Book Review - Under The Shade of The Walnut Tree

~ Posted on Wednesday, December 26, 2012 at 7:48 AM ~

I received an email pitch to review this book few days ago and although I still have tons of product reviews in queue, I decided to give this book a try. Read on below why I decided to review this book!

Title: Under The Shade of The Walnut Tree
Author: Ivan Radev

ASIN:  B00AIVD3KU
File Size:  177 KB
Dimension:  inches

Description from the product page:
"This is a romantic short story about two people who fall deeply for each other, without ever seeing one another. Separated by a lonely tree on the road, the two of them talk about the simple things in life without bothering with the limitations imposed by the time we live in. They debate about the important stuff - the stars, the flowers, each other - all the things that make life beautiful. There is nothing complicated - just one constant niceness. With just a speck of unbothered philosophy, heartwarming and filled with naive positivism, this dialogue-based tale is a nice little escape from reality for those wishing to get their daily dose of smiling."

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The first time I read the description of this book "a romantic short story about two people who fall deeply for each other, without ever seeing one another" I thought 'Wow! How can 2 people fall in love with each other and yet never see each other before?

As I read the preview version on Amazon website, I got more intrigued with the book as I am a fan of dialogue type of books. Maybe because I find myself imagining I'm the character in the book as I read the dialogues and immerses myself in the storyline.

I like the concept of this book (though it may not be logical since the 2 characters never see each other and this book does not seem to be bothered much with factors like time, season, weather and so on) where the 2 characters just chatted about everything, the openness and honesty with each other and the way they complimented each other with sincerity.

In page 7: "You shouldn’t speak if you don’t want to. Silence is fine. It is easy to find people with whom you can talk, but it is much harder to find somebody who enjoys staying together in silence.” Wow! This sentence is so so touching! I don't know about you but I think this line pretty much sums up how a relationship should be as we grow old together with our spouse. Not necessary that we should talk and talk to fill the silence but just being there for each other and enjoying the moment.

A wonderful book to read that brings a smile to my face as it makes me reminisce the early days of being in love with my special someone aka my hubby!

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You can get this book from Amazon.

Btw, if you blog or have an Amazon account, do check out this book review opportunity which I shared on my FB page.

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I received no monetary compensation for this review, I was provided with a PDF copy of the book in order to facilitate my review. All opinions expressed in this post are my own. Please do your own research when purchasing products, as your opinions may differ from mine. And if you'd like to read my previous book reviews, you can do so by reading this post of mine called "My Book Reviews"

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Comments (13) -

Stephanie Larison

Stephanie Larison says:

"You shouldn’t speak if you don’t want to. Silence is fine. It is easy to find people with whom you can talk, but it is much harder to find somebody who enjoys staying together in silence.”

I love this too, it's beautifully said, and so true. Hubby and I have been married for almost 5 years now and we're definitely at that point where we enjoy silence. We're together, that's what is important.

24yomummy

Jenny, thanks for sharing the sentence in the page 7. I think it's worthwhile to stop and think about it, and I think that helps in improving my relationship with my spouse, as we're settled down Smile

Chrystal D

This sounds like it will be a good book, thanks for the review!

sherry b

Thanks for this review.  It make you stop and think.  A good book to read along with all my others.

Melissa Say What?

I'll definitely be checking this book out as soon as I'm done with the one I'm currently reading.  I have a Prime membership so I can read it for free, but at just $0.99 it looks like it'd be worth paying for, if not more!!

RANDY FULGHAM

NICE REVIEW SOUNDS LIKE REAL GOOD BOOK...THANKS

Debbie

Sounds good... I am going to check it out. My hubby and I have been together 29 years now... we definitely have the silence is fine thing down pat. We can talk when we want or just be together... both are good.

Ivan Radev

Jenny, everyone, thank you so much for your kind words - those things really make me happy and push me to continue writing! It would be the same without the support from people like you.

PS The little book was intended to be free, but with Amazon's new policy that isn't easy. Nevertheless, it is currently enrolled in KDP Select so it will be free for a few days in the next couple of months, so if you are interested you can check out my rundown (laugh) facebook page for updates. Also, anyone interested in making a review will be provided with a free copy as this will greatly aid me in my publicity campaign.

So thanks very much for reading and I hope I am not intruding Smile

Ivan Radev

Ops, sorry for the typo, I meant "Wouldn't be the same"... It seems proof-reading fees are well-deserved.

Jenny @ I'm a full-time mummy

Hi Ivan!
My pleasure to be given the opportunity to read your book. Wishing you all the best in the New Year!

Victoria CK

Nice review. I read lots, and much is romance of many types. I fully understand your thoughts about being able to be silent with someone. I told my hubby early on that we both had to have alone time as well as together time, because we couldn't bring anything to the other if we were never apart. It took him a little while to understand, but we are now able to do our own thing in the house without hurt feelings ;) Attraction is nice and all, but understanding is so much more important!

jenn

This sounds like a wonderfully touching book. I will look for it on Amazon

Rama

Wow! this sounds like a good read, its sounds like a page ripped out of my life ;) hahaha great post!

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