Book Choices

The Idiot by Dostoevsky

After spending several years in a sanatorium recovering from an illness that caused him to lose his memory and a bitlity to reason, Prince Myshkin arrives in St Petersburg and is at once confronted with the stark realities of life in the Russian capital- from greed, murder and nihilism to passion, vanity and love. Mocked for his childlike naivety yet valued for his openness and understanding, Prince Myshkin finds himself entangled with two women in a position he cannot bring himself to resolve....

Persuasion by Jane Austen

Persuasion narrates the emotional journey of its protagonist Anne Elliot, who chances upon Captain Wentworth, a suitor she was persuaded to reject seven years earlier, and is made to reflect on her past decisions and contemplate her marital future......

By Immaculee Ilibagixa,

Immaculee Ilibagixa grew up in a country she loved, surrounded by a family she chiriched. But in 1994 her idyllic world was ripped apart as Rwanda descended into a bloddy genocide. Immaculee's family was brutally murdered during a killing spree that lasted three months and claimed the lives of nearly a million Rwandans. Incredibly, Immaculee survived the slaughter. Flor 91 days, she and seven other women huddled silently together in the cramped bathroom of a local pastor while hundreds of machete-wielding killers hunted for them. It was during those endless hours of unspeakable terror that Immaculee discovered the power of prayer, eventually shedding her fear of deatha and forging a profound and lasting relationship with God. She emerged from her bathroom hideout having discovered the meaning of truly unconditional love-a love so strong she was able to seek out and forgive her family's killers. The triumphant story of this remarkable young woman's journey through the darkness of genocide will inspire anyone whose life has been touched by fear, suffering and loss.

Some of the books I would like to read.....See you in August