Thursday, January 08, 2009

January Gems

Fiction and Memoir
If you don't ski, snow can still be a good thing. First, snow is pretty. Second, and while you are waiting for the 'pleasure' of shoveling the snow away, you have time to read! Here's a few books to add your snowy day reading list.

The Piano Teacher
: Former Elle magazine editor Janice Y.K. Lee's debut novel is part love story and part exploration of the decade-long aftermath of the Japanese occupation of Hong Kong during WWII.

Things I've Been Silent About: Azar Nafisi's memoir, a follow-up to her 2003 bestseller, Reading Lolita in Tehran.

The Mercy Papers: Robin Romm describes her deep rage and fierce love for her mother, who lost a long battle with breast cancer.

Mounting Fears: In Stuart Wood's sixth Will Lee thriller (Capital Crimes was fifth) we're told we should expect bad news, shady characters, an assassination plot and of course, an international incident!