Sun at midnight of Rosie Thomas:

I think eyes to be the spectacular cam and no other device, poem, book or words can make us know how beautiful the moment was than our being there, seeing and experiencing it by ourselves.

The author has given it her best to capture Antarctica in her book form the crevasses to the sun at midnight. And her effort behind the book can be comprehended. Being a woman must be the reason for the femininity to be found in her book. However there are certain elucidations which one may not want to read over again. If the book is formed into a film there would be some breath taking jiffies and great scenery.

Many a times we keep to ourselves the secrets till it becomes impossible for us go without disclosing which is well brought out through the character Alice. Like many of the bollywood movies the story ends at the airport. It left me thinking somewhere near the end “Do people accept somebody else’s hard truth to tell that easily?”

About the condensed volume of: ‘The Christmas promise’ of Donna Van Liere:

The book is an easy read.  It is narrative at the same time involving lot of conversation. We can envision the story as it is being said. There are many names but the story builds around a few of the characters. It definitely has that charm which kept me reading. Somewhere down the book the readers may guess the promise which the Christmas was to deliver.

The story portraits the building of relationships and meeting of the separated ones, extending help to the acquaintances and strangers, sharing of the feelings and the presents which are very much to do with the Christmas. The statements like: ‘It is the promise of the Christmas that makes Christmas what it is’, ‘It brings the promise of grace; the grace will prevail’, ‘There is always enough mercy to manage’ gives us the feel good factor as we read the book.