The ending of Shamsuddin’s Grave: The Story of a Homeless is what brings the title of the book in perspective and lets the reader understand the true plight of the immigrants and migrant laborers. A bit of materialism even where there is none such is the twist in the tale. The concept and thought of …
#KnittedTales, it says is a collection of emotions but it is a collection of feelings, thoughts, and all the colors of life in between. The author has strung together a mix of stories that compel the reader to take a second look, read and savour the tales. Not all are the ‘feel good’ types since …
Fighting for Tara is a book filled with love, restrictions and odds that women face each day. Hansa is a child bride and a mother at 13, her journey starts when she decides to save her daughter Tara and herself in the process. This book is an emotional journey of a thirteen-year-old girl and the …
Gudiya and Krishna two girls – one a widow, the other a child bride trying to make their way in a bigoted, biased world. A journey fraught with obstacles and a battle that seems lost even before it has begun. Bubble Wrap – the title had intrigued me the most as well as the blurb …
Starving Hearts is a historical romance and it grows on you as you fall for the charming Annette and gracious Peter. Smooth, serious, full of love, faith, and a kaleidoscope of emotions is what Starving Hearts is all about. We have the alluring and very vocal Annette as the heroine. Peter is the hero, savior …
The Smitten Husband is a short novella, a light fun read. I enjoyed the book and finished it in one sitting. The book has characters from The Runaway Groom and they are the only common link to the novel since this novella, story, style, and the hot quotient is all so different and in a …
The Doppelgänger is a thriller that lives up to its name, mystery, and suspense. The author has spun a tale with many layers making it impossible for me to judge who the real enemy was. The story starts with a man who has forgotten his memories and is traveling to Manali. The plot thickens as …
Secretly Your’s is about young love, strange happenings along with a bit of murderous mayhem and the novel manages to engross the reader. It is a young adult romance about a boy Sahil and his life that seems to be going nowhere. In walks Anya, beautiful, smart and full of mystery. That she is keeping …
The motivation and ideas behind this different and intriguing book were discussed in detail when I spoke to the author and he shared his thoughts here. THE MAHABHARATA CODE by KARTHIK K.B.RAO Blurb “The Mahabharata Code is a personal account of the main protagonist Narayan Rao (NR), who claims to be an …
Anya’s Lyric is the journey of a girl who the world sees as a misfit but never hesitates to exploit for their benefit. This book is like a collection of stories but each is linked to the next as a part of Anya’s life. The author has done a commendable job of writing the book …
The moment I had read the book blurb of A Beauty Refined, I was hooked. A book that promised love, beauty, mystery and intrigue along with a historical romance begged to be read. I was not disappointed; the book is well written, full of surprises and twists that keep me awake. The times, culture, mannerisms, …
I have read Laxmi’s work earlier and love the edgy crispness to her writing. Feral is the story of Maya who is in search for herself and her identity. She is strong, brave, conflicted, feminine yet determined. Bit by bit she tries to uncover her reality and her destination. She senses that she is different …
………………………………………………….. A memoir full of nostalgia that immediately transported me the idyllic, carefree yet busy days of our summer vacations. Visiting cousins, exploring the neighbourhood, hours spent relaxing under shady trees, playing in the parks and just being kids. In the words of the author, we see what the book really wishes to convey. …
A story of two broken, damaged souls who are trying to find themselves, searching for acceptance and love as well. That they find each other is itself a miracle and how they find each other is the fun part – the part where I could not keep the book down. How the two meet is …
An Autograph For Anjali follows the journey of Anjali a stay at home lady who also happens to be a wife of a very rich guy. She wants for nothing but still searches to fill her emptiness. The book is a commentary on the ‘empty- nest syndrome’ parents especially mothers face when grown-up kids leave …