There is nothing more satisfying than reading a book while sipping a hot cup of tea.
This week in Top Ten Tuesdays hosted @That Artsy Reader Girl, we have been asked to name top ten (or more or less) new authors whom we discovered last year. Well, last year I read a host of new authors from those whom I made a special point to read like Reginald Hill and Shelley … Continue reading Top Ten (+4) Tuesdays: New Authors 2021
With the new year approaching, here are short notes on some books read this year.THE INVENTION OF SOLITUDE by PAUL AUSTER (1982)A haunting book which begins as a memoir of the author's father but becomes more than simply a remembrance of a man who 'had left no traces'. Written after the death of his father and … Continue reading Other Reads
One of the best parts of reading literature of a particular country dealing with a particular moment of its history is that one gets to know about that time not as a dry report but as a vibrant, lived reality. Recently I read three German novellas, two of which dealt with a specific situation in … Continue reading Three German Novellas: Lenz, A Runaway Horse, The Sunday I became World Champion
Jeffrey Archer's Kane and Abel was perhaps the first popular adult novel that I read. And boy was it a revelation. I loved the story of the two dogmatic men and thought Archer was simply great. That view came crashing down with the next book that I read of his: A Matter of Honour. I … Continue reading Forgotten Book: Twelve Red Herrings by Jeffrey Archer
a hot cup of pleasure 