The Botanist’s Daughter by Kayte Nunn
I have to admit to this book not really being my cup of tea but we chose it for our … More The Botanist’s Daughter by Kayte Nunn
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Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
I am not really sure what happens in this book. Maryam and Zahra are friends living in Karachi at that … More Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie
Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
What a peculiar book in terms of what it is trying to tell us: rich people can be insensitive but … More Pineapple Street by Jenny Jackson
Children of Paradise by Camilla Gudrova
I really don’t know what this book was about. Holly, the narrator of the story, applies and gets a job … More Children of Paradise by Camilla Gudrova
Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
The 1660 Act of Oblivion pardonned all of those who took up arms against the King. Colonel Whalley fled with … More Act of Oblivion by Robert Harris
The Last Highway by R. J. Ellory
You don’t come across many writers from Birmingham (UK) that write about the Appalachians in the United States but that … More The Last Highway by R. J. Ellory
Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
You really do have to admire Nadia Wassef and her co-founders for creating the bookshops, Diwan in Egypt, when it … More Chronicles of a Cairo Bookseller by Nadia Wassef
Taste by Stanley Tucci
Tucci likes to eat and drink, be it his martini that he mixes at the end of every day to … More Taste by Stanley Tucci
Violeta by Isabel Allende
Allende is the queen of a family saga set in one of the South American countries that follows the life … More Violeta by Isabel Allende
Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka, translated by Sam Malissa
I don’t think I have ever read a book like this before. It is classic in its basic plot, people … More Bullet Train by Kotaro Isaka, translated by Sam Malissa