Where Lions Roar at Night Review
WHERE LIONS ROAR AT NIGHT
Rosie Boom
A very big ‘Thank You’ to Rosie Boom for inviting readers of Where Lions Roar at Night to share her family’s simple pleasures and daily challenges as they live a pioneering life divorced from city distractions and modern conveniences.
Readers of all ages will delight in the Boom’s family values and be inspired by the children’s activities as they interact with God, each other, the environment and nature. As the story unfolds and the Booms develop a property in the North Island of New Zealand, we are invited to step into a virtual Narnia, the imaginary land made famous by CS Lewis in The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe. The reader is treated to Narnian pleasures on every page.
Where Lions Roar at Night presents a wholesome and enchanting segment from the lives of Chris and Rosie Boom and their children. As I read, I felt myself welcomed as a guest into the cosy, converted barn that is their home and invited to take part in the spirited adventure that makes up their daily lives.
This is an utterly delightful book and I eagerly look forward to its sequel.
DS
WHERE LIONS ROAR AT NIGHT: THE FUN AND ADVENTURES OF A ‘PIONEERING’ NZ FAMILY
Rosie Boom
HSM Publishing
The Boom family – Mum, Dad and the six children – buy a property in the north of New Zealand. They live in the old barn while their house is being built. They name the property Narnia and, to complete the imagery, at night they can hear the roaring of the lions from a nearby wildlife park. In many ways this is a 21st century version of Little House on the Prairie, except that this is a true story. WN
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