{"version":"1.0","provider_name":"PoohsDen","provider_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden","author_name":"Vinitha","author_url":"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/author\/pooh_admin\/","title":"5 Books - April 2015 &#8212; PoohsDen","type":"rich","width":600,"height":338,"html":"<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"H3bAZpVKwh\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/5-books-april-2015\/\">5 Books &#8211; April 2015<\/a><\/blockquote><iframe sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" src=\"https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/5-books-april-2015\/embed\/#?secret=H3bAZpVKwh\" width=\"600\" height=\"338\" title=\"&#8220;5 Books &#8211; April 2015&#8221; &#8212; PoohsDen\" data-secret=\"H3bAZpVKwh\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\"><\/iframe><script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n\/* <![CDATA[ *\/\n\/*! This file is auto-generated *\/\n!function(d,l){\"use strict\";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&\"undefined\"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!\/[^a-zA-Z0-9]\/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret=\"'+t.secret+'\"]'),c=new RegExp(\"^https?:$\",\"i\"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display=\"none\";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute(\"style\"),\"height\"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):\"link\"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute(\"src\")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener(\"message\",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener(\"DOMContentLoaded\",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll(\"iframe.wp-embedded-content\"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute(\"data-secret\"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+=\"#?secret=\"+t,e.setAttribute(\"data-secret\",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:\"ready\",secret:t},\"*\")},!1)))}(window,document);\n\/\/# sourceURL=https:\/\/www.ourowncorner.com\/poohsden\/wp-includes\/js\/wp-embed.min.js\n\/* ]]> *\/\n<\/script>\n","description":"Another month slips by. My reading literally crawled this month. I couldn&#8217;t summon the energy to read. I blame it on the hot summer days of Chennai. I did read a couple of books from my to-be-read list and discovered some great writing along the way. The Paying Guests by Sarah Waters Set in post-WW1 London, the book shines light on Mrs.Wray and her daughter Frances who have to take in lodgers to make ends meet. Enter the Barbars. Shakeups occur. Capturing the class and gender issues in the post WW1 Sarah Waters guides the book into the climax. My issue with this book was its meanderings. It drifted quite a bit before coming to the thrilling bit at the end. The writing is exquisite but a bit too much. Recommended read She Will Build Him a City by Raj Kamal Jha\u00a0 I read this book as a part of the #TSBCReadsIndia challenge. Set in bustling Delhi, the book is filled with pieces of the people who make the city run. The love, horror, the belongingness and ignorance of people. It is a book that takes time to get through you. It is chaotic with clashing thoughts and drifting nameless [&hellip;]"}