Jaimal Yogis's memoir is the fascinating tale of a boy in love with surfing and Zen. His travels lead him from coastal California to Hawaii, Manhattan, India, and Mexico in search of outer waves and inner calm. Saltwater Buddha combines narrative and insight to produce a lighthearted, yet powerful story.
We all know that L.A. is a hotspot for vampires, demons, angels, sorcerers, eccentric artists, and movie moguls. But you probably don’t know that magician/hitman Sandman Slim is back for revenge after surviving 11 years in Hell (literally) as a sideshow freak. Not only is he intent on killing those who sent him Downtown, but creatures of all sorts are out to destroy him!
A true story, Her Last Death is one woman's struggle to form a separate identity from the woman she most hated and most loved: her mother. Susanna Sonnenberg grew up surrounded by sex, drugs, and a superficiality she was able to escape only by shutting out her family. Sonnenberg's writing is engaging and witty, and her story is both poignant and captivating.
This latest novel by a National Book Award finalist interweaves the lives of five generations of the Townsend family in numerous richly detailed and poetic miniatures. British suffragist Dorothy Trevor Townsend shares both legacy and namesake with her American granddaughter, who solely and illegally protests the Iraq war in spite of her daughter’s disapproval.
Zafon's novel is a glorious summer read. Dripping with colorful characters, atmosphere, passion, intrigue and action, it grabs readers by the lapels and pulls them breathlessly through the back alleys of Postwar Barcelona--searching for a mysterious writer, his disappearing novels, and answers to the grim mystery behind it all. Impossible to put down!The Shadow of the Wind by Carlos Ruiz Zafon
Reviewed by: Harry
Working as a temp and approaching the age of thirty, Julie Powell is looking for something to give meaning to her life. Always interested in food, Julie decides in a moment of desperate courage to cook her way through Julia Childs' Mastering the Art of French Cooking. Soon to be a movie with Meryl Streep and Amy Adams!
Set in the summer of 1963, this novel is told from the perspective of Norman, 17, a Hebrew scholar hired by a wealthy dysfunctional family to prepare Bayla, 16, for her bat mitzvah. The Hebrew instruction is minimal, but other life lessons are learned in the unlikely relationship these two characters forge. Love, motorcycles and more play a role in this insightful coming of age story.
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