Title: The German House Author: Annette Hess Translator: Elisabeth Lauffer Publisher: Harper Via- Harper Collins Pages: 330 ISBN: 978-0062976451 Source: Publisher The German House is set in post war Germany. Poeple have settled in their lives once again and the WW II is but a hazy memory for the present generation. Beautiful young Eva is … Continue reading Book Review: The German House
Title: The Body Myth Author: Rheea Mukherjee Publisher: Hamish Hamilton- Penguin Pages: 232 ISBN: 978-0670092789 Source: Publisher The Body Myth is a powerful debut novel that talks about many things at once. It can be best described as a novel that brings together the acceptable and the non-acceptable, the normal and the abnormal, the knowable … Continue reading Book Review: The Body Myth
Title: The Carpet Weaver Author: Nemat Sadat Publisher: Penguin Viking Pages: 300 ISBN: 978-0670092048 Source: Publisher Spanning over 7 years and moving from Afghanistan through Pakistan to America, The Carpet Weaver is a coming of age story of a young Afghan Boy, Kanishka as he confronts his sexuality and the world around. At the age … Continue reading Book Review: The Carpet Weaver
Title: The Man That Got Away Author: Lynne Truss Publisher: Raven Books- Bloomsbury Pages: 290 ISBN: 978-1408899724 Source: Publisher The Man That Got Away is an amusing crime thriller featuring the very delightful Constable Twitten. Set in Brighton in 1957, this is a work with a very intricately woven plot that keeps one engrossed till … Continue reading Book Review: The Man That Got Away
Title: The Unlikely Adventures of Shergill Sisters Author: Balli Kaur Jaswal Publisher: HarperCollins India Pages: 312 ISBN: 978-935357043 Source: Publisher The Unlikely Adventures of Shergill Sisters explores the dynamics of familial relationships in the present times. The novel recounts the story of the Shergill sisters as they undertake a journey to India to fulfill their … Continue reading Book Review: The Unlikely Adventures of Shergill Sisters
Title: The Man Who Saw Everything Author: Deborah Levy Publisher: Hamish Hamilton- Penguin Random House Pages: 200 ISBN: 978-0241268025 Source: Publisher The Man Who Saw Everything presents an immersive and surreal story of Saul Adler- a young historian. The novel spans a period of roughly 30 years. It opens on a September day in 1988 … Continue reading Book Review: The Man Who Saw Everything
Title: The Fourth Courier Author: Timothy Jay Smith Publisher: Arcade Publishing Pages: 300 ISBN: 978-1948924108 Source: Author The Fourth Courier is a thriller set in Poland. The novel is a concoction of murder, politics, liaisons (both heterosexual and homosexual), nuclear threat and power hungry creatures. The chief characters involve a FBI agent, a gay black … Continue reading Book Review: The Fourth Courier
So here I'm going to share an excerpt from my current read Texaco. It's considered one of the finest works of Carribean Literature. I'm done with about 70% of this 400 page long book and I'm enjoying it. I thought of sharing a passage from the novel, which I liked very much and appears in … Continue reading Book Excerpt: Texaco by Patrick Chamoiseau
Title: In a Violent Land Author: Various Publisher: Alpeh Book Company Pages: 152 ISBN: 978-9388292313 Source: Publisher In a Violent Land is the second book from the Aleph Olio series that I read. As the title suggests, this collection consists of writings on the theme of violence. The blurb at the back of the book … Continue reading Book Review: In a Violent Land
Title: The Tatas Author: Girish Kuber Translator: Vikrant Pande Publisher: Harper Business- HarperCollins Pages: 264 ISBN: 978-9352779376 Source: Publisher In his book The Tatas, Girish Kuber traces the 200 year old legacy of India's one of the biggest business families. Right from the birth of Nusserwanji in 1822 to the present chairman Natrajan Chandrasekaran, this … Continue reading Book Review: The Tatas
