Book Review - Secret Daughter

Hello Friends...

Last month I finished reading the book Secret Daughter, by Shilpi Somaya Gowda.

The story is about a young girl who was adopted from India by an American couple, the father, who happens to have been born in India.  The book goes between the story of Asha, the adopted girl, her Indian birth parents, and her American parents.  Although I found it to be a bit slow at times, overall, I enjoyed the story. Once Asha, goes to India to spend time with her family, and searches for her birth parents, the story picked up for me. Indian culture has always been fascinating to me...this book certainly delivered on that front.  I would certainly recommend Secret Daughter. 

Be sure to check out some of my other favourites on Goodreads.  Although I have a couple of books on my nightstand now, it's been going slow going.  I seem to be out of a reading phase at this point in my life, as we prepare for our move.  Happy Sunday to everyone!

What are you reading?

Recently I discovered this great book site called Goodreads, where you can keep track of all the books you've read, or intend to read.  You can also read and write reviews on books, recommend books and join book clubs.  They have a little widgety thing that you can add to your blog...mine is on the sidebar.  I thought this was so cool, especially if you're into reading, or if you just want to get back into reading. 


Goodreads also lists non-fiction books, so I was able to find some of the crochet books that I've been fortunate enough to purchase over the past few years.  In the future, I plan to post reviews of those books on my blog and on my Goodreads bookshelf...so, look for that over the summer.


In the meantime, I am reading Secret Daughter, by Shilpi Somaya Gowda.  This book has been everywhere recently...the author is Canadian, and the story is set in both India and the U.S.  Without getting too much into the story, a young Indian woman gives birth to a female and is forced to give up her daughter into a orphanage.  The story follows the little girl as she grows up and the mother who gave her up.  So far, Secret Daughter has been an enjoyable read.


I'd love to hear what others are reading these days.  Especially with the summer approaching, I'm always looking for new books to read, even though my to read list is quite long.  Well, bye for now...we're off for more Easter celebrating this weekend.