Man of My Dreams - Curtis Sittenfeld

Another great recommendation by Nancy Pearl of Book Lust. I thought it might be just chick lit, but a few pages in I realized it is a very special book with depth, honesty and defintely no glib lines. Such perceptive, honest, unvarnished writing with incredibly sharp observations of human behaviour and nature, in this young girl's journey in love and life. I wished I'd bought the book instead of borrowing it from the library.

The Interpretation of Murder - Jed Rubenfeld

I almost always prefer Australian cover art to the US ones - the latter doesn't do justice to the tone of the book. The Australian cover for this book is more representative of the atmospheric style of the book, set in 1909 when Dr Freud & Dr Jung visit New York. It weaves a murder of a young socialite in with psychological intricacies during a time when psychology was new and viewed with awe and suspicion. It's very well written and I thoroughly enjoyed the literary and philosophical style and the historical detail.

Pomegranate Soup - Marsha Mehran

A heartwarming story of 3 sisters from Iran who make a new life in a provincial Irish town, escaping ghosts of the past and cooking up a magical treat of exotic food. It was a light read, not engrossing but gently nurturing.

Mr Perfect - Linda Howard

An unusual combination of hot romance and murder thriller with equal weight to both -deliciously raunchy in one, and chillingly thrilling in the other. A light but engaging read.