My friend owns a book store and often gets books way before they are released for sale and he strongly suggested I read this book. The title didn’t jump out at me instantly and honestly speaking had I not been requested to read it by my friend I would never have bought this book off the shelves.
Continue reading “A Guide to the Birds of East Africa – A Novel” by Nicholas Drayson

This book is one I will never forget for personal reasons. I was pregnant and lost my baby and was in depression for quite some time. Books have always been my solace (before Facebook came along!) and one day as I was browsing in a book shop I came across this book. I had never heard of Marian Keyes – in fact I didn’t even … Continue reading Angels by Marian Keyes

Despite the fact that she has fallen in love with a young man, Tita, the youngest of three daughters born to a tyrannical rancher, must obey tradition and remain single and at home to care for her mother. Tita who longs her entire life to marry her lover, Pedro, but can never have him because of her mother’s upholding of the family tradition of the youngest … Continue reading Like Water For Chocolate by Laura Esquivel

This is a basic tale of intrigue and love The Time Traveller’s Wife is romance that borders on science fiction and before you think the formula doesn’t work I strongly suggest you read it first because the two aspects have been merged beautifully. The story starts with Claire waiting for Henry, which is the basic theme in the book. What happens is that her husband, … Continue reading The Time Traveller’s Wife by Audrey Niffenegger

I bought this book sitting at Mumbai airport waiting for my flight back to Nairobi and I’m so sure if I wasn’t so exhausted from partying the night before I’d have probably finished the book by the time I landed back in Nairobi. Mistress is a story that’s set in Kerala, which is in South India, at a riverside resort.  Christopher Stewart is a travel … Continue reading The Mistress by Anita Nair