“As white as Milk, as Red as Blood” is often called a contemporary version of Love story. It’s undoubtedly a book which picks up challenging and difficult subject, but surprisingly is able to do it in a very natural and attractive way.

The novel was written by an Italian writer Alessandro D'Avenia. The main character of “As white as Milk, as Red as Blood” Leo is an ordinary teenager: a little bit rebel who hates school and loves football.  His love for Beatrice changes him and makes him see many things. Leo starts to think about love, suffering and the value of human life.

From being a teenager he starts to feel adult. That book is a “bildungroman”, a book about education and growing up. Thanks to his experiences the main character learns a lot about the world and about himself. His participation in a human tragedy turns an immature 15 year old boy  into a grown man who can think and make important life decisions. 

Today I would like to tell you a little about a book I read last week. It was written by a Spanish novelist Javier Moro and it’s titled “The Red Sari”. It is a belletristic biography of Sonia Gandhi, an Italian girl who happen to marry a son of the Prime Minister of India and became one of the most important people in that country.

Before I read the book I didn’t have any idea who was she or what role in the Indian story she had. In fact, I knew very little about India at all. “The Red Sari” was the first book that was able to make me interested in Indian culture.

The author explains to a reader many Indian traditions, their everyday life and many political problems India has to struggle with. Javier Moro presents to us a character of a young European girl who chooses a life in a far foreign country, entirely different of what she was used to know.

Although her story had begun as a fairy tale, she had to suffer a lot in her life. During her marriage Sonia has to deal with many troubles not only related to the cultural differences between her and her husband’s family. She learns to act like a Indian woman, a politician, a mother and an important part of the most known and powerful family in India.

The book touches on many curious aspects, many of which, I think, are still current in our world, such as terrorism or poverty. What's more the book makes you think about human life and its destiny. I recommend that story to every person who wants to spend a good time and learn something new at the same time. 

Hi, my name is Kate.