Mailbox Monday [3]

Mailbox Monday was created by Marcia @ The Printed Page, and hosted by Laura @ I’m Booking It for the month of March.

Here are the books that came into my shelves these past few weeks:

Day After Night by Anita Diamant – Recently read. Based on a true incident in August 1945 about four women trying to escape from the Atlit internment camp run by the British military in Haifa. Read the review here.







When We Were Strangers by Pamela Schoenewaldt – A story set in the 19th century about a poor girl named Irma who escaped her Italian village to work as a servant in America with the hope to achieve her dream of making dresses for gentlewomen.






The Atonement by Ian McEwan – A book that I believe doesn’t need an introduction. I have seen the movie and loved it, so I just had to read this =)







The Eight by Katherine Neville – Here’s the prequel to The Fire, which I read earlier this month. Read the review for The Fire.







Interlock by Abdullah Hussain – Support the local writers. Here’s a book by Malaysia’s own National Laureate, whose book just got translated into English. Interlock covers the period from the early 20th century to Malaya's independence from British rule. The main theme in this novel is the integration of the various majority races of Malaya and how the Malays, Chinese and Indians, represented by three families, have contributed towards this sovereign nation.