The Chicken Soup Murder by Maria Donovan
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
The first thing to say about this book is that it is a page turner. I read it in about three sittings over three days. I got captivated early on, not just by the mystery, but also the characters. Maria Donovan brings her well paced suburban mystery to life with a large, closely knit cast of characters and keeps the reader guessing as her young narrator puzzles out new and old mysteries in his life.
Very readable and very memorable.
A Blonde Bengali Wife by Anne Hamilton
My rating: 5 of 5 stars
Journeying with Anne Hamilton gives you the uninitiated Western travellers eye view of Bangladesh. Anne is an unassuming, self depreciating narrator who introduces the reader to people and places with wide eyed humour – usually at her own expense.
As the journey of the book proceeds – through regional villages and city-scape’s of Bangladesh we see Anne fall very genuinely in love with the country and the people.
A great read for arm chair travellers or travel addicts alike.
sandy bennett-haber 
Thank you, Sandy. I’m so glad to know what you thought of The Chicken Soup Murder. Succinctly put (maybe I should be using your words to describe my novel instead of my own!).
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