What Lies Between Us: A Novel | 
TFW you connect with one of your favorite authors 😭😭 I love twitter for allowing us to meaningfully connect with people that we otherwise may never meet IRL.
It's so important that we tell the writers we love today how much their work means to us while they're still with us. I can't tell you how many times I've wished I could write to an author who's impacted me who has since passed away. 💔
pickWow, I feel like my heart has been ripped out after reading this. I knew what would happen after reading the first chapter, but watching the story of the narrator's life unfold was so good. So beautiful, but painful and I couldn't put it down. #litsyreadingchallenge #judgebythecover
#feistyfeb day 12: #diverselovestories
Well at least I hope these have love stories of a sort, as I've only read the Eileen Chang ones. She's pretty much the queen of romance in Chinese lit.
The kids have been excitedly working on their Love Day cards for their classmates and can't wait for Valentine's Day!
Current read. Not at all what I expected but I guess that's what happens when you don't read the flaps and just read it because you've heard it's good. #Allisnotlost #ownvoices
Finally some sunlight in our library means I can take a proper photo for yesterday's #seasonsreadings2016 prompt #weneeddiversebooks
I'm still working on filling my shelves but these four squares hold some of my favourite books (and also plenty I haven't yet read). I'm working on a Keigo Higashino collection as well as an Eileen Chang one. The bottom right holds some books from Singapore writers.
pickI don't usually read books that are so sad, but this one was beautifully written. Def a pick. A rare 5 of 5. I've been lucky to have a streak of these lately.
So far this is beautiful and shocking and sad.... about halfway through.
Book mail and used bookstore finds.
pickOh boy! This book is sooo good! She writes like a dream. And this book packed such an emotional punch! It affected me like A Little Life did. Wow! Highly recommend!
Excited to start this one ... A reviewer I admire suggested it made her feel emotional devastation along the lines of A Little Life so I couldn't resist getting started with this one!
pickSad, sad book. Disturbing and haunting. Passionate and fierce. Not an easy read but one that will linger. Not a five star book for me but definitely a worthwhile read.
WHOA! This book just offered a wtf moment!!! Such an unexpected turn. Really loving this book!
It's haunting and magnificent
Off to a good start...didn't care for the prologue but the story is captivating and the writing flows like poetry. The setting is Sri Lanka and the descriptions are lush and colorful.
pickOmg I was promised a gut wrenching book and it delivered.
pickBooks about motherhood impact me greatly, but none so great as this one. A stellar, gripping book.
pickA Sri Lankan woman writes her traumatic life story and confessional from prison. Lyrical and emotionally brutal, it offers a sharp critique of cultural morals & how women are treated. As the protagonist emigrates & struggles w/mental illness, she explores the power of memory, identity & tradition. #ReadWomen
