I've been itching to blog about some interesting reads, flicks, and melodies I've come across over the past few days - er, months, really - but I really didn't know when to do it, until now.
A Place Called Here, by Cecelia Ahern
Apparently, lost things go somewhere you might just stumble upon one day.
Sandy Short's obsession to missing things began twenty years ago when a childhood classmate of hers disappeared. Ever since then, Sandy devoted herself to one thing: finding what is lost. She endlessly searched and turned her house upside down growing up, looking for socks, scotch tape, and even her passport prior to a much-anticipated family trip to Austria. And realising that looking for lost things isn't enough, she ran a missing people's agency after leaving the Gardaí, giving families with lost loved ones a tiny flicker of hope.
On the other side of the story, Jack Ruttle is searching for his brother, who went missing a year ago. Knowing that Sandy Shortt was the answer to his prayers, he gave her a call and set a meet-up. However, when Sandy doesn't show up on the said date and later, he started to become sceptical. Before he knew it, he wasn't just searching for his brother, but the woman who would help him find his brother as well.
Ahern writes with so much mystery and creativity that will keep you turning the pages until the very end. A Place Called Here isn't a book you would dare to lose.
My Name is Memory, by Ann Brashares
Daniel is guilty. Daniel is looking for Sophia. Daniel wants to start all over.
It's been centuries since he first saw her. Those gorgeous eyes that met his gaze; her life that ended in a fire he started; her soul that he wasn't able to save; and her heart that could never be his. Daniel has been on a very long journey living and being reincarnated many times over searching for his one and only Sophia, hoping one day, she would love him and truly be his.
He then meets Lucy, a typical girl in the Virginia suburbs, who, indeed, is Sophia in another life. Trying to make up his past faults and failures, Daniel is determined to never lose Sophia again, even if it means standing against his cruel brother.
Ann Brashares just created the perfect book for a pleasurable trip through time.
Bon Appétit
Daniel is a talented young chef who travels to Switzerland to pursue his dream of working at a famous restaurant ran by a star chef named Thomas Wackerle. In the restaurant, he meets the restaurant's sommelier, Hanna, and falls in love with her. His exceptional skill then led him to the progression of his position at the ever-so-busy and demanding kitchen.
He was living his dream, when one evening, Hanna kissed him and things started to change. He found himself asking, is love worthy of bargaining with his professional career?
Bon Appétit is a delicious film about love, work, and friendship. And the breath-taking sites of Zurich, Switzerland featured in the film are a bonus!
HappyThankYouMorePlease
HappyThankYouMorePlease revolves around Sam, a writer, and Rasheen, a child from foster care with great artistic skills who meet at a subway. Supporting characters are Annie, Sam's best friend, who's looking for a reason to be loved, suffering from Alopecia; Mary Catherine, his cousin, and her boyfriend, Charlie; and a waitress/singer oddly named Mississippi, everyone trying to make their ends meet at New York City.
In his directorial debut, Josh Radnor (from How I Met Your Mother) very much deserves the U.S. Favourite Drama award in the Sundance Film Festival in 2010, for writing a poignant film about the struggles people in all walks of life have to face in relationships.
A must-see for everybody!!!
Straight Lines, by Dawn Landes
I just wish that I watched the documentary "When Harry Left Hogwarts" earlier... This song is used in the credits, and I just fell in love with it. Beautiful, beautiful melody. Dawn Landes is very delightful!
Download here: Straight Lines
♥Andz
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