Scarlett; Thanks for your comments. Your relationship with your cousin seems special; thank you for sharing. Sandhurst; Whoops! digging up old bones are we? Well, I am flattered, indeed. As for the old Cantabian's novel, I just got my hands on "Shalimar the Clown". My "to read" books have physically piled up and pose as booby trip traps to an absentminded me. Now I have more names to add to my list. Thanks for the heads up on Zadie Smith and Louis De Berniers. Will actively seek them out since you recommend them. Isn't Penelope Cruz lovely? Esp. in "Woman On Top"! :) Lalupathey; Good morning! I see you have a love for reading given your escapades to Rashtriya Sabha griha. Well, I have a good mind to send you a book of Dr. Seus since you pose as a child in calling me mamma. As one of my young students would say: "Who's yo daddy?!" :)