Seeing as it is my birthday on Monday, I decided to treat myself to some shiny new books, each of which I have bought on recommendation from others on Goodreads or Booktube. I had to restrain myself to three (which was very hard work!) but these are the ones I settled for:
Evening is the Whole Day was a recommendation on Goodreads. It is set in Malaysia and follows the wealthy Rajasekharan family "as its closely guarded secrets are slowly peeled away" (so says the blurb on Goodreads). It has got a heap of five star ratings, with many readers saying it is their favourite novel of all time, so I'm really looking forward to getting stuck in to this one. Love reading about India - M.M. Kaye's The Far Pavilions got me into my fascination with it, and having recently finished Salman Rushdie's Midnight's Children I feel in the mood for another trip to the east whilst sitting on my sofa.
I have never read anything by Wilbur Smith before, but - and I know you shouldn't judge a book by its cover - I just love Egypt and myth, etc. It's his brand new historical fiction/adventure novel, two of my favourite genres, but has had mixed reviews so I am excited to find out for myself what this is like.
The Enchanted April was a Booktube recommendation - it's a feelgood novel set in 1920s England/Italy, an era I absolutely love. From the blurb I can tell you that it's about four women who wish to escape the measly English weather by renting a villa in Italy for a month's sojourn, during which time each character undergoes "a heartening realisation about herself". Sounds right up my street!
I'm about 3/4 of the way through Kate Atkinson's Life After Life right now - am aiming to get it finished by Monday. Then it is the decision as to which one to read next.......
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