Books have always been one of the friendlier accompany of human beings which provides knowledge and entertainment. As Charles W. Eliot has said, “books are the quietest and most constant of friends; they are the most accessible and wisest of counselors and the most patient teacher”.
So, therefore, Whatson brings you this week’s top books to give you the experience of knowledge, entertainment, and as well as a binge for the week.
- The Last Train to London by Meg Waite Clayton
The novel is about a pre-World War II-era story with the emotional resonance of Orphan train and All the Light We cannot see, centering on the Kindertransport that carried thousands of children out of Nazi-occupied Europe -and one brave woman who helped them escape to safety. There is hope in the darkness, though. Truus Wijsmuller, a member of the Dutch resistance, risks her life smuggling Jewish children out of Nazi Germany to the nations that will take them. It is a mission that becomes even more dangerous after the Anschluss-Hitler’s annexation of Austria as, across Europe, countries close their borders to the growing number of refugees desperate to escape. In a race against time to bring children on a perilous journey to an uncertain future abroad. This is one of the bestselling novels in the New York Times where the historical fiction is based on a real-life heroine.
- Nari by Humayun Azad
The famous poet, writer, linguist, and professor of the University of Dhaka, Prof. Humayun Azad finally got justice after 18 years of being brutally attacked and murdered by Bangladeshi extremist militants. In remembrance of him, the book ‘Nari’ is published after 4 years of a ban which was eventually lifted in the year 2000. The book is the first comprehensive feminist book where the writer has diligently drawn up the feminist ideas of the West underlie the feminist contributions of the subcontinent’s socio-political reformers.
- The Illicit Happiness of Other People by Manu Joseph
This book has pushed the envelope of the genre of literary fiction in terms of both structure and content. The novel is a smart, wry, and poignant novel. It is a story about a seventeen-year-old Unni- an obsessed comic book artist who falls from the balcony, leaving her parents to wonder whether it was an accident. Three years later, Ousep receives a package that sends him to search for the answer, hounding his son’s former friends, attending a cartoonist’s meeting, and even accosting a famous neurosurgeon. The novel teases you with its mystery, philosophy, and unlikely love story.
- The Kid who came from Space by Ross Welford
The stunning new 10+ story from the bestselling and award-winning author of Time Travelling with a Hamster. A small village in the wilds of twelve-year-old Tammy. Only her twin brother, Ethen, knows she is safe and the extraordinary truth where she is. It is a secret that he must keep, or risk never seeing her again. Together with his friend Iggy and the mysterious Hellyann, Ethen teams up with a spaceship for a nail-biting chase to get his sister back. A remarkable story of sibling connections, friendship, and interstellar adventure from the author.
- The Maid by Nita Prose
Molly Gray is not like everyone else. She struggles with social skills and misreads the intentions of others. Her gran used to interpret the world for her, codifying it into simple rules that Molly could live by. A clue-like, locked-room mystery and a heart-warming journey of the spirit. ‘The Maid’ explores what it means to be the same as everyone else and yet entirely different. And reveals that all mysteries can be solved through connections to the human heart.
