Reviews & Musings

  Image Source: Amazon.in ISBN - 13 : 978-9390327782  Genre: Fiction, Anthology Short Stories, Translated Literature, Contemporary Fiction Publisher : Harper Collins India Price: INR 399/- Book Blurb The tragic love story of a village drummer and his dancer lover...  A long-awaited letter that arrives too late...  A tea-house near Darjeeling, run by a mysterious queen...  When Dhumketu's first collection of short stories, Tankha, came out in 1926, it revolutionized the genre in India. Characterized by a fine sensitivity, deep humanism, perceptive observation and an intimate knowledge of both rural and urban life, his fiction has provided entertainment and edification to generations of Gujarati readers and speakers. Ratno Dholi brings together the first substantial collection of Dhumketu's work to be available in English. Beautifully translated for a wide new audience by Jenny Bhatt, these much-loved stories - like the finest literature - remain remarka...

About the Book Raghu Mehta is a desperate man. His handicraft imports business has unexpectedly collapsed and cash is drying out quickly, his wife thinks he is a loser and society considers him irrelevant. Meanwhile, his closest friends and family all seem to be running flourishing businesses and living luxurious lives in Surat, the diamond capital of India. A trip to China to scout for a new consumer goods business offers a glimmer of hope. But Raghu instead gets sucked into the black-market trade in the back alleys of Beijing. Everything about this new opportunity goes against his god-fearing, vegetarian, middle-class mindset - can he quash his natural instincts to make a success of it? Darkly comical, 'Made in China' is a soul-stirring and thrilling entrepreneurial journey of a man willing to do anything he can to make it big.

Introduction Copyrights (C) Privy Trifles ISBN:978-93-5302-325-6 Genre:  Fiction/ Anthology Publishers: Harper Collins Price: Rs. 399/- (I got the book for review from the publisher)

Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni is one of the authors who has the magical ability to leave her readers mesmerized with her writings. Her characters are strong and inspiring. Needless to add, her mythological re-tellings have been loved across age groups. Her ' Palace of Illusions ' continues to be a favourite even after a decade of its release. Reading her is a treat for every book lover and with a lot of giddy excitement we all are looking forward to her upcoming release ' The Forest Of Enchantments ' which is up for pre-orders now. Don't miss checking out this video on this beautiful book!

Introduction Source: Amazon.in ISBN:978-9353023942 Genre:  Non-Fiction Publishers: Harper Collins India Price: Rs. 599/- (I got the book for review from the publisher)

Introduction Image (C) Privy Trifles ISBN:9789353024628 Genre:  Fiction Publishers: Harper Collins India Price: Rs. 299/- (I got the book for review from the publisher)

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Introduction ISBN:978-93-5302-345-4 Genre:  Fiction Publishers: Harper Collins India Price: Rs. 299/- (I got the book for review from the publisher)

RBI Governor Aditya Kesavan is about to carry out the most brazen act of his life. What could it be? Find out in Ravi Subramanian 's latest #DontTellTheGovernor.  Pre-order now at: https://amzn.to/2Oyin0r

Introduction Source: Amazon.in ISBN :    978-93-5277-913-0 Genre:  Fiction Publishers: Harper Collins India Price:  Rs. 399/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

Introduction ISBN :    978-9352776740 Genre:  Fiction Publishers: HarperCollins India Price:  Rs. 399/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

In the second book of the Carve the Mark duology, globally bestselling Divergent author Veronica Roth reveals how Cyra and Akos fulfill their fates. The Fates Divide is a richly imagined tale of hope and resilience told in four stunning perspectives. Source: Amazon.in

Introduction ISBN :   978-93-5277-589-7 Genre:  Fiction Publishers: Harper Collins Price:  Rs. 199/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

Introduction ISBN :   978-93-5277-383-1 Genre:  Fiction/Translations Publishers: HarperPerennial Price:  Rs. 399/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

Introduction ISBN :  978-9352773756 Genre:  Non- F iction / Memoir Publishers: Harper Collins Price:  Rs. 299/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publisher )

Non-fiction November is basically celebrated to draw attention to more non fiction books which otherwise tend to get ignored in the difficult choice a reader makes while choosing a book. This month encourages reading more non fiction, discovering new authors, new topics and also sharing your love for some books which you enjoyed thoroughly. I personally enjoy Non-fiction a lot. And for me, this month just becomes another reason to read more of what I love. Ranging from travelogues, memoirs, biographies to historical narrative and self-help , there is so much to choose from. So here I am, presenting to you my top 5 non-fiction picks from the books I read and loved thoroughly in 2017 linking them with my reviews. Hope it makes you want to pick one and read.

-Introduction-- ISBN:  978-9352643035 Genre: Non-Fiction /Creative Writing Publishers: Harper Collins Price:  Rs.350/-  ( I got the book for review from the Writer's Melon ) Do you have a great story to tell but don t know where to begin or how to give it shape? Whether you re an aspiring writer or a seasoned one, a writer of fiction or narrative non-fiction, Kissing the Demon will help you navigate the maze of plot construction, narrative viewpoint, character development, dialogue creation and description even while allowing your imagination to flow. Written by an editor and publisher who has for over four decades nurtured some of India s finest writers, it also tackles the insular world of publishers, agents, contracts and editors. It tells you how to find a publisher or agent, what gets a publisher s attention and what turns it off all the stuff writers take years to learn. Finally, it offers solutions to the vexing issue of balancing everyday life with wr...

Today my blog completes 5 years! Source: The Gospel Coalition Blog 1300 posts - 366 book reviews- 180 author interviews - 150 guest posts and still counting. The journey has been enthralling for sure. This blog is one place where all that I have asked for has come true. From starting it as a hobby to being a reviewer for all leading publishing houses, from growing up reading their books like a fangirl to getting their books for review it is all still surreal. I still jump in air like a kid whenever I get a wonderful book for review. It is like being introduced to a friend for a lifetime, someone who is going to be there forever. To mark this occasion I am sharing some of the best books I read in 2016 with snippets and links to my reviews in no particular order. They are simply put - THE BEST and the numbers next to them are serial numbers and not their ranks. If you have missed any of these please do read them, they are a treasure to dive into. If you have read them w...

Introduction ISIN: 978-9351777106 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Harper Collins Price: Rs. 399/- ( I got this book from the author for a review ) The hauntingly beautiful and determined Rajjo has always been different. As a child in a village in rural Punjab, her gifts mark her as special. Married young and abused, she flees home to discover her path: to use her talents to become a Godwoman, rich and powerful, in the ambiguous world of belief, sensationalism and commerce in the ashram. But when she falls in love, she must once again choose who she wants to be. Will she have the courage to walk the path of love and change her destiny? The Dance of Durga is the story of an unforgettable heroine who rises to command a religious order. It is a powerful drama about human desires, faith, and a woman's journey to find true love. Behind the book Source: thehindu.com

Introduction ISIN: 978-9350298459 Genre: Contemporary Fiction Publishers: Harper Collins Price:  Rs. 325/- (  I got the book from The Reader's Cosmos for a review ) Anant, a thirty-five-year-old small-time photographer in Ahmedabad, has a recurring nightmare. In it, a three-legged bitch is chained to his ankle, slowing his step and dragging angrily behind him. Try as he might, he is neither able to free himself of the mongrel in the dream nor the dream itself. What does the dog signify? Raashee, his one-time lover who now exists only in online chat windows? Or Diane Arbus, the legendary 1960s' photographer whose groundbreaking ideas have no takers in Ahmedabad? Or his father, with whom he has a strained relationship? When psychologists and Google fail him, Anant embarks on a Kafkaesque journey through the city to find the answers that elude him. 35 and Sexless in Ahmedabad is a darkly comic story about a lonely man's quest for real connections in times of vi...