The Beach (novel) The Beach (novel) The Beach is a 1996 novel by English author Alex Garland. Set in Thailand, it is the story of a young backpacker's search for a legendary, idyllic and isolated beach untouched by tourism, and his time there in its small, international community of backpackers. In 2000, it was adapted into a film directed by Danny Boyle and starring Leonardo DiCaprio. In 2003, the novel was listed on the BBC's survey The Big Read. In a cheap hotel on the Khao San Road in Bangkok, Richard, a young American backpacker, meets a mentally disturbed Scotsman going by the
The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind has been positive. "Publishers Weekly" and the "Palm Beach Daily News" both praised the work, and the "Palm Beach Daily News" described it as "Sweet, well-thought and nutritious without pomp, it's a discovery worth making." The "Irish Times" also praised the work, stating that it could "serve as an introduction to Latin American magic realism for teen readers." The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind The Girl Who Could Silence the Wind is a 2013 young adult novel by Cuban-American author Meg Medina. The book was first published on 13 March 2012 through Candlewick Press and follows Sonia Ocampo, a