508 ratings | 84 reviews | avg rating:3.68

Lois’s Year In Books

Lois’s 2022 Year in Books

Take a look at Lois’s Year in Books. The long, the short—it’s all here.

Go to Lois’s 2022 Year in Books

Lois Strachan’s Followers (12)

Lois’s Bookshelves

read (518)
currently-reading (3)
to-read (84)
alternate-history (31)
business (10)
lois-s-books (6)
memoir (15)

Lois’s Friends (120)

Michele

2,276 books | 14 friends

Leanne Hunt

861 books | 84 friends

Craig Strachan

929 books | 3 friends

Ben Lappen

0 books | 205 friends

Andre Toit

256 books | 298 friends

Sylvia Walker

1 book | 54 friends

Suna Verhoef

53 books | 111 friends

Deborah Bowyer

46 books | 31 friends

More friends…

Lois Strachan

Goodreads Author

Website

http://www.loisstrachan.com/

Twitter

LoisStrachanZA

Genre

Memoir, Nonfiction, Children's

Member Since

April 2014

edit data

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)
Lois is an avid r ...more

Combine Editions
Lois Strachan’s books

Average rating: 4.71 · 72 ratings · 34 reviews · 7 distinct works

	A Different Way of Seeing: A Blind Woman’s Journey of Living an “Ordinary” Life in an Extraordinary Way 4.78 avg rating — 37 ratings — 4 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 4.45 avg rating — 11 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) 4.50 avg rating — 8 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) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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) 4.83 avg rating — 6 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) 4.75 avg rating — 4 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

More books by Lois Strachan…

Lois is Currently Reading

Lois Strachan is currently reading

Peter Pan

by J.M. Barrie

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

May 24, 2023 05:10AM

Lois Strachan is currently reading

Gone to Soldiers

by Marge Piercy

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

May 17, 2023 08:29AM

Lois Strachan is currently reading

Foundryside (The Founders Trilogy, #1)

by Robert Jackson Bennett (Goodreads Author)

bookshelves: currently-reading

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

May 02, 2023 09:59PM

rss
Lois’s Recent Updates

Lois Strachan wants to read Days at the Morisaki Bookshop by Satoshi Yagisawa	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
May 24, 2023 07:15AM · like
Lois Strachan is currently reading Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie	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
May 24, 2023 05:10AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Peter Pan by J.M. Barrie <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lois Strachan rated a book really liked it The Shadow Sister (The Seven Sisters, #3) by Lucinda Riley	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
May 17, 2023 08:31AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Shadow Sister by Lucinda Riley <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lois Strachan started reading Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy	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
May 17, 2023 08:29AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Gone to Soldiers by Marge Piercy <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lois Strachan wants to read A Day of Fire: A Novel of Pompeii by Stephanie Dray (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
May 13, 2023 11:23PM · like
Lois Strachan wants to read Undelivered: The Never-Heard Speeches That Would Have Rewritten History by Jeff Nussbaum (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
May 13, 2023 11:09PM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of Undelivered by Jeff Nussbaum. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — Undelivered by Jeff Nussbaum <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lois Strachan rated a book it was amazing The Broken Kingdoms (Inheritance, #2) by N.K. Jemisin (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
May 12, 2023 02:52AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lois Strachan wants to read The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin (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
May 07, 2023 08:39AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Secret Lives of Baba Segi's Wives by Lola Shoneyin <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lois Strachan rated a book really liked it The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma (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
May 07, 2023 08:38AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">
Lois Strachan is currently reading The Broken Kingdoms (Inheritance, #2) by N.K. Jemisin (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
May 07, 2023 08:37AM · like · preview book See a Problem? We’d love your help. Let us know what’s wrong with this preview of The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin. Problem: Details (if other): Thanks for telling us about the problem. Not the book you’re looking for? Preview — The Broken Kingdoms by N.K. Jemisin <iframe sandbox id="wrongBookKindlePreviewScreen">