A Space of Her Own

I've been reading a lot lately. I just finished The True and Outstanding Adventures of the Hunt Sisters by Elisabeth Robinson, which made me cry at the end. It's half spoof on Hollywood and half tragedy about a woman's battle with Leukemia from her older's sister's point of view. The entire book is written as a series of letters, emails and faxes - a difficult format to pull off. I'm a sucker for books that can make me laugh and cry. Some of my all-time favorite novels are A Fine Balance by Rohinton Mistry and Handling Sin by Michael Malone. Highly, highly recommended. I'm just about to start the new translation of Don Quixote, and I'm pretty excited about it. After weeks of grueling work hours, it's such a luxury to have the time and mental space to sprawl out on the sofa and lose myself in good books.