Namesake by Jhumpa LahiriA Brief Overview:Named after Nikolai Gogol – a Russian author, Gogol Ganguli, an Indian-American boy is the centre of attraction of the novel Namesake by Jhumpa Lahiri. The story follows his constant struggle with his identity and multiculturalism, sense of belongingness and ultimately self-discovery.Shift to the United StatesThe story opens in 1968 on an August evening w....
The Secret Life of Bees – Sweetness of Honey Leads to a Bitter TruthBrief Story:Written on the note of beekeeping, “The Secret Life of Bees” talks of an estranged connection between a girl and her reluctant father. She thinks that her dad is responsible for killing the mother. Through this novel, the American author Sue Monk Kidd highlights the era of 1964 when betrayals and interracial issues were prominent factors. This book highlights the story of a shattered girl w....
Eat, Pray, Love – A Tale of Life ExperiencesBrief Summary:Eat, Pray, Love by Elizabeth Gilbert is an explanatory novel of her life experiences. It talks about her estranged married life and a will to regain happiness in the form of self-healing travel notions. The matter is all about finding peace and solicitation in the arms of a journey to unveil the essence of joyous moments. As a memoir chronicle, Elizabeth wrote the book at the time of her stay at Oliver Hotel (Knoxvill....
The IntroductionEmily McIntire's 2021 romance novel Hooked is the first book of her Never-After series. Set in the contemporary world, Hooked attempts to restructure the classic Peter Pan tale with a modern twist. Unlike the original story, Hooked does not involve elements of fantasy. It focuses on the dark side of human existence. The main characters, James “Hook” Barrie, Wendy, and Peter Michaels, are based on Captain Jame....
New YorkVerity, a 2018 novel by Colleen Hoover, narrates the story of Lowen Ashleigh, a struggling New York City writer, grieving her mother’s death and going through a phase of writer’s block. An opportunity to exercise her writing skills knocks on her door when she meets Jeremy Crawford, the husband of the bestselling author Verity Crawford, in a pretty unbecoming circumstance as she watches a truck hit a ....
The novel starts with introducing the protagonist of the story, Miles Halter, who is leaving his parents and his home in Florida to join Culver Creek boarding school. His mother throws a going away party for Miles, but no one turns up at Miles's party except two weird guys, whom he considers boring because Miles has an introverted and shy personality in school. He interacts very little with others in the class. That is why he doesn't get the chance to befriend others.After that, he mov....
Support GroupWritten by John Green and published in 2012, the novel The Fault in Our Stars tells the story of Hazel Grace and Augustus Waters, two teenagers battling cancer. Hazel has thyroid cancer. Augustus had osteosarcoma but has been declared cancer-free with an amputated leg. The story begins with Hazel’s reluctant participation in a support group for cancer patients that her mother has forced her to take part in. There,....
A Brief Overview:Anita Desai's Clear Light of Day takes place in Delhi in 1980 and follows the journey of Bim, Tara, Raja, and Baba in four sections through events that alternate between the present and the past. Section 1:Tara Returns to DelhiTara has just returned from Washington, D.C. with her husband – Bakul, and their two teenage daughters to attend the wedding of her eldest brother Raja'....
The BeginningIf He Had Been with Me is a young-adult high school romance novel by Laura Nowlin, published in 2013. Set in a small town and narrated by Autumn, the novel deals with complex human emotions, tumultuous adolescence, and a tragic loss. Autumn and Finny are best friends, and they grew up together. Their mothers are best friends, too. Autumn’s mother suffers from mental health issues, while her dad remains ab....
Girl with Dragon Tattoo” is published by Stieg Larsson. It's the first of the Millennium trilogy, full of crime, suspense and thrills.The crime thriller novel opens with a respected journalist and publisher, “Michael Blankovist,” of Millennium magazine. He was being convicted of defamation or libel against Hans Eric Wennerstrom, a powerful business mogul, as the trial had fallen out of favour. He went to prison for three months and paid huge sums. He decided to clear ....
The Help – A Tale of Race and PrejudiceBrief Summary:“The Help” is a spectacular presentation of African American women working as helpers in white households. The story is penned marvelously by Kathryn Stockett, who highlights poignant differences in race, class, and disparity. The house helpers are not considered a part of the society and they do not enjoy rights equal to their white counterparts. Summary of Important Aspects:Essent....
The BeginningIn The Summer I Turned Pretty, the author Jenny Han narrates the story in the protagonist, Isabel “Belly” Conklin’s voice. Belly spent her summers with her mother, a recently divorced Laurel, and brother, Steven, at the Fisher family’s beach house in a town called Cousins Beach on the Atlantic Coast with her mother’s cancer survivor friend, Susannah Fisher and her teenage sons, Conrad, and Jeremiah Fisher.....
Gone Girl – A Deceptive FabricationBrief Summary:As a crime thriller novel, Gone Girl is spectacularly written by Gillian Flynn. She has presented the story where a wife (Amy) morphs her disappearance and death to get her husband (Nick) punished. The reason is that she found him to be cheating and wants revenge. In fact, the twists and turns in the story bring Amy back to Nick to continue their married life. Summary of Important Ideations:....
The Lovely Bones – A Heavenly VigilanceBrief Summary:Explicating the divine journey of a 14-year-old girl named Susie, The Lovely Bone by Alice Seabold unfolds an amalgamation of grief, love, and blissful connections. It showcases Susie’s observance of her family’s and the killer’s life from heaven. Summary of Significant Notions:Characters and Connections:The Lovely Bones introduces various characters with Susie Salmon ho....
Haunting Adeline is the first book in the Cat and Mouse Duet series by H.D. Carlton. It is an intriguing story. This is about Adeline Reilly. She is a young and independent writer. Adeline returns to the Washington home after the death of her great-grandmother. Her name was Gigi. Here her family has lived for many generations. There are many legends surrounding this location. Its history is veiled in mystery.The s....
