Diese und weitere Rezensionen findet ihr auf meinem Blog Anima Libri - Buchseele

Anjali Banerjee hat mit „Die Bücherflüsterin“ ein wirklich magisches Buch über Liebe, Familie und Freundschaft geschreiben. Die Geschichte, die sich hinter diesem schicken Cover verbirgt, ist einfach schön. Es ist eins dieser Bücher, die nun beim besten Willen nicht wirklich als anspruchsvoll durchgehen, wenn sie zum passenden Zeitpunkt gelesen werden aber einfach Spaß machen, unterhalten und einen mit so einem wohligen Gefühl zurück lassen.

Mit einem Hauch von Magie und zugegebenermaßen doch auch ein wenig Kitsch und Schnulz erzählt Banerjee die Geschichte von Jasmine, dem Buchladen ihrer Tante und den Geistern verstorbener Autoren, die diesen heimsuchen. Ich hätte mir zu manchen Dingen, wie dem Alltag in der Buchhandlung oder Jasmines Familie, etwas mehr Infos gewünscht, während andere Dinge, vor allem die Geschichte mit Jasmines Ex Robert, für mich nicht so viel Raum hätten einnehmen müssen.

Trotzdem, alls ein allem ist Anjali Banerjees Roman „Die Bücherflüsterin“ eine kurzweilige und unterhaltsame Lektüre, die ich durchaus empfehlen kann. ( )

I loved that this book mentioned one of my own favorite books, The Ghost and Mrs. Muir! ( )

Haunting Jasmine by Anjali Banergee
She is summoned to the island to take care of her aunt's bookstore. What a treat that would be for me!
The house/store is rather haunted by the spirits and her aunt has the ability to see/talk to them. It runs in the family. She is there on hiatus from her job in LA, CA. While there she attends to some work
and also I love that she playacts with the children. Best part is when she meets up with Connor and travel back to her house to see the walkway and she remembers the book she returned to her aunt's store when she was 4. I recall reading books at an elementary school after trick or treating and my mom watched the building to be sure nobody harmed it. I had the whole library to myself.
Her ex husband also travels to meet her to get her to give him and his new girl the condo. She wants no part of that. Her aunt must leave to get her heart fixed, it'll take 4 weeks. She has to travel to India where the family is from. Lots of strange , to me, customs of India traditions that I first learn about. Her sister is to be married in a semi traditional ceremony and she tries to act happy as she's going through her divorce.
Love the seashore and island scenes the best, the land scape. ( )

Although my fiction tastes normally run toward southern fiction, I felt I had to give this one a try. It has books, it has ghosts, it has a female character who finds her independence... I was intrigued. I admit, I was afraid I would find a sappy romance here- a woman loses her love but is saved by another man. (I hate those books!) This book was surprisingly different. I don't want to spoil it. I will say that the book is realistic in its depiction of the character's divorce and the way she deals with her former husband's infidelity. However, the book also has a magical quality. The bookstore is haunted- not just by any ghosts, but by the ghosts of authors, no less. Beatrix Potter, Edgar Allen Poe...even Dr. Seuss makes an appearance.
While the book is not a traditional romance-I HATE those- there is an underlying theme of love. How does love change over time? How does love change us? Jasmine is reeling from the pain of her ex-husband's infidelity while her sister is planning a marriage to the man of her dreams. A family friend walks away from the "perfect family" and never looks back. Again, the thing I love the most about this book, is that the character finds her ability to start over and find her place in this world within herself, not from a man. Does a man have a place in her life? Yes...but I won't spoil that for you....Let's just say he is a catalyst for change...and that's not a bad thing....

Read this book if:
* You love books and book stores
*You love books about women who save themselves
*You love reality with a little magic thrown in

from my blog: http://freespiritbooks.blogspot.com ( )