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The Housekeeper and the Professor by Yoko Ogawa – Friendship, Numbers and Memories

An unlikely friendship develops between a housekeeper, her employer, a Mathematics Professor who has …

Book Review : The Green Road by Anne Enright
Book Review : The Green Road by Anne Enright

Set in a small town on Ireland’s Atlantic coast, The Green Road is a tale of family and …

Book List : Fifteen Books that Celebrate Friendship
Fifteen Books that Celebrate Friendship

Last Sunday, on August 7th, the world celebrated Friendship Day. Messages, tweets and

Book Review : The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa
The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa – A not-so-happily-ever-after

Once upon a time a good boy met a bad girl. He fell madly in love …

The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith
Book Review: The Autograph Man by Zadie Smith

Twenty something Alex Li-Tandem is an obsessed fan. He idolizes a Hollywood actress named Kitty.…

Book Review: A fine balance by Rohinton Mistry
Book Review: A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry

Four people from different backgrounds cross paths, what happens…

Book Review: We need new names
Book Review: We Need New Names by NoViolet Bulawayo

Darling and her friends live in poverty stricken conditions in a fictional…

Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue
Book Review: Room by Emma Donoghue

Room is the story of a mother and child confined to a locked garden shed. The novel…

Book Review: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma
Book Review: The Fishermen by Chigozie Obioma

The Fishermen is the story of four brothers coming to terms with a prophecy about the death of the eldest by the local…