Diwan Book Reviews April 2017

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New Releases

Immortality – Milan Kundera

Milan Kundera’s sixth novel springs from a casual gesture of a woman to her swimming instructor, a gesture that creates a character in the mind of a writer named Kundera. Like Flaubert’s Emma or Tolstoy’s Anna, Kundera’s Agnès becomes an object of fascination, of indefinable longing. From that character springs a novel, a gesture of the imagination that both embodies and articulates Kundera’s supreme mastery of the novel and its purpose: to explore thoroughly the great themes of existence.

A Geek Girl Special – All Wrapped Up – Holly Smale

A romantic festive treat from the internationally bestselling, award-winning author of the Geek Girl series. Also includes a bonus previously unpublished Geek Girl short story, Team Geek!

The Historian – Elizabeth Kostova

Late one night, exploring her father’s library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters addressed ominously to ‘My dear and unfortunate successor’. Her discovery plunges her into a world she never dreamed of – a labyrinth where the secrets of her father’s past and her mother’s mysterious fate connect to an evil hidden in the depths of history.

Listen To The Things that Go – Marion Billet

Adults and children alike will be enchanted by these charming board books, which are distinguished by the exceptional quality of the sounds that bring every vehicle illustration to life. From train to tram, children will love honking the horns and ringing the bells of all the things that go.

Bestselling

Big Magic – Elizabeth Gilbert

The instant #1 New York Times Bestseller.

Readers of all ages and walks of life have drawn inspiration and empowerment from Elizabeth Gilbert’s books for years. Now this beloved author digs deep into her own generative process to share her wisdom and unique perspective about creativity.

Go Set a Watchman – Harper Lee

Go Set a Watchman features many of the characters from To Kill a Mockingbird some twenty years later. Returning home to Maycomb to visit her father, Jean Louise Finch—Scout—struggles with issues both personal and political, involving Atticus, society, and the small Alabama town that shaped her.

Gone Girl – Gillian Flynn

On a warm summer morning in North Carthage, Missouri, it is Nick and Amy Dunne’s fifth wedding anniversary. Presents are being wrapped and reservations are being made when Nick’s clever and beautiful wife disappears.

Amy’s diary reveals the alpha-girl perfectionist could have put anyone dangerously on edge. Under mounting pressure from the police and the media—as well as Amy’s fiercely doting parents—the town golden boy parades an endless series of lies, deceits, and inappropriate behavior. Nick is oddly evasive, and he’s definitely bitter—but is he really a killer?

The 7 Habits of Highly Effective Teens– Sean covey

A classic bestseller with nearly 5 million copies in print, now updated for the first time in fifteen years, this indispensable guide uses the 7 habits to help teens survive and thrive in school, at home, and with friends.

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