Recommended Reads
The Dictionary of Lost Words-Pip Williams
If you would rather pass up on romance this month, or want something refreshingly different, ‘The Dictionary of Lost Words’ by Pip Williams will delight you. The Dictionary of Lost Words is an extraordinary portrayal of one woman’s contribution to the compilation / publishing of the Oxford Dictionary, the words that got printed, the meanings they hold and how these meanings were contrived. There are so many words that never got printed because they were deemed unfit for society, or were only spoken by ‘commoners’.
Based on actual events, this book will make you question your vocabulary in the most unusual way. Heartfelt and thought provoking, The Dictionary of Lost words is sure to become a sleeper favorite!
The Road to Burgundy-Ray Walker
An intoxicating memoir of an American who discovers a passion for French wine and gambles everything to chase a dream of owning a vineyard in Burgundy. This is a read for those who wished they had lived their dream. Anything is possible.
Ray Walker had a secure career in finance until a wine-tasting vacation ignited a passion he couldn’t stifle. He quit his job and moved to France to start a winery—with little money, limited command of the French language, and no winemaking experience. He immersed himself in the extraordinary history of Burgundy’s vineyards and began honing his skills. Ray shares his journey to secure the region’s most coveted grapes. The Road to Burgundy is a glorious celebration of finding one’s true path in life and taking a chance—whatever the odds.
How to Stop Time – Matt Haig
Tom Hazard has a dangerous secret. He may look like an ordinary 41-year-old history teacher, but he’s been alive for centuries. From Elizabethan England to Jazz-Age Paris, from New York to the South Seas, Tom has seen it all. As long as he keeps changing his identity, he can stay one step ahead of his past – and stay alive. The only thing he must not do is fall in love.
But what if the one thing he can’t have just happens to be the one thing that might save him?
Trust me. If you have never read Matt Haig, then give him a try. You cannot pigeon hole him easily as there is frankly no other writer like him.
It might be a good idea to read “The Midnight Library” first.
Truly extraordinary imagination.