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....
Memoirs of a Geisha – Journey of Popularity Abridged Summary:Highlighting the lifestyle of Japanese entertainers Geisha, Arthur Golden wrote “Memoirs of Geisha” in 1997. It is a fabulously penned fiction novel unbridling the showbiz lifestyle of Geisha in Japan. However, this remarkable novel talks about Nitta Sayuri (Sakamoto Chiyo). She is a smart and famous Geisha in Japan’s Gion district. She was sold by her father to work in the entertainment districts of K....
Brief Summary:“The Da Vinci Code” by Dan Brown is a mystery novel that explains the twists and turns behind decoding Cryptex. It brings forth characters involved in a series of acts, which leads them to Westminster Abbey from Paris. Besides the run to find the message enclosed in the mysterious Cryptex, the novel's characters’ get entangled in murder, fleeing, and other criminal activities. Of course, these events are unintentional and aimed at finding the identity of Sophie Ne....
Fateful Careers ChoicesSet in New York City in the 20s and 30s, the novel Fountainhead, by Ayn Rand, published in 1943, takes the readers into the murky corporate world of architects and focuses on human virtues and vices. It begins with a promising young architect named Howard Roark getting expelled from architecture school before joining a righteous yet disgraced architect named Henry Cameron in New York. In contrast, his batc....
A Brief Overview:The Catcher in the Rye is about Holden Caulfield, who is expelled in his junior year and struggles with a sense of confusion.The Novel Opens in an Asylum Holden Caulfield tells the story from a mental hospital in the form of a flashback on a Saturday in December – the day of the season-ending football match between his old school - Pencey Prep and rival Saxon Hall.He has been expelled and is on his way to say goodbye to Mr. Spencer, his ....
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'....
A Brief Overview:The Last of the Mohicans by James Fenimore Cooper follows the journey of Hawkeye and the members of a dying tribe – the Mohicans as they go on to rescue the daughters of a British colonel through terrains of the traitors and face a gruesome ending.Familiarise with the Settings and CharactersAttack on the FortThe novel starts by familiarizing us with the setting of the wild woodland....
Summary of the Midnight’s ChildrenA Brief Overview:The Midnight’s Children follows the journey of Saleem Sinai, who recounts his life story and moment of birth on August 15, 1947, at precisely midnight - the day India gained independence from British rule.The Story of Saleem Starts 32 Years Before His BirthIn 1915, Saleem's grandfather – a doctor named Aadam Aziz encounters his future wife for the first time on ....
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....
A Brief Overview:Light in August by William Faulkner’s central concern is with the relationship between a man's social role and private being. The story is set in a small fictional town with a planning mill – Jefferson and is based on two strangers who arrive at the town at different times.Lena Grove Arrival in Jefferson The novel starts with Lena Grove – a pregnant teenager, on her way to Mississip....
The BeginningThe Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas tells the story of Edmond Dantes, who, on his safe arrival at Marseilles after the death of the Captain of Pharaon, the ship he works in, and his delivery of a package to respect the Captain’s dying wish, is promoted by Monsieur Morrel, the owner of the shipping company, to replace the dead Captain, under the envious eyes of the ship’s supercargo, Dan....
In this book, we see it through the death's eyes as he follows a girl named Liesel during World War II in Germany. The story starts with one day Liesel, her mother, and her brother heading on the train with her mother and brother to meet their new foster parents. Suddenly, her brother died on the way because of his illness. They both went to the graveyard to do death rituals. Strangely, Liesel, stoles a book from the people in Graveyard. After, the death rituals, Liesel....
CharactersLucie Manette:- She is the main character of the story, she is a beautiful young woman.Doctor Manette:- Father of Lucie, he has an unhappy life he spent approximately two decades in prison for something he didn't do.Charles Darnay:- He is a French accused of being a Spy.Sydney Carton:- Looks like Darnay although he is a lawyer.Defarge:- Nasty woman spend their time planning how she can hurt the people she hate."A Tale of Two Cities" by Charles D....
