Hunting Unicorns

'Hunting Unicorns' is a well-written, entertaining romp with a heart, and I found myself laughing out loud once or twice, yet felt moved at other times. It's partly about a look into a dying species - the English aristocracy (the 'unicorns', or as one aristo himself calls them: 'dinosaurs') - and pa......more

I didn’t know what to think anymore. Were the English aristocracy a class that deserved to be wiped out or an eccentric but splendid remnant of a tribe under threat? This is the question Maggie, an American reporter, asks herself after being assigned to explore and write a story about the dying Briti......more

Well, this one was a bit of a surprise – and a delightful one at that. I probably would never have picked up this sardonically funny little book if I hadn't chanced on it in a footpath stall selling second hand books in Thrissur, decrying it as chick-lit. It was on my reading queue for a while, befo......more

I wanted this to be better than it was. I liked the subject matter - the opportunity to poke fun at the anachronism that is the English aristocracy - was irresistible. The execution was sadly disappointing. It was ok for a rom com I suppose.......more

A good book for passing the time. A quick read, and very predictable.......more