SeaSands in the Sun

The Book I read for October was excellent.Thanks Summer for lending this book to me. She couldn't put it down, and I can understand why! The book has 2 parts to it and it tells of the struggle of a Chinese woman who has a dream of being a scholar, just like her mother was. Being in China at that time, women were degraded and reading and writing was something only meant for the men. She gets sold to a rich man who owns a silk business.Thus unfolds a journey of her perseverance to learn how to read and write and how her wit saves her on numerous occasions.  Second part tells about the life of her child and the struggles she endures. It gets a little bit repetitive as it might seem that she has the same fate as her mother, but read on as her life story is all about seeking and finding closure.  It will take you on a very visual journey as the author has a great flare of describing things perfectly. It really feels like you're with the protagonist collecting the silk

I have been tied up most of my September that I did not get to update my book of the month! I didn't get much reading done. A good friend of mine sent me a book that they used for one of his English classes (or something). I must say I enjoyed reading it a lot.    It's a compilation of short stories that talk about Indian expatriates living in the United States. Lahiri has the ability to make you glued to the story till the end. I must say it is a bit too much if you read it all in one read (for me personally), cause it's too much culture at one go. hehe She tends to leave the ending hanging and lets you make your own conclusions. I do know some people are not too keen on that but I think that's a way of adding a sense of unknown. There's one story in it (there's 9 in all) that has the same title as the book. I was taken aback at how literal it really meant, yet it held some mystery to it. Very interesting read and it gives an insight of ho