Why read? The answer is
simple.
I even read between my
laptop and book before me interchangeably. During the day, I write
intermittently and most days I
write daily.
In his book On Writing, A Memoir of the Craft , Stephen
King writes,
'So we read to experience
the mediocre and the outright rotten; such experience helps us to recognize
those things when they begin to creep into our own work, and to steer clear of
them. We also read in order to measure ourselves against the good and the
great, to get a sense of all that can be done. And we read in order to
experience different styles.'
I am a compulsive reader
as reading helps me to think and write. I resonate with what Stephen King has written in his memoir,
‘I take a book with me everywhere I go, and find
there are all sorts of opportunities to dip in. The trick is to teach yourself
to read in small sips as well as in long swallows. Waiting rooms were made for
books – of course! But so are theater lobbies before the show, long and boring
checkout lines, and everyone’s favourite, the john. You can even read while
you’re driving, thanks to the audiobook revolution.’
Every day I feel torn between books I love to read and cases and texts I need to read for work. I am aware that reading
during meals may cause indigestion and as a rule since I frown on multitasking, I should focus on eating while eating but for me reading is the
exception. I go everywhere with a
good novel to keep me company. When I lunch alone, I always have a book with me. When I am not sure if I will enjoy a particular book, I will bring with me another
book that I know will be
good.
In his memoir, Stephen King wrote, “ The trick is to teach yourself to read in small sips as well as in long swallows.”
This week I had been going to bed past midnight as I engaged myself in reading the fiction I’ll see you in Paris written by Michelle Gable.
This week I had been going to bed past midnight as I engaged myself in reading the fiction I’ll see you in Paris written by Michelle Gable.
It is a
story about a young woman in search of the missing pieces in her life. She
wants to know who her dad is. Her mother is an accomplished lawyer and a
protective single parent who only wants to shield her only daughter from the
harsh fact of who her dad was and what happened to him.
Despite her
mother’s discouragement, Annie, aged twenty-two, is engaged to Eric, a Marine
just before he gets shipped off to the Middle East. When Annie’s mother, Laurel Haley and her take a trip to
Banbury, she stumbles upon a biography of the eccentric Duchess of Marlborough
who had lived in Banbury. When they arrive in Banbury, Laurel has some business
to take care of, leaving Annie to her own device. When Annie and the book
catch the attention of Gus, an older gentleman who frequents the pub that
Annie happens to visit, Gus shares with her stories about the elusive duchess
and she becomes increasingly
intrigued with the story of the mysterious duchess and in the end, she uncovers
the missing pieces in her own life.
I’ll See You in Paris click is a fiction based on real life of Gladys Spencer –Churchill, the Duchess of Marborough who lived until ripe old age of 97 years old. Quite a complicated
setting. The author has created a romantic story between two people by blending
historical facts to the setting.The novel is a page turner and an enjoyable read.
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