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Lois Strachan

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Memoir, Nonfiction, Children's

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When Lois Strachan became blind at the age of 21, she realized she had a choice. She could let her blindness determine the rest of her life, or she could go out and see what was still possible for her as a blind woman living in a sighted world.
A week after losing her sight Lois joined a rock band. Three weeks after losing her sight she returned to university to complete her bachelor’s degree.
In her books Lois talks openly about the reality of being blind. Her books include
A Different Way of Seeing: A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an “Ordinary” Life in an Extraordinary Way (memoir),
Paws for Thought: Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Guide Dog
And
The Adventures of Missy Mouse (illustrated books for younger readers)
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Lois Strachan’s books

Average rating: 4.69 · 83 ratings · 42 reviews · 8 distinct works

	A Different Way of Seeing: A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an “Ordinary” Life in an Extraordinary Way 4.71 avg rating — 41 ratings — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paws for Thought: Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Guide Dog 4.50 avg rating — 14 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missy Mouse Goes to the Doctor by Lois Strachan (Goodreads Author), Colleen Gomes (Illustrator) 4.56 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missy Mouse Goes to the Park by Lois Strachan (Goodreads Author), Colleen Gomes (Illustrations) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2013 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missy Mouse Goes Sailing by Lois Strachan (Goodreads Author), Colleen Gomes (Illustrations) 4.86 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 2014	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missy Mouse Goes on a Picnic by Lois Strachan (Goodreads Author), Colleen Gomes (Illustrations) 4.80 avg rating — 5 ratings — published 2014 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Missy Mouse goes Sailing by Lois Strachan (Goodreads Author), Colleen Gomes (Illustrator) 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Paws for Thought (second edition): Seeing the World Through the Eyes of a Guide Dog 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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The Adventures of Amina al-Sirafi (Amina al-Sirafi, #1)

by Shannon Chakraborty

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The Ballad of Perilous Graves

by Alex Jennings

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The Case of the Missing Marquess (Enola Holmes, #1)

by Nancy Springer (Goodreads Author)

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Lois Strachan rated a book it was amazing The Impossible Us by Sarah Lotz (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
My favourite of the three Sarah Lotz novels I have read. I loved the characters, the banter of the exchanges, the book's premise, and the way the story was resolved. It reminded me a little of some of Ben Elton's writings, so if you like his books, t ...more
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I loved reading this book. At times funny, at times sad, I found the story was delightful and the main character very relatable. I definitely found myself cheering for her at the end of the book
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Lois Strachan rated a book really liked it Mask of Romulus by Mark Jamilkowski (Goodreads Author)	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
A historical novel with a great premise – ancient Rome meets ancient India. This was a fun tour of events, places and philosophical thought of the time, and I enjoyed the author's perspective of what he was describing. To an extent, while I enjoyed r ...more
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