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“Perfect Match” is a “perfect” book that engrossed me in the 400 pages read for a night. It was worth it. And no, it is not a love story! The story begins when a career-driven assistant district attorney, Nina Frost, and her husband, Caleb, find that their five-year-old son, Nathaniel, is traumatised by a sexual assault. With deep rage and a sense of helplessness in the face of a futile justice system, the couple navigates through the justice system. But the tale is not simple. This novel also explores the themes of family conflict, individual inner turmoil and guilt, personal and professional conflict, and vengeance. Judi Picoult has once again been amazed by her emotion-filled story. It is a must-read if one is looking for drama and a page-turner. A few of the quotes from the book- “You build a wall to keep something unwanted out … or to hold something precious in.” “We have been naive enough to believe that we were invincible, that we could run blindly through the hairpi...

“She is just surviving, Cilka has often thought. There is no one way to do it.” This other read from Heather Morris is the testimony of a classic combination of fiction based on actual events in the lives of the liberated prisoners aka Holocaust survivors. This novel is a kind of sequel to the author's first book titled The Tattooist of Auschwitz . The book begins with the end of Cilka Klein’s liberation after her dreadful stay at Auschwitz-Birkenau Concentration Camp. This momentary freedom turned into an event of horror, because of her “relationship” with the Nazi leader; the Russian government tries Cilka, who was found guilty of collaboration with Nazis and sent to Vortuka in Siberia to a work camp. The book details the challenges faced by her compelling fight to stay alive and endure all tortures, humiliation, disgust, and abuse. Cilka learns quickly that power, even unwillingly given, equals survival. The “good times” begin when she is taken under the wing of a fe...

A human lifespan is less than 30,000 days, yet we all tend to consider ourselves immortal and live as if we have forever. This recent read reminded me to prioritise my life and act accordingly. Like life, this book is short. (50pages!!) This Book talks about searching for true potential and living up to it till time permits. The ideas Peter Atkins presents in the books are the ones he has used to live a more fulfilled life. A wake-up call for him was when a co-worker died from cancer at a young age. It reminded Atkins how precious life is and why making every day of life count is vital. There is nothing new in this book, but we all need to be reminded of these things- 1. Create space. 2. Try not to worry. 3. Don't do dumb things. 4. Build character and make friends. 5. Care for yourself and others. 6. Laugh. 7. Do what you love. 8. Embrace change. 9. Learn from experience. 10. Have dreams and work towards them. Overall, this self-help book is not bad, not great. It is b...