It’s all about relationships

Pictured below is my daughter Anna (with special guest – see later) who, if truth be told, orchestrated my whole Kenyan adventure. I love the way the web of relationships work. Without me, Anna wouldn’t be here. Without Anna,it’s unlikely I would have ever gone to Kenya to do my peace and values work. And without our combined focus on humanitarian work, neither of us would have got to meet the wonderful Terri – yes, she’s the other one in the picture!

8 Years ago Terri lost her brother to alcholism. At the funeral, Terri’s sister pulled her to one side and asked if she also needed help with a drinking problem. Within days Terri was in a clinic and beginning upon the 12 step programme.

Today she travels round Kenya helping families in crisis due to the effects of alcohol and drugs, appearing on tv, radio and in the press. The chances of me ever meeting Terri were ridiculously small, and yet, by listening to my daughter, our paths were drawn together and I feel rich knowing that every day, Terri is out there doing her bit to heal herself and help the world.

God’s favour butchery!

Downtown Meru, Kenya. The title of this shop just cracked us all up!

Me and the International Peace Initiatives team

This is me and the IPI team standing outside the wonderful children’s home, KACH, situated in Meru, about 4 hours north of Nairobi. We have just completed a couple of days of values, visioning and strategy work that I was facilitating.

Kenyan Peace work

Hanging out with some of the Kenyan elders, and my young translator Tony, during my recent peace training trip over there where I facilitated ‘The Way of Peace’ and values work for International Peace Initiatives.

New Edition of The Breaking of the Shell

Very exciting – just got the new paperback edition of the book complete with new cover. Amazon kindle should be being updated within the next week.

Magazine Reviews 2012 of The Breaking of the Shell

Here are extracts from some of the magazine reviews for The Breaking of the Shell.

Win £25/$25 Amazon voucher – entry closes July 1st

WIN £25 Amazon Voucher

 

Yoga Magazine, Paradigm Shift magazine, Predictions magazine, Feel Good magazine – they’ve all got one thing in common – they’re all raving about ‘The Breaking of the Shell’. Here’s Predictions Magazine June review:

“Reminiscent of international bestseller Paulo Coehlo’s works, Barry Durdant-Hollamby has managed to capture the beauty of the process whereby facing our deepest and darkest wounds, we are often able to undergo profound and inspirational change. A real page-turner!”

 

Due to the success of the last competition, we are now running another! So you’ve got another chance to win £25 or $25 Amazon gift certificate – read on to find out how you can win.

 

COMPETITION

The ebook is now priced on Kindle Amazon at £0.98 or USA $1.54 – that’s a whopping 92% off the rrp of the paperback. Anyone buying the book from AMAZON KINDLE or paperback via The Art of Change site (special price £6.99, that’s a saving of £5!), between  now and midnight Sunday July 1st stands a chance of winning the £25 or $25 Amazon voucher in the draw. PLEASE SEE IMPORTANT INFO BELOW ABOUT MAKING SURE WE KNOW YOU’VE BOUGHT IT! PLUS  anyone who has bought the book since June 1st 2012 can also enter by sending their receipt as per instructions below.

TO ENTER
Buy The Breaking of the Shell at Amazon or The Art of Change. It’s getting rave reviews, and if you like a good love story with meaning, you’ll enjoy it. We’ve reduced the price to 98p and $1.54 for the ebook/kindle version and £6.99 for the paperback.

IMPORTANT! We just need to know that you’ve bought the book. We’ll know if you buy the paperback from The Art of Change site; if you buy from Amazon then either send us a copy of the receipt (email:artofchange@msn.com) or if you’re on Twitter, Amazon gives you the chance to Share Your Purchase. Here’s how to do it:

First hit the Twitter button
When the draft Tweet comes up, type @bazzadh into the white box
The Share A Link Twitter Box will appear.
Just press SEND, and you’re in the Draw!

‘The Breaking of the Shell’ is really building up a momentum. With over 1300 facebook friends now (please join our growing friends list!) and a growing list of wonderful reviews, it is not any longer a question of ‘will people like it?’, but ‘how do we get it more widely known about?’ A big challenge for an independent.It’s regularly been in the Top 10 Amazon kindle chart for Metaphysical and Visionary  and for Biographical fiction (getting to at least #3 and #4 in both), and we’re trying to get it to #1 in those charts and into the top 100 for all Kindle books.