The Rescue Artist by Edward Dolnick

The Rescue Artist is a fascinating account of the art world crimes. It chronicles the theft and recovery of Edvard Munch's iconic art piece Screamand reads like a Hollywood heist movie but with more logic and practical potholes.

Statistics on the masterpieces that have been stolen over the years is quiet staggering but you will be amused at the ingenuous ways used by the art thieves to knick these pieces over centuries. The book offers some thoughtful insights into the workings of art galleries, museums et al but to me, it is a legit starting point to plunge into art history.

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Do You Dream Of Terra Two by Temi Oh

My unhealthy obsession of reading space travel based science fiction made me choose this book as my lockdown read.

Six young people from different walks of life are trained for years and chosen by the merit of fierce competition to join a manned space mission. This is not an ordinary mission. They are a part of the elite team which is aiming to colonize the newly discovered seemingly habitable planet Terra Two. The mission will take 23 years and will test them to their limits. Will they fulfill their mission or will landing on Terra Two remain a dream? It's space after all and you can never say what's heading your way.

Exploring the psychologically difficult aspect of space travel ( read - confined spaces, looking at same faces for years, uncertainty of the situation) Temi Oh does a wonderful job of making us see this setup through the eyes of these freshly suited up astronauts.

The extremely high possibility of having younger travellers in future, with commercial space travel plans in

offing, this is a very relevant read. Also, it's quiet unputdownable ( is that even a word?)

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