The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough

After Reading Gone with Wind , I wanted to read some Classic and came across The Thorn Birds by Colleen McCullough  The Book is about Meggie Cleary and Ralph di Brisscart. Meggie Cleary is the only girl in a Cleary family dominated by men. When Meggie is 10 the Cleary's move to Austrailia from New Zealand for a great job opportunity. At this time Meggie meets Ralph di Brisscart - a priest. Their love for one another at first seems quiet...

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Open by Andre Agassi, J.R. Moehringer

"The scoreboard says I lost today, but what the scoreboard doesn't say  it is what I have found. Over the last twenty-one years I have found loyalty:  You have pulled me on the court, and also in life. I have found inspiration: You have willed me to succeed, sometimes even in my lowest moments.  And I have found generosity: You have given me your shoulders to stand on,  to reach for my dreams - dreams I could have...

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A Walk to Remember by Nicholas Sparks

  A Walk to Remember is my second book by Nicholas Sparks the first  being  the Notebook . The book is about two teenagers who fall in love with each other in-spite of different  of personalities.  The book helps you realize so much about life. Jamie Sullivan the daughter of the pastor Herbert.No one really likes Jamie at school they think she is not "normal" she is very quite a sweet to           ...

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The Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri

Title:Namesake Author: Jhumpa Lahiri Paperback: 291 pages Publisher: Mariner Books; First edition (September 1, 2004) Language: English ISBN-10: 0618485228 ISBN-13: 978-0618485222 Synopsis: Ashoke and Ashima natives of Calcutta move to United States after their arranged marriage in India.Ashoke is a PhD student at MIT , soon after Ashima gives birth to a son .They are undecided about theirs child’s name , ultimately relying on a postal...

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Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden

Title :Memoirs of a Geisha  Author : Arthur Golden Paperback: 434 pages Page Numbers Source ISBN: B002LAYWEC  Publisher: Vintage; Vintage contemporaries ed edition (November 9, 1999)  Sold by: Random House Digital, Inc Language: English Synopsis : Memoirs of a Geisha by Arthur Golden is a book about Geisha ( Japanese women entertainer ) who sing, dance , talk and keep men company in order to entertain them.Chiyo...

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Hope & Other Dangerous Pursuits by Laila Lalami

"Hope and Other Dangerous Pursuits" by Laila Lalami provides a view on a different world. This book narrates the struggles of four Moroccans who attempt the 14-kilometer journey across the Strait of Gibraltar into Spain, to find better employment and better conditions for themselves and their families. I like the way Lalami structured her book, providing glimpses of each person's story both before and after the crossing. The book opens with...

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The Sculptress by Minette Walters

The Sculptress by Minette Walters  is surely one of the best a fascinating psychological crime thriller.It's been a while I read this book but I still remember that  I was unable to put it down It is so engrossing that I kept on  turning pages as to know what will happen next. The book is about Olive Martin, a huge obese woman who was found with the dead bodies of her mother and younger sister, she pleaded guilty to murder at...

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Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan

Swami and Friends by R.K. Narayan is simple to read book set in pre Independence days of India  in a fictional town Malgudi.The author's style of writing is simple , humorous and subtle still so real. It took me back to my childhood memories of school where in little things used to look like huge problems. The story narrates events in life of Swami and his friends Rajam and Mani  as how they became friends their mischief at school...

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The Help by Kathryn Stockett

The Help  is an amazing first  book by Kathryn Stockett , it was quite engrossing , I loved reading it till the end as the story developed. The book is about black maids in  Jackson, MS in the early 1960s where the Civil Rights movement was getting  heated.Skeeter Phelan, is a young white woman just graduated from college and wishes to write. She wants to create a novel based on interviews with the black maids .No one wants...

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The Fall by Ryan Quinn

First of all I would like to thank the author for hosting a Giveaway on Goodreads and for sending me the advanced e reader copy. The Fall by Ryan Quinn is story of three friends at University in Florence. Haile wants to break free of her controlling mother and find out what she really wants from life and ability to make her own decisions.  Ian is a film buff who is struggling with being comfortable with who he is and who he thinks others...

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