Angel's in my hair

dellas1979

Not sure if this is spiritual or paranormal.

have started reading Angels in my hair. Very good read. I read an extract in the Daily Mail last week and couldnt stop smiling as I read it. Have had a few weird light anomilies happen at night lately and am opening to explore what these are. Anyways, its a "true" (how ever each individual takes that) story about Lorna, a lady in Dublin who sees angels. Have been reading it and while reading it am getting a warm funny feeling. Cant explain it.

monkeyfudge

There was a thread about this book previously.

http://boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2055335943

Thought it was a terrible book, myself. It's like a child wrote it, which probably says something about the mindset of the author.

diamondire

The author suffers from dyslexia. In my opinion this contributes to the book been written like a child.

I have read the book and thought it very inspirational.

diamondire

monkeyfudge

I don't think it's fair to use dyslexia as an excuse for poor writing. It's a great discredit to those who do overcome dyslexia.

The largest selling author of all time, Agatha Christie, had a severe form of dyslexia and over came it by dictating her work for instance.

ladybirdirl

monkeyfudge wrote: »

I don't think it's fair to use dyslexia as an excuse for poor writing. It's a great discredit to those who do overcome dyslexia.

Hmm....I don't think that's exactly the case tbh, I've just started this book but at no point does she make any claim that it's dyslexia that leads her writing style. It seems from what I've read that the author comes from an impoverished background & by her own admission wasn't great in an academic sense, perhaps that's the reason the writing doesn't seem very good.So far I think it's seems an honest reflection of the life she claims to have had.


Ladybird

Oryx

I havent read this book, but I think if the writing was that bad a publisher would never have let it see daylight. Perhaps a simple writing style is part of its charm. Ive noticed that some autobiographical books by non bookish people tend to have a simpler writing style than we might be used to, having access to a very high standard of writing in other areas.

Anyway. Best go off and get a copy.

OT/ we should start a book club.

monkeyfudge

Oryx wrote: »

I havent read this book, but I think if the writing was that bad a publisher would never have let it see daylight.

It's about angels. It's going to sell.

Nevyn

Oryx wrote: »

I havent read this book, but I think if the writing was that bad a publisher would never have let it see daylight.

Publishers will publish anything they think will sell and they have been cutting down on people who do the editing work so some gods awful shclock gets published these days esp in the new age/ spirituality/ self help sections.

Oryx

monkeyfudge wrote: »

It's about angels. It's going to sell.

Thats such a bad indictment of the spiritual book industry, that readers will read anything as long as its fluffy and feelgood.

Probably true though, now that I think about it.

monkeyfudge

Well angels in particular are incredibly commercialised.

I wouldn't be into the whole angel thing myself, but if I was and if this woman genuinely has a complicated relationship with them then I think a bit more respect should be shown to her tale and someone should have been assigned to help her tell her story in a cohesive manner, because as it stands it reads like a rambling stream of consciousness.

pookie82

Oryx wrote: »

I havent read this book, but I think if the writing was that bad a publisher would never have let it see daylight.

Cecilia Ahern got published, didn't she? And sold cart loads. She can't write for sh*t. It's like reading an old copy book from fourth class english full of cliches and a disgustingly banal use of the english language. Unfortunately publishing nowadays is all about sales and hot topics and publicity. Good literary fiction is becoming harder and harder to find. A quick stroll around Easons will tell you that. Nothing but CSI books and trashy chick lit with the obligatory lip stick and high heels on the cover.

I picked up the angels book in a book store one day and swiftly put it down again. Not for me.

Setun

diamondire wrote: »

The author suffers from dyslexia. In my opinion this contributes to the book been written like a child.

I have read the book and thought it very inspirational.

diamondire

She didn't write the book, she dictated it to her friend who wrote it for her. And she doesn't have dyslexia she's illiterate.

I've been selling this book every day since it came out, it's been in the bestsellers in our shop from its release. Some people even go as far as telling me "I have another one at home, but it's nice to hace two copies, just in case." In case of what I don't know.

When I started working in the bookhop I was surprised to find that the shop had an "Angels Section" at all. Very popular section too, and as far as I can see, very commercialised and very lucrative.

sickpuppy32

Daddio wrote: »

I've been selling this book every day since it came out, it's been in the bestsellers in our shop from its release. Some people even go as far as telling me "I have another one at home, but it's nice to hace two copies, just in case." In case of what I don't know.

ladybirdirl

Ok, so I finished this book. I have to say I enjoyed it. I haven't read it to prove/disprove whether angels exist( have my own views) and whether she can see them or not but I thought it was an ok book, certainly made a change from the thrillers I've been reading lately:)

But it got me thinking, has anyone ever met this lady Lorna?
If so what did you think of her. The book says she lives in Maynooth or Lexilip ( I can never figure out those places, they all blend into 1 for me:D) but anyway, would be interested to hear if anyone has met/dealt with her

Ladybird

dsmythy

I wouldn't agree with making profit out of such gifts. I'm pretty sure that's not the reason for them.

ladybirdirl

I do sort of agree with that but I'm not so sure she's going to make huge profits..she also claims throughout the book that she was 'told' by her guides that the time was right to let the info contained in the book out to the public. I don't think (then again it might be my niavety(sp) ) that she thought, jeepers I could make some cash out of this. As I've said before I thought it was just a nice read

Ladybird

diamondire

Daddio wrote: »

She didn't write the book, she dictated it to her friend who wrote it for her. And she doesn't have dyslexia she's illiterate.

That is true Lorna did dictate it but in my opinion if it had been rewritten it would not been her book. She also wanted it to be easily read.

I have met Lorna a couple of times as she is a family friend. I really don't believe she is out to cash in on her gift.

diamondre

Setun

diamondire wrote: »

That is true Lorna did dictate it but in my opinion if it had been rewritten it would not been her book. She also wanted it to be easily read.

I have met Lorna a couple of times as she is a family friend. I really don't believe she is out to cash in on her gift.

diamondre

Well I would be surprised if she wrote the book to cash in tbh, but I can't imagine her publisher would see it that way. There is now a very large and devoted target market for spiritual memoirs - angels/positive living/zen buddhism and meditation are all very popular sections in the bookshop I work in. I think a lot of publishers are aware of that now, and are willing to jump on the bandwagon.

As for the book itself, I don't necessarily believe in angels and that, but I'm sure some of the things that I believe in would baffle others also, so I can't really judge her experiences.

ladybirdirl

So diamondire, you've met the woman... obviously I don't want to intrude on anyone but can you give your thoughts, have you ever thouhgt wow this woman has a gift or the converse even.

Just curious as in the book she seems quite 'normal' (whatever that is eh:D) but she does tell of how she's struggled with all this & I wonder how she manages that

Ladybird

Not The Real Scarecrow

Read the back of the book, can't say it would interest me much at all but what did intrigue me was that , if memory serves correct, there was something about leading Theologists from different religions coming to her for advice.Any one read the book elaborate on it for me please?It's just that it doesn't ring well with me at all, sounds like a bit of a white lie?

ladybirdirl

You're right Meatwad, she does say that but she doesn't elaborate anywhere in the book. In a recent interview I saw she was saying the churches had sought her advice but again didn't go into it

LB