Title : The blood of flowers Author : Anita Amirrezvani Pages : 384 Publisher : Little, Brown and Company Rating : 4/5 This book tells the story of a 14 year old nameless young woman in 17th century Persia (now Iran), who after her father’s death, is forced to seek support from her uncle. Her […]
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Book Review : The Blood of Flowers
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Book Review : Empire Falls
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Title : Empire Falls Author : Richard Russo Pages : 284 Rating : 4/5 It’s been a while since I read this novel, but I still remember it as being one told with great sympathetic skill. Let me explain that. Most “contemporary” novels deal with day-to-day life and present issues. There are husbands and wives, […]
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Title : The White Tiger Author : Aravind Adiga Genre : Realistic fiction Pages : 288 Publisher : Free Press Rating : 4/5 It has taken forever to get this book off my Reading List and into my hands, because I thought it would be a) Boring (did I really want to read about a […]
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Title : The SparrowAuthor : Mary Doria RussellGenre : Science fiction/Religion and spiritualityPages : 408Publisher : Ballantine BooksRating : 4/5 You have an earth-ful of people. Yet, it is tantalizing to believe that there is life out there, intelligent aliens who will want to meet others like themselves and forge bonds of friendship and world […]
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Title : Girl with a pearl earringAuthor : Tracy ChevalierGenre : Historical fictionPublisher : PlumePages : 256Rating : 4/5 The Girl with a Pearl Earring is Tracy Chevalier’s second book. In it she tells of a painting by the famous Johannes Vermeer. The subject of the painting and the heroine of the novel is a […]
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Note : The edited version of this review appears at Womens Web, here. Title : Faithful PlaceAuthor : Tana FrenchGenre : Crime/mysteryPublisher : Viking, Penguin GroupPages : 400Release Date : 13 July 2010 (US)Rating : 4/5Source : Publisher ARC My father once told me that the most important thing every man should know is what […]
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Title : Remarkable CreaturesAuthor : Tracy ChevalierGenre : Historical fictionPages : 320Rating : 4/5 A spinster in search of fossils. Sound interesting ? Well, it should, because like it’s title “Remarkable creatures” this book is pretty remarkable too. I haven’t read this author’s previous novel “Girl with a pearl earring”, but when I came across […]
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Book : The Eyre AffairAuthor : Jasper FfordeGenre : Fantasy/Sci-fiRating : 3.85/5 Oooh, here’s a mystery for, by and of book-lovers. Yes, really ! It is set in the future where book are priceless so much so that there are special agents devoted to literary crimes. Not quite the crème-de-la-crème of the police force, the […]
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Title : VenusAuthor : Ben BovaGenre : Science fictionPages : 382Rating : 3.85/5 One of the books in the “Grand Tour” series by Hugo award winner Ben Bova, Venus is a novel about space travel and exploring new worlds. It is also a classic “underdog” tale with a bit of the “coming-of-age” genre mixed in. […]
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Title : The Marriage Bureau for Rich PeopleAuthor : Farahad ZamaPages : 291Publisher : Amy Einhorn Books (G.P. Putnam’s Sons)Rating : 3.5/5 Farahad Zama’s debut novel, “The Marriage Burueau for rich people” is a simple story, set in coastal Andhra Pradesh. I was drawn to it by comparisons of it to the “The No. 1 […]
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