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Despite it being a whole two decades since I read and forgotten Hesse’s Siddhartha, I reached without hesitation to pick up a book by him...

My 50th blog post!! I would like to thank myself for ploughing through and all my family/friends who read & loved, who did not read &...

A long petal of the sea - Isabel Allende Storytellers from my childhood - that is who Isabel always reminded me of. Long, winding...

I have attempted this book 3 times in the last 20 years, finally got done with it during the world-altering pandemic - which is...

Jean Rhys completed this book at the age of 74 and in 2019 bbc included it in their 100 most influential books list. My new hero. The...

The first fiction book in a long time; my non-fiction reading choices were making me angry and helpless. This book was on the periphery...

Normally I would have the cover of the book as an image for the blog, but this book broke my heart into a million pieces. How does one...

Talking about death as part of life is seen as morbid. I guess there is a difference between talking about death and not wanting to live....

A recommendation from a friend who came into my life as a fellow- traveler on the motherhood journey. We met because our 8 month olds...

I hadn't read Amitav Ghosh in a long time, all I remember was that his books took me a while to read when I was younger. But surprisingly...

The first novel I ever 'listened' to and it was as easy as I was expecting it to be. Listening to a story felt familiar expect I couldn't...

The title drew me instantly - 'how to disappear'. During these times (of extreme appear-ness), this book seemed like it was providing a...

A tough listen, would have probably been easier if I read. I am not great at listening and the back and forth I did on Audible with this...

Nothing more to read into the titles I present, it is what it is. A coincidence of the most coincidental kind. Rebecca Solnit was a name...