Salman Rushdie's book reading and signing at Seattle's Town Hall

Trying to describe a Salman Rushdie novel is like trying to describe music to someone who has never heard it -- you can fumble with a plot summary but you won't be able to convey the wonder of his dazzling prose or the imaginative complexity of his vision. -- Daphne Durham

On Thursday, June 12, Salman Rushdie gave the audience assembled at Seattle's Town Hall a taste of his exquisite storytelling, reading from his new novel The Enchantress of Florence. Since then I have found myself completely immersed in my personal signed copy of this charming, entertaining and thought-provoking novel, thoroughly enjoying his complex and mesmerising proze, absorbed in a seductive tale which is part history, part fable, and yet another marvelous product of Rushdie's incredible imagination. Little wonder he's one of my favorite authors!