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What Am I Reading?

It has been awhile since I posted and it dawned on me that I have been rather silent abut the books I have been reading. This is just a sampling of books from various genres that I am currently reading. My reviews will be out shortly. An added bonus, the last book, while not new this year, is exceptional and I wanted to share this find with others.

Title: Buddhaland Brooklyn
Author: Richard C. Morais
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: July 17, 2012
Hardcover: 256 pages
ISBN: 978-1451669220
Genre: Fiction

Title: Let the Devil Sleep
Author: John Verdon
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: July 24, 2012
Hardcover: 464 pages
ISBN: 978-0307717924
Genre: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Title: Widow’s Might
Author: Sandra Brannan
Publisher: Greenleaf Book Group Press
Publication Date: August 7, 2012
Paperback: 304 pages
ISBN: 978-1608323722
Genre: Fiction, Suspense, Thriller

Title: The Twelve Rooms of the Nile
Author: Enid Shomer
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Publication Date: August 21, 2012
Hardcover: 464 pages
ISBN: 978-1451642964
Genre: Historical Fiction

Finally, as promised above, my bonus find of the summer!

Title: The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
Author: Rebecca Skloot
Publisher: Crown
Publication Date: February 2, 2010
Hardcover: 384 pages
ISBN: 978-1400052172
Genre: Non-Fiction, Biography

Happy Reading!

Spotlight: The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

Title: The Hundred-Foot Journey
Author: Richard C. Morais
Publisher: Scribner
Publication Date: July 6, 2010
Hardcover: 256 pages
ISBN: 978-1439165645
Genre: Fiction

From the Publisher:

“That skinny Indian teenager has that mysterious something that comes along once a generation. He is one of those rare chefs who is simply born. He is an artist.”

And so begins the rise of Hassan Haji, the unlikely gourmand who recounts his life’s journey in Richard Morais’s charming novel, The Hundred-Foot Journey. Lively and brimming with the colors, flavors, and scents of the kitchen, The Hundred-Foot Journey is a succulent treat about family, nationality, and the mysteries of good taste.

Born above his grandfather’s modest restaurant in Mumbai, Hassan first experienced life through intoxicating whiffs of spicy fish curry, trips to the local markets, and gourmet outings with his mother. But when tragedy pushes the family out of India, they console themselves by eating their way around the world, eventually settling in LumiÈre, a small village in the French Alps.

The boisterous Haji family takes LumiÈre by storm. They open an inexpensive Indian restaurant opposite an esteemed French relais—that of the famous chef Madame Mallory—and infuse the sleepy town with the spices of India, transforming the lives of its eccentric villagers and infuriating their celebrated neighbor. Only after Madame Mallory wages culinary war with the immigrant family, does she finally agree to mentor young Hassan, leading him to Paris, the launch of his own restaurant, and a slew of new adventures.

The Hundred-Foot Journey is about how the hundred-foot distance between a new Indian kitchen and a traditional French one can represent the gulf between different cultures and desires. A testament to the inevitability of destiny, this is a fable for the ages—charming, endearing, and compulsively readable.

About the AuthorScribner, :

Richard C. Morais was a Senior Editor at Forbes and the magazine’s longest serving foreign correspondent. An American raised in Switzerland, Morais has lived most of his life overseas, returning to the United States in 2003. He was stationed in London for 17 years, where he was Forbes’ European Bureau Chief. He now lives in Philadelphia with his wife and daughter. The Hundred-Foot Journey is his first novel.

I received a complimentary copy of The Hundred-Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais from Inkwell. Receiving a complimentary copy in no way reflected my review of aforementioned novel.