Books of Interest to MixTogether Members: Intro

[chweetgurl]

No doubt experiences shape the person we are today, Looking back i do think lot of ifs and buts... I am happy where i am today and i believe everything happens for a reason. I do wholeheartedly wish you the very best and we are all here to support you in your journey

[saffron]

It takes courage sweetchic.. to do the right thing for you, and I know its not easy, there are lots of things to weigh up. Time is a great healer and can change a person .

[bel]

Hi All

Just see that Jasvinder Sanghera has a new book out, called, "Shame Travels: A Family Lost, a Family Found".
Not sure how long it's been out, will ass this to my reading list...

The blur on Amazon is as follows...
When she was a little girl, Jasvinder Sanghera's father told her about the village he came from, Kang Sabhu in rural Punjab. One day, he promised to take her there so she could meet her half-sister, Bachanu, who had stayed behind. But at the age of sixteen - as she so vividly related in her bestseller Shame - Jasvinder ran away from home to escape a forced marriage. Her parents disowned her.

'Shame travels...' her father told her. Although her mother took all her other daughters to meet the extended family in the Punjab, Jasvinder was never allowed to go.

With her own daughter about to marry, Jasvinder decides to challenge thirty years of rejection by going to India herself. She wants to explore her roots and to see for herself the place her parents called home until the day they died. What Jasvinder finds in India and what she learns changes the way she sees the world, and has important lessons for all of us. SHAME TRAVELS is not only a gripping and revealing quest, but also an inspirational journey of the heart.

[6Stars]

Hi all you bookworms . I read Shame Travels , a few weeks ago and was so moved I sent Jasvinder Sanghera an email.Then I found MT on the Karma Nirvana website.

My all time best book in the world has got to be A Suitable Boy . I have 3 copies !

I've also enjoyed : Maps for Lost Lovers
                           Greetings from Bury Park ,
                           Boy with The Topknot ,
                           Six Suspects  , Q+A
                           A Small Island
                           The Real Me Is Thin
                           The White Family
                            The Joy Luck Club, The Bonesetters Daughter
                            The God Of Small Things   
                            The White Tiger
 
I gave up on Eat, Pray, Love (I got annoyed with it to be honest) but I shall try again with
Midnights Children . I have just started Last Man In  Tower , so will keep you posted

Take care guys 6Sars   

[booktalker]

Hi 6stars, thanks for the list - good choices! I've read and enjoyed quite a few of those. So many books, so little time....! xxx

[Sweetchics]

Hey 6stars

Loving the list thanks for that. I have a God of Small Things but haven't read it yet.

What happened with eat, pray love? 

Didn't realise Jasvinder's book was already out...off to amazon I go....

xxx

[booktalker]

Give us a review when you've read it, sweetchics! 6stars, I'm also curious why you didn't get on with Eat Pray Love - I confess I loved it! BT xxx

[Sweetchics]

Will do BT....

6stars, just checked on amazon and Shame Travels has not yet been released...how did you get a copy?  Can I get one too?? 

xxx