Books: Turning the page
The 10 books you’ll want to speed read in 2016
City Of Thorns: Nine Lives in the World’s Largest Refugee Camp
With the on-going refugee crisis in the world, this book proves to be an urgent human story. With deep compassion, Rawlence chronicles the lives of nine people in one of the world’s largest refugee camp, Dabaab.
After featuring on various bestseller lists Durjoy Dutta has come up with another riveting read. A tale of two lost lovers, the book attempts to show how life is and how love should be. The two start off as opposites but soon become each other’s aide, all with a fair share of difficulties.
Danielle Steel is her finest self with a story about deep loss, friendship and the power of love. A woman loses her child and husband in an accident only to have her life change further when she meets a young boy on the anniversary of their death.
Jennifer Robson takes readers to 1920s Paris where Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr vows to live life on her own terms after recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a near-fatal illness. Raised in an aristocratic society with suffocating social constraints, she breaks free from it all and goes to live with her free-spirited aunt.
In the sleepless city of New York, NYPD Red is the ultimate task force to call in when a case involves the rich, powerful and connected. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald are brilliant investigators who will stop at nothing to catch a criminal.
A real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner, the book captures the tale of young lovers who eloped and are still in hiding. Having grown up on neighbouring farms, Ali and Zakia fell in love as teenagers only to battle for the right to love each other.
The author of Life of Pi returns, this time with the story of a great quest for meaning by looking into the lives of three individuals and their families. Set in Portugal, it begins in the early 1900s when Tomás stumbles upon an ancient journal and sets out from Lisbon in search of the strange treasure the journal describes.
Cometh the Hour is next to the last book in the Clifton Chronicles, with the five previous novels hitting the New York Times bestseller list. The book opens with a suicide note that has devastating consequences for the characters involved.
The New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching comes with a gripping novel of psychological suspense about a woman whose life takes a shocking turn when a young girl contacts her, claiming to be her daughter who was kidnapped in Mexico 15 years earlier.
A finale to the Crossfire saga which captivated millions of readers worldwide, this love story can’t come out soon enough. A story of love, secrets, marriage and commitment, One with You promises to be all that is expected, if not more.
Published in The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, December 27th, 2015.
Author: Ben Rawlence
Release date: January 5
With the on-going refugee crisis in the world, this book proves to be an urgent human story. With deep compassion, Rawlence chronicles the lives of nine people in one of the world’s largest refugee camp, Dabaab.
Our Impossible Love
Author: Durjoy Datta
Release date: January 15
After featuring on various bestseller lists Durjoy Dutta has come up with another riveting read. A tale of two lost lovers, the book attempts to show how life is and how love should be. The two start off as opposites but soon become each other’s aide, all with a fair share of difficulties.
Blue
Author: Danielle Steel
Release date: January 19
Danielle Steel is her finest self with a story about deep loss, friendship and the power of love. A woman loses her child and husband in an accident only to have her life change further when she meets a young boy on the anniversary of their death.
Moonlight over Paris
Author: Jennifer Robson
Release date: January 19
Jennifer Robson takes readers to 1920s Paris where Lady Helena Montagu-Douglas-Parr vows to live life on her own terms after recovering from a broken wartime engagement and a near-fatal illness. Raised in an aristocratic society with suffocating social constraints, she breaks free from it all and goes to live with her free-spirited aunt.
Nypd Red 4
Author: James Patterson & Marshall Karp
Release date: January 24
In the sleepless city of New York, NYPD Red is the ultimate task force to call in when a case involves the rich, powerful and connected. Detective Zach Jordan and his partner Kylie MacDonald are brilliant investigators who will stop at nothing to catch a criminal.
The Lovers: Afghanistan’s Romeo and Juliet
Author: Rod Nordland
Release date: January 26
A real-life equivalent of The Kite Runner, the book captures the tale of young lovers who eloped and are still in hiding. Having grown up on neighbouring farms, Ali and Zakia fell in love as teenagers only to battle for the right to love each other.
The High Mountains of Portugal
Author: Yann Martel
Release date: February 2
The author of Life of Pi returns, this time with the story of a great quest for meaning by looking into the lives of three individuals and their families. Set in Portugal, it begins in the early 1900s when Tomás stumbles upon an ancient journal and sets out from Lisbon in search of the strange treasure the journal describes.
Cometh the Hour
Author: Jeffrey Archer
Release date: February 16
Cometh the Hour is next to the last book in the Clifton Chronicles, with the five previous novels hitting the New York Times bestseller list. The book opens with a suicide note that has devastating consequences for the characters involved.
She’s Not There
Author: Joy Fielding
Release Date: February 23
The New York Times bestselling author of Someone Is Watching comes with a gripping novel of psychological suspense about a woman whose life takes a shocking turn when a young girl contacts her, claiming to be her daughter who was kidnapped in Mexico 15 years earlier.
One With You
Author: Sylvia Day
Release date: April 5
A finale to the Crossfire saga which captivated millions of readers worldwide, this love story can’t come out soon enough. A story of love, secrets, marriage and commitment, One with You promises to be all that is expected, if not more.
Manahyl Khan Shafi is a subeditor on the magazine desk at the Express Tribune. She tweets @manahylk
Published in The Express Tribune, Sunday Magazine, December 27th, 2015.