Monday, June 24, 2013

Winter reading

A cold day outside, a warm spot inside, a hot chocolate and a good book - something engrossing and heart-warming? Try:

The Art of hearing heartbeats by Jan Phillip Sendker
Set in Burma this novel tells the story of a blind boy and a handicapped girl and their long-lasting love for each other. The story is told by Julia who travels from New York to Burma to find out the truth about her father and U Ba who knows the local history. Hearing heartbeats is a wonderful metaphor for understanding people. A different story in a different setting , it's captivating.


The Red Book by Deborah Copaken Kogan
A mix of gossip and anaysis makes lively reading in this novel about contemporary lives and personal circumstances. It's satirical, funny, ironic and by describing the lives of friends from one class reunion to the next charts the way we live today.



And also the novel I am reading right now that combines the realities family life with cooking and baking, Souffle by Asli Perker is perfect and will encourage you to bake something nice to go with that hot chocolate!