Suzy's Book Corner
Suzy's Newest Book Review and Arcade Books Discount
Wednesday, April 06, 2011
We are back again- The SuzySaid Book Guide. There is nothing better than a great book you can pay forward. And to give you even more incentive to read these titles, Arcade Books is offering a 25% discount to Suzy readers when you come in and mention that you saw the book on Suzy. Arcade will have this discount for each of our recommended books so be sure to visit often to get the latest reviews and deals. And if you have any books you'd like to recommend for this series, we'd love to hear about them! We want to make this as interactive as possible.
Our latest recommendation is The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. In this story, Natalia Stefanovi is a doctor living (and, in between suspensions, practicing) in an unnamed country that's a ringer for Obreht's native Croatia. She crosses the border in search of answers about the death of her beloved grandfather, who raised her on tales from the village he grew up in, and where, following German bombardment in 1941, a tiger escaped from the zoo in a nearby city and befriended a mysterious deaf-mute woman. The evolving story of the tiger's wife, as the deaf-mute becomes known, forms one of three strands that sustain the novel, the other two being Natalia's efforts to care for orphans and a wayward family who, to lift a curse, are searching for the bones of a long-dead relative; and several of her grandfather's stories about Gavran Gailé, the deathless man, whose appearances coincide with catastrophe and who may hold the key to all the stories that ensnare Natalia. Obreht is an expert at depicting history through aftermath, people through the love they inspire, and place through the stories that endure; the reflected world she creates is both immediately recognizable and a legend in its own right.
Be sure to stop in to Arcade Books to pick up this great read! If any of Suzy's readers have read this and would like to share their thoughts on the book, please feel free to do so!
Happy reading and we'll see you next month with our next recommendation!
Arcade Books
15 Purchase Street
Rye, NY
Our latest recommendation is The Tiger's Wife by Tea Obreht. In this story, Natalia Stefanovi is a doctor living (and, in between suspensions, practicing) in an unnamed country that's a ringer for Obreht's native Croatia. She crosses the border in search of answers about the death of her beloved grandfather, who raised her on tales from the village he grew up in, and where, following German bombardment in 1941, a tiger escaped from the zoo in a nearby city and befriended a mysterious deaf-mute woman. The evolving story of the tiger's wife, as the deaf-mute becomes known, forms one of three strands that sustain the novel, the other two being Natalia's efforts to care for orphans and a wayward family who, to lift a curse, are searching for the bones of a long-dead relative; and several of her grandfather's stories about Gavran Gailé, the deathless man, whose appearances coincide with catastrophe and who may hold the key to all the stories that ensnare Natalia. Obreht is an expert at depicting history through aftermath, people through the love they inspire, and place through the stories that endure; the reflected world she creates is both immediately recognizable and a legend in its own right.
Be sure to stop in to Arcade Books to pick up this great read! If any of Suzy's readers have read this and would like to share their thoughts on the book, please feel free to do so!
Happy reading and we'll see you next month with our next recommendation!
Arcade Books
15 Purchase Street
Rye, NY
