Amazon Synopsis:

At a cafe table in Lahore, a Pakistani man converses with a stranger. As dusk deepens to dark, he begins the tale that has brought him to this fateful meeting...Among the brightest and best of his graduating class at Princeton, Changez is snapped up by an elite firm and thrives on New York and the intensity of his work. And his infatuation with fragile Erica promises entree into Manhattan society on the exalted footing his own family once held back in Lahore. For a time, it seems as though nothing will stand in the way of Changez's meteoric rise to personal and professional success: the fulfillment of the immigrant's dream. But in the wake of September 11, he finds his position in the city he loves suddenly overturned, and his budding relationship with Erica eclipsed by the reawakened ghosts of her past. And Changez's own identity is in seismic shift as well, unearthing allegiances more fundamental than money, power, and perhaps even love.

The whole book is essentially one really long conversation between two men over dinner, but you only really get one side of the story as it is only told from the perspective of one of the men, Changez. The conversation is a detailed account of Changez's life & how it has evolved & changed by moving from Pakistan to New York. It gives an intimate view of the life of an immigrant as well as his personal struggles with his love life & the effect that the September 11th attacks had on his feeling of acceptance in both countries.

I enjoyed the flow of the book as its continuous style drew me in and kept me reading. The conclusion of the book comes at the end of the meal and I must admit I didn't guess the ending before it happened - in fact I was way off! Its only just over 200 pages so its also a quick read.

The whole book is essentially one really long conversation between two men over dinner, but you only really get one side of the story as it is only told from the perspective of one of the men, Changez. The conversation is a detailed account of Changez's life & how it has evolved & changed by moving from Pakistan to New York. It gives an intimate view of the life of an immigrant as well as his personal struggles with his love life & the effect that the September 11th attacks had on his feeling of acceptance in both countries.

I enjoyed the flow of the book as its continuous style drew me in and kept me reading. The conclusion of the book comes at the end of the meal and I must admit I didn't guess the ending before it happened - in fact I was way off! Its only just over 200 pages so its also a quick read.

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

Taken to the Daventry Meet and added to the table of books.

I picked up this, another of Martha's books, at the Daventry meet. Sounds really good so onto TBR. Looking forward to it :-)

I found this a very easy read and thoroughly enjoying it. I liked Changez and could understand why he felt so torn between his Eastern roots and his Western life. I didn't really feel that Erica was as believeable a character as Changez. She seemed much too fragile and, in the real world, someone like Changez would help her deal with her grief at losing Chris. He was so understanding with her and I wish he could have been rewarded with more :-( I had a couple of ideas where the story would lead to but, like Martha, I was way off! The ending is very ambiguous and I suppose you have to make your own mind up as to exactly what happened. A great read and highly recommended.....

WILD RELEASE NOTES:

This is my book for the live bookswap game at the Salcey Forest meet. I hope whoever wins it enjoys it as much as I did!

I won this in the second mini bookswap game at Salcey Forest yesterday. You really sold it to me Beqi, and the fact that it is a short book also helps. Will read this one I think. Thank you!

Left at the bus stop.