Our next read is going to be a book by the acclaimed writer of The Reluctant Fundamentalist- Mohsin Hamid. This book is called How to Get Filthy Rich in Rising Asia ( does it have 7 simple steps, I wonder?! ;-) ).
Anyhow, the story is about a young boy's journey from poverty to corporate tycoon and naturally there is a love story which, I think maybe the backbone - the bit which will keep us turning the pages.
Here's what the review on Goodreads says "Romantic without being
sentimental, political without being didactic, and spiritual without
being religious, it brings an unflinching gaze to the violence and hope
it depicts."
We've decided to read this as Mohsin heads to our part of the world for the Sydney Writers Festival.
Our book club is attending the opening address which features Mohsin's speech and we are excited to hear him - yeah baby- bring him on !
( We have also read The Reluctant Fundamentalist and we needed two sessions to discuss the book ! )
So - off to this exciting read and our review will be posted in a few weeks.
Wednesday, 1 April 2015
Sunday, 8 February 2015
Unabashedly and blissfully soaking in different cultures and diversity through books !
Very proud that our book club "Tell Tales" is now running into its second year.
From its humble beginnings and initial hiccups -we've now settled into a rhythmic pace.
This year - inspired by momssmallvictories - we decided to do the travel the world through books challenge.
Our Goal - To read 6 - 8 books over the next 9 months from different parts of the world !
We've just finished reading our first book - The Forgotten Daughter by Renita D'silva.
The club unanimously ( which is rare ) loved the book !
Such a clever and compelling story invoking the sights and sounds of India. One could taste the coconut barfis and the fish fry.
She effortlessly transports you to India with her writing and so artfully and intelligently delves into the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship.
So our first travel has been to the Indian Sub-continent in all its in-definable glory !
Looking forward to posting about our next travel !
Dolly Singh Miranda
Tell Tales member
From its humble beginnings and initial hiccups -we've now settled into a rhythmic pace.
This year - inspired by momssmallvictories - we decided to do the travel the world through books challenge.
Our Goal - To read 6 - 8 books over the next 9 months from different parts of the world !
We've just finished reading our first book - The Forgotten Daughter by Renita D'silva.
The club unanimously ( which is rare ) loved the book !
Such a clever and compelling story invoking the sights and sounds of India. One could taste the coconut barfis and the fish fry.
She effortlessly transports you to India with her writing and so artfully and intelligently delves into the complexities of a mother-daughter relationship.
So our first travel has been to the Indian Sub-continent in all its in-definable glory !
Looking forward to posting about our next travel !
Dolly Singh Miranda
Tell Tales member
Subscribe to:
Posts (Atom)