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Wordless Wednesdays #115

By amodini Posted in books, contemporary, historical, images, india, lovely things, wordless_wednesdays | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #115
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Book Review : The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, contemporary, feel-good, must read, recommended | Comments Off on Book Review : The Art of Racing in The Rain by Garth Stein

Title : The Art of Racing in the Rain Author : Garth Stein Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Harper Pages : 321 Rating : 4.2/5 The protagonist of this tale is a dog. Literally a dog. His name is Enzo and he is the faithful pet of racecar driver Dennis. He tells us Dennis’s story […]

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Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4_star_rating, books, historical, india, must read, recommended, social issues, south-asian, suspense, women | Comments Off on Book Review : The Widows of Malabar Hill by Sujata Massey

Title : The Widows of Malabar Hill Author : Sujata Massey Genre : Mystery Publisher : Soho Crime Pages : 432 Rating : 4/5 Young Perveen Mistry has just joined her father’s law firm. Although she has her law degree Perveen cannot practice in the courtroom because of the current laws preventing women from being […]

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Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, books, contemporary, lovely things, must read, recommended, wit, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Ladder of Years by Anne Tyler

Title : Ladder of Years Author : Anne Tyler Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Vintage Pages : 336 Rating : 4.5/5 Anne Tyler has written The Accidental Tourist, a book I haven’t read (but mean to) which was transformed into the fabulous film of the same name starring Geena Davis and William Hurt. Recently I […]

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Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

By amodini Posted in 2021, 4.5_star_rating, audiobook, books, contemporary, crime, macmillan, must listen, must read, mystery, recommended, slow-burn, suspense, thriller | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Dry by Jane Harper

Title : The Dry Author : Jane Harper Narrators : Stephen Shanahan Genre : Thriller Publisher : Macmillan Audio Listening Length : 9 hours 59 minutes Rating : 4.3/5 Narrator Rating : 4.3/5 Federal Agent Aaron Falk has returned home to Kiewarra after any years, for friend Luke Hadler’s funeral. Luke has shot his wife […]

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Book Review : Circling The Sun by Paula McLain

By amodini Posted in 2015, 2021, 3_star_rating, books, culture and society, historical, women | Comments Off on Book Review : Circling The Sun by Paula McLain

Title : Circling The Son Author : Paula McLain Genre : Historical Publisher : Ballantine Pages : 400 Rating : 2.5/5 Beryl Clutterbuck is a rancher’s daughter in 1920s Kenya. Brought up by her father, after her mother, sick of the hard-scrabble life of the farm, ups and leaves with her younger brother, Beryl grows […]

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Wordless Wednesdays #110

By amodini Posted in 2020, audiobook, BestBooks, books, contemporary, crime, culture and society, education, favorites, lists, must read, non-fiction, recommended, thriller, Top10, wordless_wednesdays , , | Comments Off on Wordless Wednesdays #110

I tweeted this list out in response to a question on the #TSBC Book Chat, so here it is again! My Top 10 Books of 2020 – some have been reviewed here and some will appear in the following months!

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Audiobook Review : The Body Double by Emily Beyda

By amodini Posted in 2020, audiobook, books, contemporary, random_house, slow-burn, suspense | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : The Body Double by Emily Beyda

Title : The Body Double Author : Emily Beyda Narrators : Emily Rankin Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 12 hours 26 minutes Rating : 1/5 Narrator Rating : 3/5 The book blurb for The Body Double compares it to Hitchcock’s Vertigo, a comparison this book does not deserve because […]

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Audiobook Review : A Spark Of Light by Jodi Picoult

By amodini Posted in 4_star_rating, books, contemporary, random_house, recommended, women | Comments Off on Audiobook Review : A Spark Of Light by Jodi Picoult

Title : A Spark Of Light Author : Jodi Picoult Narrators : Bahni Turpin Genre : Contemporary Publisher : Random House Audio Listening Length : 13 hours 3 minutes Rating : 4/5 Narrator Rating : 3.5/5 A Spark Of Light is about the The Center in Mississippi, the only clinic that can provide abortions services […]

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Book Review : The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

By amodini Posted in books, culture and society, historical, YA | Comments Off on Book Review : The Downstairs Girl by Stacey Lee

Title : The Downstairs Girl Author : Stacey Lee Genre : Historical Publisher : Putnam Pages : 384 Rating : 1.5/5 The Downstairs Girl seemed interesting because of its historical time period (1890s/segregation laws) and because its protagonist is a young Chinese American girl who survives with her wits. Jo Kuan works as a lady’s […]

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