My book travel journey around the world. The books I have read and reviewed for the Around the World in 80 Books Reading Challenge
Synopsis: “English rain smelt and tasted of nothing at all. It had none of the fury, the passion of the monsoons. Instead, it was weak; half-hearted.” Exiled from her family in India for more than a decade, Shirin and her husband lead a comfortable but empty life in London. Memories of her childhood – exotic…
Synopsis from Goodreads: “Paris, July 1942: Sarah, a ten year-old girl, is taken with her parents by the French police as they go door-to-door arresting French families in the middle of the night. Desperate to protect her younger brother, Sarah locks him in a bedroom cupboard-their secret hiding place-and promises to come back for him…
Armchair BEA wraps up today and what a fantastic event it has been! Blogger Shout-Outs. My favorite part of events like these is meeting new-to-me bloggers. Here are some of my favorites that I met or got to know better this week: 1. Lexxie at Unconventional Book Reviews for great discussion, her recommendation and support…
Blurb: 3* – I liked it – In the Woods was a slow-moving mystery with eccentric characters. What stole the show is Tana French’s beautiful, lyrical prose in describing the Irish landscape, the creepy woods and characters and her commentary on the speed at which we live our lives and the things we take…
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan is a wonderful story about the friendship between two women, laotongs, who endure a lifetime of trials and tribulations enduring the pressures of their culture and traditions in 1800’s China. Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Book Review Characters Lily and Snow Flower are two young girls…