I had the good fortune to hear Dr. Verghese speak after Cutting for Stone came out. It would be an understatement to say he was a gifted and enthralling speaker; he spoke for an hour without any notes, and his genuineness and warmth poured through. I loved that when I read this book, I could sense those qualities in his writing—like he was reading his book to me.
As a physician, I enjoyed that Dr. Verghese peppered his book with clinical situations and loved even more that those scenarios were often “old school” ways of practicing medicine. I loved learning about a setting that was unknown to me—Kerala, India. I was also appreciative of how well Dr. Verghese depicted male and female characters alike.
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From the New York Times-bestselling author of Cutting for Stone comes a stunning and magisterial epic of love, faith, and medicine, set in Kerala, South India, following three generations of a family seeking the answers to a strange secret
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I read this book over a year ago, but Kingsolver’s ability to write Demon’s voice and character so distinctively and thoroughly sticks with me perfectly. I fall in love with a book when an author allows me to understand a character deeply, especially through unique dialogue, and Kingsolver did this tremendously well with Demon.
Sometimes, when a novel is more of an epic tale, I can lose a little interest, but not so with this book. Kingsolver portrays the supporting characters and the heartachingly pervasive backdrop of the opioid crisis so well that rather than losing interest, I kept saying, “... this too? And now this?...”
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I didn’t love this book for the plot or characters, though I appreciate the journey it took me on–a perfect beach read. What I loved was the dialogue.
I’m pretty sure I haven’t read anyone who does witty, flirtatious dialogue as well as Emily Henry. I read her books when I want a pick-me-up. Every time I read one, I think, “It would be amazing to be friends with Emily. Who wouldn’t want a friend that quick-witted, clever, and hilarious?”
'At turns hilarious and wise, another knockout from the champ' Taylor Jenkins Reid, DAISY JONES AND THE SIX 'One of my favourite authors' Colleen Hoover, IT ENDS WITH US 'Smart, sunny, sexy and also a gorgeous story of female friendship' Beth O'Leary, THE FLATSHARE
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Two exes. One pact. Could this holiday change everything?
Harriet and Wyn are the perfect couple - they go together like bread and butter, gin and tonic, Blake Lively and Ryan Reynolds.
Every year, they take a holiday from their lives to drink far too much wine with their favourite people in the world.
Drinking glasses of cava in the sunshine, indulging in delicious tapas, and learning Spanish with ease is what Amy Breen, a hard-charging physician and mother of three, expected of life in Spain. But when she and her young family move to Barcelona, the tranquilo lifestyle of their new country has other ideas for her.
Join Amy and her family in their mishaps and adventures living in Barcelona and traveling throughout Europe. Watch as Amy openly and with self-deprecating humor unfolds her struggles in her transition from a handle-it-all doctor and mother in the States to a full-time parent who needs her kids to translate.
The tranquilo way of life is Amy’s adversary and then teacher in this humorous personal and family journey.
