Over the last few days, since getting back from the UK, I've managed to finish off a couple of books. One was 'What, is the What', an autobiography of Valentino Achak Deng, the other was Girl With a One-Track Mind by Abby Lee a.k.a. Zoe Margolis. What very different books they were. One has taken me months to read, the other took less than 24 hours, I'll leave you to work out which way round that was :))

Shall we say that these two books were very different? I think we shall. Both though were very endearing and thought provoking - I don't think either life is one I would wish to lead. In one, the chances are that I wouldn't have survived the experience, and in the other AM would have probably got in their first.

Anyway, should you wish to read more, you can always have a look at their respective websites:

• The Valentino Achak Deng Foundation
• Girl With a One-Track Mind

The chances are that this is both the first and last time that these two links will appear side by side in a list, but I do though thank both for enlightening me in a most enjoyable manner.