I and many other fans have waited long years after reading the Pillars of the Earth for another similar book or a sequel. It seems this one is worth the wait and I can’t wait to dive into it.

I have recently received a wonderful book, written by a Romanian princess, Ileana. Her book was first published 1952, in English, but I have the Romanian translation of it. It seems that recently the Romanians are searching for answers about the past, the real past. It is a wonderful book, I am learning many historical facts from it that I never knew. For example, that princess Ileana was married to an Austrian and lived nearby Vienna for years. The book is easy to follow, it was written for Americans, so it gives a lot of background information about historical and geographical Romania.

Recommended Reads:

1. A Wrinkle in Time, Madeleine L’Engle - magical journey
2. Abarat, Clive Barker - unique fantasy, can’t wait for the next book
3. Wintersmith, Terry Pratchett - another Tiffany Aching story
4. Blue Shoes and Happiness, Alexander McCall Smith - the next book of the The No.1 Ladies’ Detective Agency series
5. Extremely Loud & Incredibly Close, Jonathan Safran Foer - a wonderful story about a boy who looses his father in 9/11 but learns to go on
6. The Russian Debutante’s Handbook, Gary Shteyngart - a funny take on the American dream
7. The Known World, Edward P. Jones - a fresh take on a subject that has been written “to death”
8. Saturday, Ian McEwan - well written as usual
9. The Lady and the Unicorn, Tracy Chevalier - another medieval story from the writer of Girl with a Pearl Earring
10. Anything Considered, Peter Mayle - another “real” novel from the writer of A Year in Provence and other delicious French stories