Reviewsday: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Shantaram is first and foremost the story of a man on the run after escaping from prison in Australia, assuming a false identity and living in Bombay. The scope of the story is epic – every character is a study in culture, language and ethnicity; every location – from the tourist bars to the slums […]
Book Of The Month: Shantaram by Gregory David Roberts
Shantaram is a novel based on the life of the author, Gregory David Roberts. In 1978 Roberts was sentenced to nineteen years imprisonment as punishment for a series of robberies of building-society branches, credit unions, and shops he had committed while addicted to heroin. In July 1980 he escaped from Victoria’s maximum-security prison in broad […]
Have You Read I Am Pilgrim?
Have you picked up a copy of our Book of The Month yet? I Am Pilgrim is an action-packed spy thriller that has received rave reviews from the literary community. We were very lucky to have a customer who loved the title so much, he sent in this review! A fast paced thriller into the […]
Book of the Month: I Am Pilgrim by Terry Hayes
Can you commit the perfect crime? Pilgrim is the codename for a man who doesn’t exist. The adopted son of a wealthy American family, he once headed up a secret espionage unit for US intelligence. Before he disappeared into anonymous retirement, he wrote the definitive book on forensic criminal investigation. But that book will come […]