BOOK REVIEW

THE ALCHEMIST

“The Alchemist is a beautiful book about magic, dreams and the treasures we seek elsewhere and then end on our doorstep.

This is the story of Santiago, an Andalusian shepherd boy who dreams of travelling the world in search of a treasure as extravagant as any ever found. From his home in Spain he journeys to the exotic market of Tangiers and then into the Egyptian desert, where a fateful encounter with the Alchemist awaits him.

The Alchemist is an unforgettable novel about the essential wisdom of listening to our heart and, above all, following our dreams.

Written By:

Mrs. Navneet Kaur

Library Resource Teacher

THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS

Compared favorably to the works of Faulkner and Dickens, Arundhati Roy’s debut novel is a modern classic that has been read and loved worldwide. Equal parts powerful family saga, forbidden love story, and piercing political drama, it is the story of an affluent Indian family forever changed by one fateful day in 1969.

The seven-year-old twins Estha and Rahel see their world shaken irrevocably by the arrival of their beautiful young cousin, Sophie. It is an event that will lead to an illicit liaison and tragedies accidental and intentional, exposing “big things [that] lurk unsaid” in a country drifting dangerously toward unrest. Lush, lyrical, and unnerving, The God of Small Things is an award-winning landmark that started for its author an esteemed career of fiction and political commentary that continues unabated.

Written By:

Ms. Arundhati Roy

Indian Author