Tut's mummy lost - and found - Judy Donnelly

This is the first book that I had to read as part of my interaction as a pen pal of a student here. It was fun to read the book and think of it from the perspective of a 9 year old. I had to motivate the girl to read the book and also, give my thoughts on certain things in the book. It was a nice read for kids because it shows many values i.e. the value of not giving up when everything is against you. Also lots of news words are learnt.

As for the book, it is the story of King Tut died and how he was buried in a secret location. Years later, the archaeologist Howard Carter starts to search for Egyptian treasure for nearly five years with no success and suddenly through his persistence finds the tomb! I really liked the pictures of things in the book :)

Two Lives - Vikram Seth

Lovely novel. I really liked his style of writing. Simple, clear and concise. To the point. Vikram writes about his Uncle Shanthi (Indian) and Aunt Henny (German) respectively.

Aunty Henny's entire family is destroyed during Hitler's reign and how they deal with it. The book talks about perspectives from Uncle and Aunty's side, also with insight from the author. I really liked Aunt Henny's letters to her friends. The way she writes is really good.

All in all, it takes patience to complete the book since at the end it becomes a little too long. But it is truly a tale of two lives, intertwined in ways unknown. They say Love crosses all barriers and this is a proof of it. :)