Rated of 5
by Jason Austin-Guest
An incredibly moving tale, one that could melt the toughest hearts. I enjoyed it so much that I am using it as a key text in my undergraduate dissertation. Come on Tony, we want more!
Rated of 5
by Jasmeen Makan
I found the writing both realistic and absorbing in this funny toching book
Rated of 5
by catherine longmate
Not gritty enough to be really interesting or really funny. Most of the issues are skimmed over but a good, quick holiday read.
Rated of 5
by Tyler
It was really great and i makes you understand how hard it really is for a single parent and how much they really do care about their children.
Rated of 5
by Tonia Kontochristopoulou
Very touching, very real, very true. An excellent book for anyone, it will make you laugh, cry, think, reconsider...... It's a must.
Rated of 5
by Sanja Nesic
Realistic, witty, though a bit bitter. No heppy end, but that's life! Very good. Better than Nick Hornby.
Fearless, gripping, at once darkly funny and tender, spanning three continents and numerous lives, Americanah is a richly told story set in today's globalized world.
The story of an American family, middle class in middle America, ordinary in every way but one. But that exception is the beating heart of this extraordinary novel.
First time novelist Vaddey Ratner captured my heart and senses in this novel based on her childhood in Cambodia. Her story transcends any news story...
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From the first page, I was drawn in by the lyrical writing of the author and mesmerized as the narrator, eight year old Raami, remembered the years...
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Trite but true, all good things must come to an end. I so wanted to keep reading the wonderful prose, the settings that let one think they are part...
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Kenn Nesbitt is new Children's Poet Laureate(Jun 12 2013) Kenn Nesbitt has been named the new Children's Poet Laureate: Consultant in Children's Poetry to the Poetry Foundation, which noted that the two-year position...
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