The Overgrown Footpath

My Recent Reads and Various Wanderings

A Review of Abraham Verghese’s Cutting for Stone

I have maintained a longtime appreciation for historical fiction novels, particularly those which capture characters’ evolving lives against the backdrop of historically significant events. While my mom recommended this coming-of-age story to me a long time ago (exclaiming in the middle of a thrift store that she had to buy me my own copy), it took me a couple of years to begin working my way through all 657 pages of it.… Continue reading

A Germany Travel Diary, Part 1

December is a season of vast darkness and rapidly chilling temperatures in Boston, yet an antidote to the winter blues emerges every year: holiday festivities. While I’ve been lucky enough to be raised in a multi-faith household, where 8 days of Hanukkah are accompanied by a stocky Christmas tree, I opted to ‘up the ante’ this year and visit a winter destination that is virtually unparalleled in its holiday spirit.… Continue reading

A Review of Ruth Ware’s One by One

Picture yourself as a member of a thriving tech startup, venturing to the French Alps for a luxury winter getaway in a posh chateau with your Type-A colleagues. Upon your arrival, tensions emerge, arguments erupt, and the fate of the company hinges on the decision-making power of a few self-serving members of the group.… Continue reading

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