Posts Tagged ‘ book ’

Dragon Seed by Pearl S Buck

By DS
December 24, 2009
Dragon Seed by Pearl S Buck

Pearl S Buck wrote this book after she had won the Nobel Prize for literature. This book has all the Pearl Buck Magic. I read The Good Earth 5 years ago and the descriptions in the book still remain with me. I thought, this is the best book I would ever read. But...
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Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

December 21, 2009
Angela’s Ashes by Frank McCourt

  Angela’s Ashes, a Pulitzer prize winning book for biography or Autography category, about Frank McCourt’s childhood in Limerick. It is about the hardships that he himself, his mother and his siblings had faced there, and how there American accent had affected their lives in Ireland. The story starts with his father and mother...
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May you be the mother of a hundred sons by Elisabeth Bumiller

By DS
December 13, 2009
May you be the mother of a hundred sons by Elisabeth Bumiller

The book is about Indian Women – by Elisabeth Bumiller, published in 1990. Being an Indian and a Woman, the book is of interest to me. Moreover, reading the state of Indian Women as perceived by a third party – an American Woman, is interesting.
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The Wind’s twelve quarters by Ursula K LeGuin

December 3, 2009
The Wind’s twelve quarters by Ursula K LeGuin

This story, "The word of Unbinding", explores her fictional universe of "Earthsea". This universe is an archipelago, amidst uncharted waters, where magic is a way of life . Technologically "Earthsea" is based in early Iron Age .The story also reveals a certain obsession with nature and trees among the people of Earthsea .
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Binodini by Rabindranath Tagore

By DS
November 29, 2009
Binodini by Rabindranath Tagore

The Bengali Original – Chokerbali was written by Tagore. Its Translation is titled Binodini in English. Apparently, Binodini was what Tagore intially thought of naming his Bengali book – not sure how it ended up being called Chokerbali. I watched the movie Chokerbali – starring Aishwarya Rai. But, as in most cases, the...
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Imperial Woman byPearl S. Buck

By DS
November 24, 2009
Imperial Woman byPearl S. Buck

The story starts when Tzu Hsi is a child. Orchid is her childhood name. She is the daughter of a low-ranking Manchu official of Yehonala clan. As was the practice then, a set of young girls are chosen out of who, a wife and some concubines are picked for the Emperor. Orchid and her...
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Prisoners of Hate by C V Murali

November 16, 2009
Prisoners of Hate by C V Murali

“Prisoners of hate” is a story on how the claws of hatred brought out in the name of religion tears apart the innocence and life of three lead characters – Farhan, Madhav and Sanjay.Farhan’s father choose to stay back in Mumbai during partition while Sanjay’s grandparents leave behind their life in Karachi and...
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I shall not hear the nightingale by Khushwant Singh

November 10, 2009
I shall not hear the nightingale by Khushwant Singh

I shall not hear the nightingale  , Khuswant singh’s second novel, is the story about love, pride, passion, religion, culture and all the things that represent Indianness. It is set in the pre-war conditions in 1942-43, when the British government was thinking to free India. The story starts with Sher Singh and his revolutionary...
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P.S I love You by Cecelia Ahern

October 21, 2009
P.S I love You by Cecelia Ahern

P.S. I love you is a book that will make you experience the unfathomable love of Holly and Gerry. You will cry with Holly, enjoy with Holly, live a life with Holly. Holly and Gerry are childhood sweethearts and are happily married, but sudden death of Gerry fused their lamp of love, leaving Holly...
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Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

By DS
October 14, 2009
Confessions of a Shopaholic by Sophie Kinsella

In the last few days, I have read three books of eight by Sophie Kinsella. As a chick lit book website says the books of this genre are, I found them personal, light and humorous. I was slightly apprehensive about trying out Chick Lit. But then, an inclination for shopping made me try...
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