CliffsNotes: An Indian man lands at JFK and by the time he’s cleared customs, he’s forgotten his mother’s name. As his years in the new country go by, more information about his provenance – who is his family? What happened to them? Are they dead or alive? – slides off him, mostly unnoticed. Until the… Continue reading Book of the week: What Is Remembered by Suketu Mehta
CliffsNotes: Set in 1960s California, Commonwealth is a twisted, tumultuous family tree of parents, children, stepchildren, siblings, and stepsiblings. Bert Cousins and Beverly Keating leave their spouses for each other. Their new collective causes much anger, rebellion and resentment – and serious accidents. Years later, in her twenties, Beverly’s daughter Franny recounts their stories to novelist Leon… Continue reading Book of the week: Commonwealth by Ann Patchett
CliffsNotes: “After all this time”, there’s a story from the Harry Potter universe. That’s not counting the many Pottermore missives and Twitter posts from JK Rowling over the last nine years. Harry Potter And The Cursed Child: Parts One And Two is written by JK Rowling, John Tiffany, and Jack Thorne. The fat book is… Continue reading Book of the week: Harry Potter And The Cursed Child
CliffsNotes: Sofia Khan, a British Muslim publicist has just broken up with her possible-marriage-partner-to-be (“Shouldn’t there be a word for someone between a friend and a potential husband?”) because he refuses to move out of his hole-in-the-wall family home; and everyone from her parents to her boss, Brammers, seems be crazy about it. Sofia was ready to… Continue reading Book of the Week: Sofia Khan is Not Obliged by Ayisha Malik
CliffsNotes: Bestselling and wickedly funny American author Jenny Lawson (aka The Bloggess) tackles mental illness with her sophomore book, and a collection of essays. She describes herself as “a high-functioning depressive with anxiety disorder and mild-self harm issues,” even if the title of the book made you think otherwise. Lawson goes from laugh-out-loud funny to startlingly… Continue reading Book of the week: Furiously Happy by Jenny Lawson
