60 Questions, Insights and Reminiscences

by Margaret Lynette Sharp

A light hearted look at life through the eyes of a baby boomer: that's one description of '60 Questions, Insights and Reminiscences'.
This is a volume of short, mostly philosophical articles; written in a highly readable, entertaining manner.
Delving into such topics as 'What is Happiness', 'What is Love', 'What's Bad about Trust?', 'What's Good About Losing?', 'What's Good About Procrastination?', and 'Can You Remember When Dandelions Were Flowers?'.

Genres: Nonfiction

150 pages, Paperback

First published October 10, 2011

About the author

My blog: http://margaretlynettesharp.wordpress...

Margaret Lynette Sharp is an award-winning writer, and the author of over eighty titles, including #1 Amazon Best Seller, 'Longbourn Revisited'. Her work was highly commended during the the 2014 Hurstville Discovery Festival of Community Arts, and published by Hurstville Council in an anthology entitled 'Write Out Loud'. In November 2015 she won a Second Prize, again in the short story section of this same competition, and her title, 'More Than a Mere Bagatelle', has been selected for inclusion in another anthology, 'The Art of Writing'.
She spent her early years in an inner city suburb of Sydney, moving with her family to a leafy, outer suburb at the age of ten.
A self-motivated student who loved to seek out information, she matriculated just before her eighteenth birthday. Her enthusiasm for literature led to further studies, with a particular focus on Short Story Writing
Shortly after the death of her elderly mother whom she cared for, Margaret met and later married Ronald Sharp B.E.M., the creator of the Sydney Opera House Grand Organ. She believes that, without doubt, he was her greatest fan and motivator.
Excelling in English himself, Ron had edited much of her early work. He passed away on 21st July, 2021.

Margaret's books have been read and reviewed by readers from Australia, U.S. and India; the vast majority of reviews have been positive.

In addition, she has three blogs on WordPress, which has received many encouraging comments.

Reviews

[Mark · Rating 5 out of 5]

A very light, upbeat, felicitous collection exhibiting Sharp's usual knack for emotional authenticity and spare, well-tempered prose. Highly readable, and of interest especially to children of the 60's and readers seeking light but ruminative fare. Sharp asks and answers, sometimes humorously, sometimes aphoristically, the questions that beset all of us of a certain age and generation, but this very accessible book will appeal to readers of all ages.

[Margaret Sharp · Rating 5 out of 5]

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Reviewed By Mamta Madhavan for Readers’ Favorite

What is happiness? What is love? What is truth? Can you live without your car? What’s good about pride? What’s bad about winning? Can you live without computers? So many questions and where will readers get their answers? Margaret Lynette Sharp's 60 Questions, Insights and Reminiscences is an insightful book that delves mainly into diverse topics which are dealt with in six parts. All the topics are relevant to readers and they deal with questions about life and living. The author’s interpretation of the topics is interesting to note and the topics discussed all encourage readers to look at themselves, their lives, and their society. The question and answer sessions in the book cover all the topics that are connected closely to human nature. This book is a good tool to reflect upon and scrutinize life through the eyes of the author.

I like the simple and elegant style of writing which makes it easily understandable to all readers; young and old alike. The author’s observations on life and her light-hearted manner of addressing the questions of life make reading this book a unique experience. It is a look into human nature and life done in an entertaining and engaging way. The book will be comforting to many readers who have a lot of questions in their minds that need answers, and do not know where to look for these. I would recommend this book to readers of all ages because of its content and style of writing, which make the answers appealing.