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DAKINI: A Novel – K. Hari Kumar – Book Review
DAKINI: A Novel – K. Hari Kumar – Book Review Title: Dakini: A Novel Author: K. Hari Kumar Publisher: Harper Fiction Genre: Fiction/Horror No of Pages: 352 Price: Rs 399 /- Link to Purchase: Amazon Synopsis: A journalist of international repute, Mamta Mathews, decides to take […]
An Essay On Illusion
An Essay On Illusion The word illusion has several connotations and can be viewed from a broad range of perspectives. What exactly does the word mean? It can be a synonym for several things ranging from a layman’s understanding of simple deception to a scientist’s theory of the dual nature of matter. It has meaning […]
Soaring Dreams
Soaring Dreams One day my little one will cruise in the blue sky,Piloting people through altitudes low and high,Helping them reach destinations all over the globe,Flying them to Hongkong, Greece and Rome. Some day draped in bridal finery, demure and shy,She will leave us, her parents, bidding goodbye.We will watch her with sad hearts, […]
The Paint Book
The Paint Book Standing on the sandy shores,I watched the three shades of waters,Coming together from all three sides,And converging into a merry dance of shimmering waves, At a distance on the horizon,The Sun rose from the depths of this confluence,It looked very much like a painting,Out of a child’s paint book. But in all […]
Vigil Aunties – Richa S Mukherjee – Book Review
Vigil Aunties – Richa S Mukherjee – Book Review Title: Vigil Aunties Author: Richa S Mukherjee Genre: Thriller/Fiction Publisher: Black Ink No of Pages: 354 Link for Purchase: Vigil Aunties Price: Rs 399 Synopsis: Sixteen-year-old Philadelphia aka Philly Waghmare’s carefully curated life revolves around the SAT. The most exciting thing that happens in the crumbling […]
The Gift
The Gift The old woman stood in tatters, Alone in the world, Lonely at heart, Begging for tidbits from the passersby, Her near and dear ones had left her, To the ravages of destiny. Her tiny malnourished body, Ached for a loaf of bread. Or why not a sausage? She asked herself. But she knew, […]
The Black Orphan – S. Hussain Zaidi – Book Review
The Black Orphan – S. Hussain Zaidi – Book Review Title: The Black Orphan Author: S. Hussain Zaidi Publisher: HarperCollins India No of Pages: 218 Link to Purchase: Amazon Price: Rs 399 Synopsis: It’s love at first sight for DIG Ajay Rajvardhan of the National Investigation Agency when he sees attractive young lawyer Asiya Khan […]
Hot Stage – Anita Nair – Book Review
Title: Hot Stage Author: Anita Nair Publisher: HarperCollins India Genre: Fiction / Crime & Thriller Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 422 Price: Rs 499 Link To Purchase: https://www.amazon.in/Hot-Stage-Anita-Nair/dp/9356995907 My Take: Anita Nair’s Hot Stage is a complete police procedural and I for one enjoyed the book thoroughly. The story tells us how exactly an efficient […]
Unbroken: The Untold Story – Indrani Mukerjea – Book Review
Title: Unbroken: The Untold Story Author: Indrani Mukerjea Genre: Non-Fiction Publisher: Harper-Collins Publishers India No of Pages: 373 Price: INR 599 Link for Purchase: https://www.amazon.in/Unbroken-Indrani-Mukerjea/dp/9356994102 My Take The book gives us a very good picture of the author’s early life and her struggles. She was abused and ill-treated, and her own family toyed with her […]
My Name Is Cinnamon – Vikas Prakash Joshi – Book Review
Title: My Name Is Cinnamon Author: Vikas Prakash Joshi Genre: Young Adult Publisher: Hay House Publishers India No of Pages: 216 Price: Rs 279 Link for Purchase: My Name Is Cinnamon My Take: Pros: The story moves at a gentle pace like the slow and steady waves of a quiet river. Such waters are generally […]
