Neslin Reads: A Book Blog

Today I am taking part in the blog tour for the book "Transfer" by Apple Gidley, organised by Love Book Group. TITLE: TRANSFER AUTHOR: APPLE GIDLEY GENRE: HISTORICAL FICTION BLURB: Transfer traces the lives of those on Anna’s Fancy, the Clausen estate on Saint Croix in the Danish West Indies, handed down through three generations. A historical novel and the sequel to Fireburn (OC Publishing 2017), Transfer sees Niels Clausen, the illegitimate child of a Danish landowner and his black mistress who both died as a result of the 1878 worker revolt, leave his adoptive mother’s sugar plantation and sail to England to continue his education.  With the help of Toby, a British aristocrat, Ivy, a lady’s maid turned lady and her botanist husband, Timothy, Niels challenges the perceptions on the streets of London of a black man at the turn of the 20th century. His development as a writer and political protagonist continues as he travels to De

We learn life lessons from our circumstances, the people we meet, the places we go and most of the time from the book we read. I believe the process of life is all meant for evolving oneself into a better person. In my life journey, books have contributed a lot; to be confident, to be kind and to be brave. So I want to share with you five such fiction books that would make a difference in your life. A Thousand Splendid Suns By Khaled Hosseini If you are a person who always blames life adversities, then you should read this book. Our life predicaments are trivial when they compare with people’s lives in war zones like Syria. Hosseini’s books are all set in Afghanistan during the time of the Taliban reign. A thousand splendid suns , tells you the story of two women whose lives journey converge at a point of time. The author has flawlessly put together the gender inequalities, marriage culture, education rights that existed in Afghanistan during the barbaric reign. So what

Today I am taking part in a blog tour for the book "Undercliff" by Mark Brend, organised by Love Book Group. TITLE :  UNDERCLIFF  AUTHOR: MARK BREND GENRE: MYSTERY BLURB: It's the summer of 1972, and 30-something divorcee Martyn returns to London after some years away. He joins the Olive Grove, a religious community, where he forms a relationship with Amelia. Over time Martyn becomes suspicious of the Olive Grove's leaders, a pair of apparently ordinary men who can speak in perfect unison, known as the Two. A sequence of ambiguous events might indicate that the Two have malign purposes, though Martyn cannot be sure. These suspicions come to a head when Amelia breaks off with Martyn and appears to vanish. He travels to Devon, where the Olive Grove has a retreat house, in search of Amelia and the truth about the organisation. There, events take several disturbing and unexpected turns.   EXCERPT : In those days it was a lot easier getting arou

Today I am taking part in the blog tour for the book "A conspiracy of wolves" by  Candace Robb, organised by Love Book Group. TITLE: A CONSPIRACY OF WOLVES AUTHOR: CANDACE ROBB GENRE: MYSTERY BLURB 1374. When a member of one of York's most prominent families is found dead in the woods, his throat torn out, rumours spread like wildfire that wolves are running loose throughout the city. Persuaded to investigate by the victim's father, Owen Archer is convinced that a human killer is responsible. But before he can gather sufficient evidence to prove his case, a second body is discovered, stabbed to death. Is there a connection? What secrets are contained within the victim's household? And what does apprentice healer Alisoun know that she's not telling? Teaming up with Geoffrey Chaucer, who is in York on a secret mission on behalf of Prince Edward, Owen's enquiries will draw him headlong into a deadly conspiracy.   EXCERPT: He coul