Journal Entry 1 by Kiki66 from Gauting, Bayern Germany on Sunday, June 13, 2010

I liked "the Mistress of Spices' a lot - so I am looking forward to read this one!

Sister of My Heart spans many years and zigzags between India and America as the cousins first grow apart and then eventually reunite. Divakaruni invests this domestic drama with poetry as she traces her heroines' lives from infancy to motherhood, but it is Sudha and Anju who give the story its backbone. Anju might speak for both when she says: "In spite of all my insecurities, in spite of the oceans that'll be between us soon and the men that are between us already, I can never stop loving Sudha. It's my habit and it's my fate." Book-lovers may well discover that reading Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is habit-forming as well.(amazon) 

Journal Entry 2 by Kiki66 at Gauting, Bayern Germany on Saturday, November 27, 2010

Thanks qantaqa for giving me this one - I read it now and found
it interesting.. some aspects of 'Indian Life' are just.. cruel...

I am a bit ambivalent about this book - whether I liked it or not.. hmmm.. 

Journal Entry 3 by Kiki66 at Gauting, Bayern Germany on Tuesday, January 04, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (1/5/2011 UTC) at Gauting, Bayern Germany

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this is going to Berlin - together with the 'mysterious bookring' ..

have fun! 

Journal Entry 4 by grovalskii at Zehlendorf, Berlin Germany on Saturday, January 08, 2011

Thanks kiki66, this looks really interesting. I read "A suitable boy" a while ago and find the subject of life in India fascinating.

Note to self: return to kiki66 when done. 

Journal Entry 5 by grovalskii at Zehlendorf, Berlin Germany on Monday, February 14, 2011

Just realized that I didn't journal after I finished reading the book. Really good read. It's a bit on the easy side of reading, but that's okay. I really enjoy the cultural background in books like this one. They live a life that I find hard to imagine. Having a husband selected for you and you don't get much of a say about it. I was glad about the twist in the story with the father of one of the girls who turned out the good guy and not the murderer they thought he was. :-) 

Journal Entry 6 by grovalskii at Zehlendorf, Berlin Germany on Tuesday, February 22, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (2/22/2011 UTC) at Zehlendorf, Berlin Germany

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The book is on its way back to Kiki. Thanks for letting me borrow it from you! 

Journal Entry 7 by Kiki66 at Gauting, Bayern Germany on Saturday, February 26, 2011

Back home again!

thanks :-)

little ring:
1. abigailann (UK)
2. raeliz64 (UK)
3. qantaqa (D)

back home to me... 

Journal Entry 8 by Kiki66 at Gauting, Bayern Germany on Monday, March 14, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (3/15/2011 UTC) at Gauting, Bayern Germany

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on its way to the UK...

enjoy! 

Journal Entry 9 by abigailann at Abingdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Saturday, March 19, 2011

Thanks for this. Its next on my TBR pile 

Journal Entry 10 by abigailann at Abingdon, Oxfordshire United Kingdom on Monday, March 28, 2011

'Sister of My Heart' is a deeply emotional book whose characters and events truly touched me. I loved the interaction between the characters and the way their personalities affection events. There were some lovely surprises during the book as well, which really got to me. I rarely like romance stories, but the descriptions and the style of this book truly won me over. One of the best books I've read so far this year.  

Journal Entry 11 by abigailann at a Bookcrosser, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases on Saturday, April 09, 2011

Released 1 yr ago (4/8/2011 UTC) at a Bookcrosser, A Bookray -- Controlled Releases

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Sent on to the next reader 

Journal Entry 12 by raeliz64 at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Tuesday, April 12, 2011

Received today - thanks very much. 

Journal Entry 13 by raeliz64 at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Monday, May 02, 2011

Not quite as good as Mistress of Spices, but still a really enjoyable read. 

Journal Entry 14 by raeliz64 at Leicester, Leicestershire United Kingdom on Wednesday, May 11, 2011

Posted to qantaqa today. 

Journal Entry 15 by Qantaqa at Dachau, Bayern Germany on Monday, May 16, 2011

Received today - thanks a lot for sending :)! I can't wait to get started...