Maya is one of the kidnapped girls living in the Butterfly Garden, suffering in hands of a mentally ill man called The Gardener. He tattoos them different butterfly wings on their backs as a brand that they belong to his collection and he gives them a new name. This … [Read more...]
Ken Follett – The Modigliani Scandal.
Dee Sleign is an art historian who wants to write a thesis about the relation between drugs and art. Her boyfriend, Mike, tells her to see and old man who had good friendship with some artists like Modigliani. The man tells Dee the story of an unknown painting by … [Read more...]
Virginia Boecker – An Assassin’s Guide to Love & Treason.
After losing her father and having to run for not being aprehended for practicing Catholicism, Katherine Arundell decides to occupy her father's place in a plot to kill queen Elizabeth. The queen, on the other hand, has a lot of spies among which is Toby, a young man … [Read more...]
Anthony Doerr – All the Light We Cannot See.
This story takes place during World War II. Marie- Laure LeBlanc is a French girl who loves to read. She goes blind due to illness at a young age. She lives in Paris with her father who works as senior locksmith at the Museum of Natural History. During a guided trip … [Read more...]
Kathy Lette – The Boy who fell to Earth.
This is the story of Lucy and her son Merlin who's diagnosed with Asperger's syndrome. The book tells us about the first 16 years of Merlin's life and Lucy's struggle to raise and protect him; and to carry on with her life after a divorce and many failed … [Read more...]
Laura E. Weymouth – The Light Between Worlds.
During a bombing in London, the young Evelyn Hapwell hides in a shelter with her sister Philippa and her brother Jamie. Afraid of what's happening, she wishes to be in another place. Her wish comes true and for a time they live in a place named the Woodlands, but they … [Read more...]
Henning Mankell – The Man Who Smiled.
This book is one of Kurt Wallander's mysteries, but I'm not going to read more of these books because the character didn't catch my attention, so I put the author in the category of individual novels. Nevertheless, I've read opinions of people who enjoyed all the … [Read more...]
Fiona Barton – The Widow.
What would you do if your husband is the principal suspect of kidnapping, abusing and murdering a two year old girl? Jean Taylor is facing this situation. Her husband Glen is accused of kidnapping Bella Elliott. As the investigation proceeds she begins to believe … [Read more...]