LIDO Book Club - Three Great Reads

Words, words, and more words!

Here are three of our top picks for your summer reading list.

“Just Kids”; Patti Smith

In this memoir, poet and musician Patti Smith uses her unique and lyrical tone of voice to describe her life as a young creative trying to make it in New York City, and puts a strong focus on her relationship with photographer Robert Mapplethorpe. A beautiful, moving story celebrating New York and its free-spirited 60's and 70's artists.

“Small Country”; Gaël Faye

In the early 90's, ten-year-old Gabriel lives a comfortable life in Burundi with his French entrepreneur father, his Rwandan mother and younger sister, Ana. As Gabriel is enjoying a peaceful and innocent childhood, spending most of his time having fun with his buddies, he has no idea of the way his "small country" will fall apart as it gets brutally battered by a horrific genocide.

“Aleph”; Paulo Coehlo

Through the magic of words, Paulo Coehlo's most personal novel to date takes us through his quest for spiritual growth as his path crosses the one of Hilal, a mysterious gifted musician, who he has already met in a "past life". Their mystical voyage across time and space will help him in overcoming some struggles that are blocking him in retrieving meaning and passion on his "current" journey. A great story for self-reflection, to rewrite our destiny.