Title: Wild: a journey from lost to found
Author: Cheryl Strayed
Katherine’s Pick
Cheryl Strayed has written a mediative and insightful memoir about hiking the Pacific Crest Trail which starts in California and ends in Washington State Oregon, a journey of eleven hundred miles, while carrying a backpack that she nicknames the “Monster” because it is so heavy. Like all good Journey stories, her inner journey is as important as her outer journey. Continue reading
February reading theme is Heartread – sure, it’s a month for romantic reads.
Do you know this year marks 200 anniversary for Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and prejudice’?
Do you know how many books written by Jane Austen?
Would you like to read something else as ‘shades of love’?
Well, fine out those romantic shelves at Parramatta City Library.
If one looks something to read for young adults, aged over 12, then YALSA gives a good start. It’s done by American Library Association. Here is their mission : Continue reading
Title: Life class
Author: Pat Barker
Katherine’s pick
Life Class is a compelling piece of writing by Pat Barker the Booker Prize winner , well known for her novels the “Regeneration Trilogy”. This story revolves around the lives of three young art students, their lives and their teachers at the Slade Art School in London. When World War 1 descends upon them, their lives are changed irrevocably. Continue reading
It’s festive time and also a time for enjoying books.
Wonder what to pick? Parramatta City Library has some suggestions. Continue reading