APRIL PROMPT 4 | TBR BOOK | 2024
“The Morningside” by Téa Obreht — April Prompt 4
— MY “TO BE READ BOOK”- APRIL PROMPT 4
From the list of books that I would love to read in summer 2024, this book — ‘THE MORNING SIDE’ by Tea Obreht comes on my To Be Read (TBR) List. This came to me as I read the book review by Zachary Houle in Medium. Zachary Houle
He has done the review in a brilliant way invoking a deep sense of nostalgia in the reader.
‘Well, as it would turn out, The Morningside is a novel about nostalgia, but of the unremembered kind.’
Yes, the post-traumatic stress disorder that the characters have gone through is been mentioned and the hope of a new beginning is sensed from the phrase ‘FABLES OF RECONSTRUCTION’.
The story goes forward from the point of view of Silvia, an 11-year-old.
Zachary Houle comments the philosophy of the book in a beautiful way.
‘The novel is a meditation on death and resurrection, and of fantasies that take the place of harsh realities.’
To add to the curiosity, he has given the hints about the twists and twirls.
“It’s the ending that makes The Morningside what it is (and, don’t worry, I’m going to try to not say too much about it to not spoil it). The other thing that niggles at me is that Silvia is presented as someone who is an old soul.”
So, there must be some magic in the book, I hope !!!
The other books in my list include -
- Keep It Moving: Lessons for the Rest of Your Life by Twyla Tharp. The dancer and choreography explains how and why movement is a huge part of aging well.
2. That Long Silence By Shashi Deshpande — The Indian story of an ordinary woman that changes the framework into an extraordinary, breaking the long silence of miscommunication and despair.
There are a few more books that I would add, but being realistic, let me move with three at a time……..
Annelise Lords CJ Coop Chrysa stergiou Henry India Holden💖 Priyanka Srivastava Dr.Jayalakshmi AnnaNathasha.V Samantha M🥀 Fiza Ameen
Janaka Stagnaro Lani Domaloy Nandkishor Shingne Leela Ramesh
Take a look at April Prompts…………
