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Convesations with God

Written by Neale Donald Walsch this is a stunning book which has a wisdom which is infinite. It explains complex truths of life in a simple way. Presented as a conversation with God it really touches a chord inside you as you read it. A must read book.

Gone with the wind

Reviewed by Amrita

Margaret Mitchell's "Gone With the Wind" is an epic romance set in the backdrop of the American Civil War. All of us have heard about this book and many have read it. It is because of this demand for the book that the inspired sequel became the fastest selling book in the world. This book is the story    of one of literature's most famous heroines Scarlett O'Hara. The story begins with Scarlett at seventeen years of age on her Irish fathers cotton plantation in the south. She is shown to be an attractive, vain and selfish girl in love with Ashley Wilkes. However  when she discovers that Ashleys betrothal to one of his cousins is to be announced during the Wilkes barbeque, she is heartbroken . On the day of the barbeque she tries to persuade Ashley to propose to her unwittingly in the presence of roguish and opportunistic Rhett Butler. When she fails she flies into a fury and on impulse accepts Charles Hamiltons proposal a decision that changed her life. Also on this day the civil war was announced. In a few days Scarlett became a wife and in a few months a mother and a widow. She then goes to Atlanta to her dead husbands house where Ashley's wife and Charles' sister Melanie Hamilton Wilkes was staying. In the following months she endures the confines of widowhood, the horrors of war and suppresses her attraction to Rhett Butler, who was said to be a scoundrel. During Atlanta’s siege, Scarlett somehow manages to scramble out with Rhett Butler’s help, who then leaves her to join the retreating Southern Army to Scarlett’s anger. When Scarlett reaches home she expects comfort but only finds desolation with her beloved mother dead and father senseless. It is then that Scarlett grows up and shoulders responsibilities..........From here Scarlett's character changes. She becomes a desperate scheming woman struggling for survival, still in love with Ashley Wilkes, but considerably more hard and cunning as a person .Throughout the story, one can see that without Rhett's support and love Scarlett could hardly go on. However this love was never returned until it was too late.

This story took Margaret Mitchell ten years to write .The characters are superbly drawn and the plot realistic. Mitchell herself being from the south knew all about the times which went with the wind. The times of grace and gallantry, which would never return. This book is a true classic and should be read by all

Jane eyre

Jane Eyre written by Charlotte Bronte is a romantic thriller and is written in the first person narrative. The narrator is Jane Eyre herself and it is her story from childhood to adulthood. Jane was an orphan and her childhood had been unhappy. She was miserable. Mr. Reed her loving and affectionate uncle had died when she was a baby. She had never got any love from her aunt Mrs. Reed and her cousins. When Jane was older she was sent to a boarding school. The school was run by the inhuman Mr. Brocklehurst. Jane had to face many difficulties. However Jane was far happier there than she had ever been at her aunts house. She did not have good food to eat or good clothes to wear but she had love and friendship there. Till now the story is about Jane’s childhood. The story continues with Jane growing up to be a strong person though she would often be disappointed with her plain looks. Soon after spending some time as a teacher she yearns to leave the constricting walls of the school and applies for a job as a governess.

A Walk to remember

This book is a very touching story written by Nicholas Sparks. This book appears to be like countless others but after reading it one realizes the treasure hidden within. It is a book which warms the heart and makes one simultaneously laugh and cry. All of us can relate to this book in some ways. The narrator Landon Carter is a young boy of the age 17 and is on the verge of manhood. Landon never expected to fall in love with Jamie Sullivan, daughter of the towns baptist. Jamie was a quiet and shy girl. She went out of her way to help others. She had a heart of gold. Jamie represented compassion and goodness to Landon and because of her Landon matured and learnt the most important truths of life.

However when Landon discovered that Jamie is dying with cancer his world is shattered. He fears losing the person he loves the most and because of this he suffers a lot. But when he realizes he has very little time left with her he decides to do all he can for her.

He asks her to marry him and spends the last of her life with greater happiness than most people find in a life time. Jamie not only brought Lanton on the road to manhood but also made him recover his faith in God.

She made him believe in miracles.