The Dancing Girls of Lahore
: Selling Love and Saving Dreams in Pakistan's Ancient Pleasure District
by
Louise Brown
Hardcover: Aug 2005
Paperback: 1 Jul 2006 Publication information
With beautiful understatement, Louise Brown turns a
novelist's eye on a true story that beggars the imagination - the lives of the
'dancing girls' of Lahore, Parkistan.
'Mixing memory with desire, this marvelous and original book once more reminds us of ways through which the imagination becomes a refuge from the uncontrollable cruelties of reality.'
On Hitler's Mountain
: Overcoming the Legacy of a Nazi Childhood
by
Irmgard Hunt
Hardcover: Mar 2005
Paperback: 1 Feb 2006 Publication information
A powerful and riveting account of a seemingly halcyon life lived mere paces from a center of evil and madness; a remarkable memoir of
an "ordinary" childhood spent in an extraordinary time and place.
An autobiographical narrative in which the author describes his experiences in Nazi concentration camps, watching family and friends die, and how they led him to believe that God is dead.
The Glass Castle
: A Memoir
by
Jeannette Walls
Hardcover: Mar 2005
Paperback: 9 Jan 2006 Publication information
A tender, moving tale of unconditional love in a family that, despite its profound flaws, gave the author the fiery determination to carve out a successful life on her own terms.
A very large book - in number of pages and in content - and every page worth reading. Thoroughly enjoyed this one and her first book on the...
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