Livres lus: Septembre
September brought on a few good reads, mostly because I managed to take a trip up to my parent's house where books float through the hands of my Dad, Mom, Sister to Sis-in-law, then me. It might also be the fact that during these trips, I'm travelling for at least a few hours each way and take the opportunity to read instead of listening to music. Wait, maybe people do both, listen to music while reading? Hmm, I don't think I could manage that as I get way into both (seperately). K, I don't know where this is going so let's just get on with what I've read this month:
Shanghai Girls by Lisa See: This book did to me as Memoirs of a Geisha did, kind of depressed me but I wanted to keep reading. The difference is that this time I was ready for it. When I read Memoirs, I had to put it down as it brought on such a strong emotion that I didn't quite like. Like I said, I REALLY get into books. This time, I read the story of the two sisters that were once named "beautiful girls" and followed them on their journey to America as they realized that their father squandered their earnings and left them with nothing but a contract to marry "paper sons". Their settle in Los Angeles and try to pick up their life all the while keeping secrets from their previous Shaghai life.
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda: So I'm sure I've mentioned this before but I have a strong connection to anything that has to do with India given that my first real travel experience was back in 2003 when I spent 3 months backpacking through the magical country. When this books speaks of Mumbai and shanti conditions, I can actually picture it. When it describes the trains and how full they are i can smell the food from vendors and hear the boy who serves chai calling out as he walks through the carts. This book is about a interacial couple (he's Indian, she's American) who turn to an adoption agency in India after finding out that she has premature ovarian failure. The story is split in two views, the view of the family that is adopting as well as the family that has put their daughter up for adoption.
The Island by Elin Hilderbrand: After reading two very intense books, I opted for something more lighthearted. I didn't think this book would really captivate me but the story is quite interesting. One mother decides to rally her two daughters and sister and return to the family beachhouse on Tuckernuck Island. Each lady has their own conflict going on in their life, either a secret love affair, a cancelled wedding, or simply a workaholic schedule so they all embrace the change of pace that the island brings some sooner than others.
And those are my September reads! Anything you suggest I should put on the list for October?
