Film Review-Salt by Director Phillip Noyce

Rating M-Action Violence and Course Language
Evelyn Salt a CIA officer desperate to protect her husband is accused of being a Russian spy by a defector.

Her supervisors are convinced of her guilt so she has to use all of her skills she learned as an operative to outsmart them and prove her innocence. There is plenty of nonstop action in Salt and clever plot twists and turns, right to the end. I enjoyed the fast paced action and Angeline Jolie was superb in the role. Angeline won the Rembrandt Award for Best International Actress for this part. Anne

Book Review - Making Couples Happy, How Science can help get relationships back on track by John Aiken & Alison Leigh

John Aiken is a trained clinical psychologist he has written two other books and appears regularly on channel Sevens Sunrise. Alison Leigh is a journalist/broadcaster with over 30yrs experience in writing for Australia and New Zealand magazines.

Making Couples Happy, How Science can help get relationships back on track  is a companion to the ABC-series-helping couples rediscover the positives in their relationships and setting them up for long term happiness.

The 4 simple steps explained in the book are-

·         Talk

·         Connect

·         Support

·         Dream

With skills and exercises to work through. The book uses 4 real couples as examples and goes through their high and lows while using science to help get their relationships back on track. The book contains an index which makes it easy to look up issues and exercises.

The book was an enjoyable read, the exercises where satisfying and the skills to learn could be challenging. An upbeat approach to creating a happy long lasting relationship. Anne