Review #83: Portrait of Stella by Susan Wüthrich

My rating: 5 of 5 stars


“Often the right path is the one that may be hardest for you to follow. But the hard path is also the one that will make you grow as a human being.”
----Karen Mueller Coombs, author

Susan Wüthrich, an English author, has envisioned a heart-touching story in her debut book, Portrait of Stella, which is about the journey of a young woman, named Jemima searching for her real identity and roots.

Synopsis:
A fake birth certificate! No record of her existence in the UK data base. Jemima Ashton is desperate to discover her real identity.
With scant information and the burning question 'who am I?', she embarks on an incredible journey of detection.

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New Feature- Author Q&A Session very soon!

So it's almost a month now and I'm still featuring only book reviews on my very first blog which is getting very monotonous, well yeah I can certainly self-patronize about myself and say that those reviews are actually pretty engagingly written- no complaints there, but right now, I need lots of readers- not just sometime-to-hop-by readers, but dedicated ones. Well aiming for that is certainly not a crime. Hey I'm the first time blogger here, and as I already mentioned before and on my very first blog post that this blog is all about books and I think I forgot to mention that those books are created/written by humans- specifically authors, and it's not a good thing if I only keep paying tribute to their hard work instead of talking/bragging about them a bit!

Yeah, I consider myself guilty for that! Honestly, my blog was simply in the test mode for a month and now I'm so glad with such a huge audience traffic, that I think it's time to start an Author Q&A session, which will not only include MY favorite authors, but will also feature YOUR favorite authors too.

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Review #34: Alarm Girl by Hannah Vincent

My rating: 4 of 5 stars


‘Being in Africa is like being on a different planet, not just a different country,’
---Indigo, Alarm Girl

Hannah Vincent, an English writer's debut book, Alarm Girl is not only an emotional roller coaster ride but also a poignant tale which instantly grips you with the pain and sorrow seen through the young eyes of Indigo.

Synopsis:
For 11-year old Indigo and her older brother, Robin being in South Africa is more like being on whole new different planet. After their mother's sudden death, Indigo and Robin are more like orphaned even though they are survived by their father who happens to live in South Africa for his tourism business. Living with their maternal grandparents in England was quite suitable for Indigo and Robin, but living with their father over the Christmas break in a different country sounds difficult for both of them. Moreover, their father looks quite posh and has kept his mouth shut with the mystery behind his wife's sudden death, which Indigo finds it hard and suspicious of his father's intentions. Not recognizing her own father is fine for Indigo, but not getting the proper answers behind her mother's mysterious death bothers her the most. Indigo finds solace in her father's pet, Tonyhog- which is a domesticated bush pig. And together with Zami, who used to work in their garden, Indigo tends the pig with care and love and eventually a sweet, innocent friendship blossomed between them.

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