Historical Fiction

11/12<08/29

TransAtlantic: A Book Review

While deciding whether to read TransAtlantic by Colum McCann, I read a review that said… What McCann says in a sentence, others can’t say…

11/08<08/29

After a brief hiatus, I am back to participating in the literary giveaway bloghop hosted by Judith from Leeswammes’ Blog. This time I am…

10/25<08/29

I just finished this book after an almost sleepless night engrossed in this book. It’s not a cliff-hanger/thriller type of read, but the book…

10/23<08/29

Savidge from Savidge Reads has put up an interesting meme challenge on his blog. He’s challenged us readers to list top ten books that…

In the scientific world of the day, there was still a strict division between “botany” (the study of plants by men) and “polite botany”…

- Teaser Tuesdays – The Signature of all Things

10/14<08/06

Aah, what a lovely long weekend it’s been. It’s been a full weekend, with family visiting from Chennai, lots of shopping, cooking, even a…

10/09<08/29

Library Loot is a weekly event co-hosted by Claire from The Captive Reader and Marg from The Adventures of an Intrepid Reader that encourages…

07/20<07/02

Summer 1924 On the eve of a glittering society party, by the lake of a grand English country house, a young poet takes his…

This is a book that started with a lot of promise. Here is a nice teaser. There were three volumes in all. Dog-eared green…

- Teaser Tuesdays – The House at Riverton

06/07<06/25

One of the 20th century’s enduring works, One Hundred Years of Solitude is a widely beloved and acclaimed novel known throughout the world, and…