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My Gentle Barn
My Gentle Barn
Sep 22, 2024 5:14 PM

Author:Ellie Laks

My Gentle Barn

The incredible true story of a place where animals heal and children learn to hope

‘When I started The Gentle Barn, some viewed it as a hobby or an obsession, some as an act of selfless devotion. To all of those people, I want to say, You don’t understand. I’m not saving the animals; they’re saving me.'

Ellie Laks was just seven years old when she was abused by her childminder. Through the troubled years that followed, animals were her salvation.

Through near bankruptcy and a devastating fire, Ellie's dedication has not diminished. But it wasn't until she opened up the Barn to at-risk children and children with special needs that she realised how her animals could teach lessons in forgiveness and healing to others.

This is a truly inspirational memoir, full of heartbreaking stories of hope and healing.

Reviews

In another spellbinding adventure tale, a worthy sequel to his Celestine masterpiece, James Redfield packs thrills, suspense and spiritual wisdom into a book you cannot put down. You must read The Tenth Insight!

—— Brian Weiss, MD, author Many Lives, Many Masters

Remarkable, pioneering, could change your life

—— Daily Mail

A barnstorming debut

—— Balance

Brotheridge has a clear and simple method to help readers break free from the cycle of panic and dread, by arming them with various tools and techniques

—— Scotsman

This is a book for anyone experiencing anxiety - at home, in school or at work, in social situations or on their own - one that will benefit everyone from worried mums to stressed teens

—— Eastern Daily Press, Top 10 Books on Mental Health & Psychology

A clear and simple method to help readers break free from the cycle of panic and dread by arming them with various tools and techniques that can retrain the brain's thinking

—— Wise Living Magazine

Nigma gives her patients power through knowledge. If you are ready and willing, she will supply you with the tools to feel your best self- from the inside out. She's a life changer.

—— Kate Bosworth , Kate Bosworth

From sleep-deprived teens to overworked professionals, we are suffering from an epidemic of stress and exhaustion. It's clear our definition of success is broken. As Emily Esfahani Smith shows, only by finding our purpose and opening ourselves to life's mystery can we find true well being. Combining cutting-edge research with storytelling, The Power of Meaning inspires us to zero in on what really matters.

—— ARIANNA HUFFINGTON, author of Thrive

This powerful, beautifully written book weaves together seamlessly cutting-edge psychological research, moving personal narratives and insights from great literature to make a convincing case that the key to a good life is finding or creating meaning.

—— BARRY SCHWARTZ, author of The Paradox of Choice

The search for meaning just got a little easier, and a lot more fun. To follow Emily Esfahani Smith in this great human quest is to undertake a rewarding journey with a sure-footed guide.

—— DARRIN M. McMAHON, author of Happiness: A History

Beautifully written, evidence-based and inspiring, this is a book I've been awaiting for a very long time.

—— Adam Grant, author of Originals

Speaks to the yearning we all share for a life of depth and significance...Beautifully written and rigorously researched...reading it is a life-transforming experience...

—— Susan Cain, author of Quiet

Why do ghosts wear clothes? This is just one of a number of interesting questions raised by this jaunty book ... In a series of short, snappy chapters, Clarke examines the evidence for just about every ghost who ever drew, or withdrew, breath ... but A Natural History of Ghosts is also haunted by another story, lurking not very far beneath: the story of the author's childhood need to believe in ghosts, and the gradual erosion of that belief

—— Craig Brown , Daily Mail

A gripping history that traces the scientific and social aspects of ghostly sightings

—— Telegraph

Compelling ... Research into the paranormal necessarily involves a fair degree of debunking, and Clarke is careful to be sceptical. The narrative of ghost-hunting is simultaneously a history and exposure of fraud and popular delusion ... [yet] Clarke retains a boyish and ... well-informed enthusiasm for his subject

—— Independent

[A] voyage through the half-lit world of lost souls ... tales told with ghoulish relish

—— Telegraph
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