Suzanne Evans

Suzi Evans lives with her husband Mick on their sheep property in South Australia's Murray Mallee. Being dry mallee farmers, they thought they knew resilience well, but their lives took two almighty tragic blows within 18 months, leaving both struggling to find meaning and purpose. After much soul searching, Suzi trained as an instructor and coach in the mental health arena and established her own business. Her work is now accredited by Suicide Prevention Australia. In this raw and powerful retelling of her journey through gut-wrenching grief, Suzi shares her story of the trauma of losing her son, Muzz, to suicide. Through her heartbreaking experience, Suzi has gained the strength and resilience to help others make sense of theirs, offering a compassionate and genuine guide to navigating grief, reassuring readers that they are not alone. She provides invaluable tools, from positive psychology to mental health first aid, and reminds readers to choose themselves, because every step towards healing begins with a choice. If you are grieving the loss of a loved one or pet, the loss of a relationship, the loss of time due to illness or estrangement, or the loss of the life you thought you were going to live, this book is for you.

“Enjoy your homes. Enjoy your food. There is nothing that can take their place.” Half a world away from her home in Manitoulin Island, Ethel Mulvany is starving in Singapore’s infamous Changi Prison, along with hundreds of other women jailed there as POWs during the Second World War. They beat back pangs of hunger by playing decadent games of make-believe and writing down recipes filled with cream, raisins, chocolate, butter, cinnamon, ripe fruit—the unattainable ingredients of peacetime, of home, of memory. In this novelistic, immersive biography, Suzanne Evans presents a truly individual account of WWII through the eyes of Ethel—mercurial, enterprising, combative, stubborn, and wholly herself. The Taste of Longing follows Ethel through the fall of Singapore in 1942, the years of her internment, and beyond. As a prisoner, she devours dog biscuits and book spines, befriends spiders and smugglers, and endures torture and solitary confinement. As a free woman back in Canada, she fights to build a life for herself in the midst of trauma and burgeoning mental illness. Woven with vintage recipes and transcribed tape recordings, the story of Ethel and her fantastical POW Cookbook is a testament to the often-overlooked strength of women in wartime. It’s a story of the unbreakable power of imagination, generosity, and pure heart.

What happens when someone sneezes so loud that it "rattles the ground and shakes through the trees?" They set off a series of funny accidents that leaves no one in the town of Snaky Creek untouched "Mrs. Mullendeck's Big Sneeze" is a delightful rhyming book of cause and effect that the author Suzanne Hansford Evans created from her mother's childhood memories. David Hansford, an accomplished artist, has beautifully illustrated the book with paintings that not only tell the story as written, but also provide several "subplots" and opportunities to engage the imagination beyond the written words. The author has included notes at the end to assist parents in sparking a child's imagination with fun learning experiences. Why is the elephant wearing a tutu? That's a great question Reading this picture book to your child will be an enjoyable and entertaining time to spend together. This book has a Lexile(R) Level of AD780L. "Mrs. Mullendeck's Big Sneeze" has won the gold medal for Best New Voice: Children's/Young Adult in the Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Awards.

What happens when someone sneezes so loud that it "rattles the ground and shakes through the trees?" They set off a series of funny accidents that leaves no one in the town of Snaky Creek untouched "Mrs. Mullendeck's Big Sneeze" is a delightful rhyming book of cause and effect that the author Suzanne Hansford Evans created from her mother's childhood memories. David Hansford, an accomplished artist, has beautifully illustrated the book with paintings that not only tell the story as written, but also provide several "subplots" and opportunities to engage the imagination beyond the written words. The author has included notes at the end to assist parents in sparking a child's imagination with fun learning experiences. Reading this picture book to your child will be an enjoyable and entertaining time to spend together. This book has a Lexile(R) Level of AD780L. "Mrs. Mullendeck's Big Sneeze" has won the gold medal for Best New Voice: Children's/Young Adult in the Independent Book Publishers Association's Benjamin Franklin Awards 2021.

Running a kingdom is a lot like running a household. Or so says Suzanne Evans, who shares the story of her crazy yet brilliant year-long experiment: to "rule" one disobedient family using Machiavelli's masterwork The Prince. A mother of four, Suzanne Evans is fed up with tantrums, misbehavior, and general household chaos. Desperate to get the upper hand, she turns to Machiavelli's famous sixteenth-century political treatise, The Prince, and wonders: Can Machiavelli's rules on warfare and statecraft be suc-cessfully applied to parenting? Using The Prince as a guide, Evans embarks on an unlikely experiment in "power parenting" and quickly learns that Machiavellian maxims can go a long way when running a kingdom--and a household. - Study the actions of illustrious men: How to lead by example. - It is dangerous to be overly generous: A good ruler sets limits. - It is better to be feared than loved: Sometimes a leader has to be a meanie to ensure the security and obedience of the people. Heralded as a "funny, creative, new parenting guide" (Parade.com), Machiavelli for Moms offers one woman's unorthodox approach to modern motherhood--and stands as a manifesto for other moms willing to act on Machiavelli's sometimes shocking but ever practical advice.

Why your business isn't succeeding and what you can do about it While business consultants are having you scour over profit and loss statements, the real truth is businesses don't fail; people quit. The Way You Do Anything Is the Way You Do Everything offers a realistic, sarcastic, and fiercely honest look at how business owners fail to commit. Business success is all about mindset, and author Suzanne Evans helps you uncover your goals and blast away the obstacles that are standing in your way. She offers ways to make more money, more quickly and eliminate everything that doesn't work. Offers specific daily practices to make more money even when every odd is stacked against youDelivers the road map to abandon a job you hate and follow your professional dreamsAuthor Suzanne Evans went from a secretary to seven figure success, and her story has helped her to mentor thousands to change their lives, businesses, and finances forever Take complete control over your life, build wealth faster, and create a business that not only makes money but also makes a difference.

An exploration of the powerful role of the mourning mother in war and how maternal grief has been used for political gain.