Memories in a click

Sunset in the waters

































Kissing the waters

























Alone fishing in the waters - Connecting to the inner self.





















Racing the waters

The boat on which we cruised Lake Waramaug, CT.

Hit List

Berlin - Pierre Frei
The Master Butchers Singing Club - Louise Erdrich
The Memoirs of Helen of Troy - Amanda Elyot
All for Love - Amanda Elyot
A Good Indian Wife - Anne Cherian
Darcy Collection - Elizabeth Aston
A Wedding in December - Anita Shreve

Books by Ernest Hemimgway

The Things we do for Love

Kristin Hannah again. Thats the fourth book i've read in 6 months. I'm really fond of her writing.

A women trying hard to conceive and failing three times and a girl forever trying to find a mother in her own mom. The choices we make as girls can haunt us more in our later lives.

It is important to find love in life. I beleive that if you can wake up everyday with hope and love then getting through the day makes it that much more easier. Although romances are for books only it is nice to beleive in them. Lauren and Angie connect to each other and look out for each other and there is something charming about the DeSaria family. The mother who talks to the husband long after he is dead and the sisters who are opinionated but still manage to look out for each other. It is only when you have a family do you realize the importance of putting your loved ones in front of your own needs.

Kristin Hannah's style of writing is really gripping and opens doors into your soul. The book was a lovely read and definetly recommended.

Something Blue

Emily Griffin's Something Blue is of the chic-lit category. A snobby, beautiful and rich girl finds the way to her soul without worrying about her kennith cole shoes and nordstorm boots. She learns why its important to realize that there are people who look beyond just the outer beauty. I've always been sure that it is important for women to move beyond the comfort of their own homes where you get a taste of the real world.

Emily Griffin's style is refreshing and makes a good read.

The Zookeerper's Wife

I read about this book in my friend's blog and wanted to read this book forever. Everytime i went to the library optimistically searching for it, i would never find it. I even tried reserving it but somehow it never seemed to land in my hands. Finally i got lucky and when you get something you wanted for so long, you always get doubly lucky. I got a brand new copy of the book from the library and its always a tad thrillng to have a new copy in your hands.

Now for the book itself. There is something extremely alluring about World War II books and movies. I have seen some of the movies like Schinder's List, Escape from Sobibor and Life is beautiful. When i was in Germany, i had this nagging thought of visiting Auschwitz but one of my friends who visited the camp told me that it needed a lot of emotional guts to walk that place.

World War II was not about war, killing. It was about extermination and going against evolution. What makes men kill each other without emotion or remorse. How can you hold a gun to another man's head without knowing anything about the man except that he was a Jew.

I wouldn't say the world is a better place now and i would never understand religious or racial hatred but reading this book gave me an insight on why people risk their lives and put them in the line of fire to save hundreds of innocent lives. Why people risk their own safety to protect people they had never known.

War is never justifiable but i had never read about the Underground or how Jews escaped Ghetto and scrambled off trains reaching camps. To read about it sends shivers down your spine and reading about how Antonina escaped near death experiences and how she protected Jews by hiding them in the basement and in cages makes your imagination run wild.

Diane Ackermann slows the pace of the book by getting into the details of the war but her detailed accounts of the animals and how Antonina communicated with them makes for a splendid read. This book is a splendid read and it gives you a peek into what happened during world war II.