Eat Pray Love - Elizabeth Gilbert

I read this novel yesterday and was quite happy reading it. It starts off very vaguely in the first few chapters. It is the story of the author as she takes off to travel for four months each in Italy, India and Bali. She starts her travel after she has divorced her husband and decides to take time off. In Italy, she has a lovely time learning Italian and tasting food :) She also gains a happy 23 pounds and is happy about it heheh I would never be. But in retrospection, she went through a bad divorce and hence would have lost a lot of weight.

In India, she goes to a Ashram and learns to pray and has unbelievable experiences. I wish I could talk to God like her.

In Bali, she gets a balance between everything. She goes to meet the medicine man she had met earlier, falls in love with a nice person and the story is so sweet!

Hidden Places - Lynn Austin

Ohhh I started reading this book while travelling this weekend and I just could not keep it down. I just love this author's style of writing. She has a very feminine way of writing i.e. with emotions. I was upset, sad, happy and felt all the emotions while reading this book.

The story is about a young lady who is recently widowed and has now to take care of a fruit orchard. She has no idea of what to do and how to handle an orchard. It is also the story of an aunt who seems sane and insane at the same time. It is also the story of a man, a person who comes in their time of a need, who is seen as an angel to their prayers. The story is told through four different views and it is during the Great Depression when times were hard.

I don't know what attracted me to pick this book from the library. Perhaps the cover which I liked or the title which sounded promising :) or probably the wish that I also want to go to a hidden place and be there for a while, away from this world of mixed happiness and sorrow.
I plan on reading few more books from this author since I am so delighted with her style of writing. Will keep you posted on it :)