We thoroughly enjoyed reading this extraordinary autobiographical account of Saroo's journey. From getting lost at age 5, as a vulnerable, little, uneducated boy, in a train station near his home in Khandwa, Madhya Pradesh; travelling across the vast continent of India, by mistake, and ending up in Calcutta 1,500 kilometers due east; getting rescued from…

The central character in this novel is Otto Laird, a Jewish refugee of Austrian heritage. He is old, in his twilight years, living in Switzerland with his second, younger wife, but he is in decline, reflecting on his past life as he communes with nature and writes endless letters to old friends and acquaintances that…

This book is a non-fiction collection of short reviews and analyses of a variety of the great classics from Jane Austen to James Joyce, including the Koran and the Bible. Henry Hitchings (ex Eton) is a reviewer and critic of language and cultural history with a focus on literature, drama and theatre. The author's premise…