by it’s title. I really enjoyed reading throught the dialogue that Bill Bryson has with different experts. Looking at some of the hardest, yet most fundemental questions that man has asked, Bill Bryson tackles it head on by research and a lot of conversation. There are a couple of chapters that I have held pretty loosely as theory. The book is good, and not all jolly, as it has a more serious side with talk of super – volcanoes and extinctions and the realities of the changing nature of our planet. There are several laugh out loud and revelationary moments in the book that make it well worth the read!!

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