Literary journey of an office career escapee
What a remarkable lady was Clementine Churchill! Here, I guess I am supposed to add ‘and not because she was married to Winston Churchill.’ But, even risking causing the wrath of strong and independent women of today, I won’t do that. Clementine Churchill was resourceful, intelligent, and had an array of subtle talents, all of which she... Continue Reading →
Some things shouldn’t be allowed to happen. By god, by people, by the way the world works. Whatever overarching rule we believe reigns over our lives, we all agree that it must ensure that children don’t fall victim to the cruelty of adults. In her memoir, “A Childhood Tragedy Under A Mother’s Watch”, Catherine Mellen... Continue Reading →
A beginning and a continuation at the same time. That’s how reading this author’s newest release felt like to me. Having read all Lubov Leonova’s novels set in the magical setting of the land inhabited by mages and the Incapables – people without magic powers – it was gratifying to learn about the fates of the characters... Continue Reading →
There are pages in history known to everyone. No matter where we live and whether or not an event happened near us, we still know about it. Often, we treat the event personally, even if it happened on the other continent across the ocean. For example, 9/11 feels like a personal tragedy to me, despite... Continue Reading →
I don’t say it often, but reading this book was torture. I had to intersperse reading it with delving into other books. And that, I seldom do. That said, I cannot claim that I didn’t enjoy ‘Judy’ by Gerold Frank. Judy Garland, without a doubt, is a fascinating object for a biographer. The author, having... Continue Reading →
Genavine’s life has never been easy. Not since she was sixteen and an apocalypse had turned her world upside-down. The army killed her parents and so many other people that the city became unrecognisable. Then, the government disappeared, and with them, the army, and, seemingly, any hope the survivors had left. How could young Gena... Continue Reading →
I have always thought about the horror genre as something that is focused on making readers’ spines go cold with terror and their stomachs churn with nausea. Zombies chewing on the entrails of innocent passers-by. The more gore, the better. A multi-genre reader as I am, I seldom choose horror. I do venture into the... Continue Reading →
A huge fan as I am of Kelly Miller’s work, the fact that I’ve already read the story of the angel of death coercing Mr Darcy into entertaining him as his guest at Pemberley so that he could study the mortals’ ways didn’t stop me from purchasing this book. I loved the original version, ‘Death... Continue Reading →
I cannot get enough of Will Tinkham's Americana series. Having read eight books, I plan to read the remaining five over the course of the upcoming summer. And then, I’ll be waiting – impatiently! – for him to release new ones. The Americana series is a sweeping saga at its best. It pulls you into... Continue Reading →
As someone who grew up surrounded by pets of all kinds, I couldn’t pass by a story of the most fascinating animal. Buffalo, to me, have always been an almost mythical species, and, to be honest, until I read this book, I’d been under the misconception that they were completely extinct. “A Buffalo in the... Continue Reading →
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