Three Monkeys Online

A Curious, Alternative Magazine

Rita Balla

The Object of my Affection – Stephen McCauley

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Novel by cult American writer Stephen McCauley. It got the Hollywood treatment, being made into a film with Jennifer Aniston, but don’t let that put you off!

Crescent – Diana Abu-Jaber

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The second book from Dian Abu-Jaber is set in the Arab-American community of Los Angeles. The dust jacket promises romance, risk and recipes!

Diary – a novel – Chuck Palahniuk

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

A new novel from Chuck Palahniuk, author of Fight Club, Lullaby, and Choke. The coma diary of Misty Marie Kleinman.

The War of the Saints – Jorge Amado

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Blending politics, magical realism and Brazilian sensuality, Jorge Amado’s novel The War of the Saints tells the story of the dissapearance of the statue of Saint Barbara of the Thunder.

The Sixth Day – Andrée Chedid

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Set during a cholera outbreak in Egypt, Andrée Chedid’s poetic novel has a timely resonance argues Rita Balla.

Under the Skin – by Michael Faber

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

The first novel from acclaimed Dutch writer Michael Faber. Set in the highlands of Scotland, where a young woman prowls the motorways searching for male hitch-hikers

To Err is Divine – by Ágota Bozai

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

A satirical look at Hungary’s post Iron Curtain society. Anna Levay, a school teacher, finds herself blessed/cursed with a halo, in this European bestseller by Ágota Borzi

Pomegranate Soup – by Marsha Mehran

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

First novel by Iranian born author Marsha Mehran. Three Iranian sisters arrive in the west of Ireland, bringing their exotic cuisine.

The Zig-Zag Way by Anita Desai

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

An American grad student finds himself researching his roots amongst the Sierra Madre Mountains of Mexico, against a backdrop of the day of the dead. A lean novel by Indian author Anita Desai

Vroom with a view – In search of Italy’s Dolce Vita on a ’61 Vespa by Peter Moore

Wednesday, November 30th, 2011

Veteran travel writer Peter Moore travels the Italian tourist trail on a ‘cool’ ’61 Vespa.