Interview with Kenan Tribencevic, author of The Bosnia List
Q : Who was the most pathetic character you met when you went back? I thought it was Petra. KT : I’d say it was Petra too. I didn’t run … Continue reading
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt
Now if you are an art lover and find pleasure in the musty world of antiques, let Theo take you down that road in this compelling and intriguing Donna Tartt … Continue reading
The Valley of Amazement by Amy Tan
Amy Tan- a name synonymous with novels about the beautiful, yet tender relationship between a mother and a daughter. The Valley of Amazement is another book set in China in … Continue reading
Letters to Sam by Daniel Gottlieb
At thirty-three, as the result of a near fatal accident, Daniel Gottlieb became a quadriplegic. He was a trained psychologist,and in his practice, met scores of people suffer, and … Continue reading
The Mirror of Beauty by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi
The Mirror of Beauty by Shamsur Rahman Faruqi is 952 pages long and as it goes with most historical works, the detailed description cannot be avoided. From the intricate and … Continue reading
The Husband’s Secret by Liane Moriarty
“To err is human; to forgive, divine”!!!! With this being the first quote in the book, one already knows that someone has erred and someone is going to try being … Continue reading
Still Alice by Lisa Genova
“Please don’t look at our scarlet A’s and write us off. Look us in the eye, talk directly to us. Don’t panic or take it personally if we make … Continue reading
Love Illuminated by Daniel Jones
Daniel Jones has been the editor of the Modern Love column for almost ten years at the New York Times. During that, he has sifted through thousands of letters sent … Continue reading
Cocktails for Book Lovers – Tessa Smith McGovern
A simple enough idea. Take 50 authors. Write a little note on each of those authors. Assign a cocktail to those 50 authors. Voila! you have a book. Not … Continue reading
We Were Liars by E.Lockhart
Cadence, the narrator of the story has this little nugget of wisdom. That most tales from across the world are variations of familiar stories. ‘So many have the same … Continue reading
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