Advantages: Engaging, brilliantly written, worth reading again Disadvantages: Full of tragic events
A while ago, I was watching a series that celebrated world book day; 'My life in books' (presented by Anne Robinson!), where various well known people in the public eye talked about their favourite books. One of the ones I put on my 'to-read' list was thi ...
Advantages: Eye opening and inspirational Disadvantages: A difficult and emotional read
A Fine Balance is an intimidating book in many ways. Firstly the sheer size of it – 600 pages of small dense text; secondly the unrelentingly tortured protagonists and the utter misery of their poverty stricken lives; and thirdly the vivid and often sto ...
Advantages: Makes you think and haunts you for some time, excellent writing characters ad story Disadvantages: Quite shocking and not a light 'feel good' read
Rohinton Mistry – A Fine Balance This book is published by Faber and Faber 2006 reprint and the ISBN-13: 978-0571230587 . Available from Amazon for a variety of prices from 9p used plus P&P. Mine was a really great find through book crossing so was fr ...
Advantages: Fascinating, well-written and lovely characters Disadvantages: Will not appeal if you are anti-religion!
...“A Question of Integrity” was the original title of the book that is now “The Wonder Worker” by Susan Howatch and forms part of a trilogy, set in and around St. Benet’s Healing Centre, a centre for Christian spiritual healing in London’s square mile.
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Advantages: Fast-paced, believable characters, very well-written Disadvantages: A little melodramatic in places
...Alice, overweight, depressed, and very worried about her dying aunt, is caught in a rainstorm while out in London. Looking for shelter, she finds a church called St Benet's. To her surprise, it's not empty. Instead, some kind of service is taking place ...
