What I'm reading ...

I have started Long Walk to Freedom by Nelson Mandela. I always like autobiography and have been meaning to read this for some time. The impeding release of the film would probably have moved me along, but the recent sad news of Mandela's death was the trigger to pick it up. Here's the blurb:

The riveting memoirs of the outstanding moral and political leader of our time, Long Walk to Freedom brilliantly recreates the drama of the experiences that helped shape Nelson Mandela's destiny. Emotive, compelling and uplifting, Long Walk to Freedom is the exhilarating story of an epic life; a story of hardship, resilience and ultimate triumph told with the clarity and eloquence of a born leader.

The Husband's Secret - by Liane Moriarty

Like the other books by this author, this has a complex storyline, with multiple points of view. Each chapter or part of a chapter is from the viewpoint of one of three characters, whose thoughts are described. The viewpoint often seems to change at a crucial point - a cliffhanger - which kept me turning the pages.

Although it is a longish book, I did not feel it was too long. The complexity of the story is revealed at a sensible pace and there are plenty of little [and not so little] twists. I confess that I had guessed the contents of the letter before it was revealed, but only just before. By the end of the book, there are very few loose ends.

Again, in keeping with the author's other books that I have read, the story is entertaining, but also it made me think about aspects of life and relationships and the assumptions that we all make.