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Butterflies and Demons By Eva Chapman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.6/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis In the 1830s Mulrawirrapurka, the heroic Kaurna warrior and leader, strives to protect his people and his land after British settlers invade, claiming the Tandanya Plain as their own. He spends the early years of settlement trying to keep the peace, working with the new colony to understand and respect each other’s’ values, but soon realises just how much authority the British hold over their new society. For Murlawirrapurka, though, the British settlers aren’t the only enemy, with increasing provisions attracting Indigenous people from all over the country, including the Kaurna’s long time worst enemy, the Moorundie. Frustrated with the British and determined to keep the Moorundie far from his home, Murlawirrapurka decides to take a stand. But for how long will defending his land and his people work out in his favour? Told from multiple points of view in the 1830s and 1950s, ...

Sexy at 70 By Eva Chapman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.4/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Sexy at 70, A Spiritual Journey, is an account of how Eva Maria Chapman emerged from the doldrums of menopause, rediscovered her sexuality and became a rampant flirt and party raver in her 60s.The late flowering and concomitant inner struggle with vanity and aging has led her to greater spiritual acceptance of who she actually is.For most of her life she regarded her sexual self as sinful; to be spiritual meant to be saint-like and sexless. This book describes the struggle to reconcile these opposites.Along the way she tackled the demons of three major illnesses, including a rare blood cancer, and recounts how this deepened her self-awareness.Eva has dared come out as a sexy woman in her 70s. My Thoughts Sexy at 70 by Eva Chapman is an interesting journey of the author herself  A journey of self discovery. I really enjoyed reading this book, it contained so many things I love to see i...

Shasha and Olga By Eva Chapman ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ My Rating 4.5/5 GRAB YOUR COPY VIA AMAZON NOW Synopsis Sasha & Olga is a gripping saga of betrayal, love, suffering and redemption. It is the book Eva Chapman has written, to honour her parents Sasha and Olga, whose lives were incubated in the crucible of suffering and madness, that gripped twentieth century Eastern Europe. Olga escapes from Communist Czechoslovakia with baby Eva in tow. She is not only escaping from tyranny but also from Eva’s father’s family who want to snatch the baby back. Mother and child embark on a ship to Australia as refugees. She meets Sasha on board who falls in love with Olga and her child. Even though he marries Olga he cannot help her overcome her past trauma. Eva bears the brunt of Olga’s extreme and violent mood swings. Olga suffers severe post natal depression after the birth of Valentina . The sudden and unexpected birth of Alexandra several years later tips Olga into psychosis. She believes the new...