Reviews & Musings

Source: Goodreads.com ~About the book~ RECLAIM / RESIST is a forthcoming two-part anthology series that aims to weaponize contemporary literature in reclaiming women's body from the oppression and victimization that we continuously endure in a capitalist-patriarchal society. RECLAIM: An Anthology of Women's Poetry will be the first installment of this series, set for release in Fall 2019. RESIST: An Anthology of Women's Prose will be out in 2020. You can know more about it HERE .

Copyright (C) Privy Trifles “ To live is the rarest thing in the world. Most people exist, that is all. ”― Oscar Wilde In life, we have a lot of in-betweens. Times when you want to say, but are scared to say and still want to be understood. Where you want to belong but want to be free too and can't define this exact complex feeling. This book is that 'in-between' for me. I simply cannot put in words my exact emotions after having read it. It talks about the intricacies of life, dreams, desires, relationships and a lot of other things so beautifully that you want to hug the book just to feel the warmth it manages to emote through its words.

Introduction ISBN:978-93-87561-41-0 Genre:  Fiction Publishers: Aleph Book Company Price: Rs. 599/- (I got the book for review from the publisher)

Introduction Source: Goodreads.com ISBN:  978-8129148438 Genre:   Fiction Publishers:  Rupa Publications Price:  Rs. 200/-  ( I got the book for review from the  publishe r )

Introduction ISBN: 978-8175-9943-31 Genre: Non-Fiction Publishers: Finger Print Publishing Price:  Rs.250/-  ( I got the book for review from the publisher ) Who are we? What is our life meant for? What happens to us after death? Demystifying Reincarnation explores questions of our identity and destiny scientifically, historically and philosophically. Scientifically, pioneering researchers have documented fascinating cases of: Children who recollect past lives, giving details that they had no normal way of knowing. People who, despite being medically unconscious, were conscious of their vicinity and beyond. Historically, the principle of reincarnation has enjoyed acceptance in most parts of the globe throughout the ages—a list of its advocates looks like an intellectual who’s who of world history. Philosophically, reincarnation is the bedrock of a profound world view that reflects our intuitive sense of justice, our innate need for hope and our universal lon...

Introduction ISIN: 9789384226954 Genre: Fiction / Anthology Publishers: Leadstart India Price: Rs. 150/- ( I received the book for review from the author ) Desire enchants! Irrespective of what that desire is for and no matter how correct or blatantly wrong it seems to the world around us - it leaves us stirred. The more we try to resist it, the more irresistible it becomes till there comes a moment when we actually have to take a call whether to draw lines or to cross those intimidating boundaries. The Forbidden One is for all those who believe that one can feel to be alive only when one takes that leap of faith to cross the barriers to your moment of truth. The Forbidden One is also for those who haven’t fulfilled their forbidden dream as yet and are on that cusp of time to take their chances. The Forbidden One is a compilation of short stories - the chronicle of characters who, in some way or the other, are either excluded or restrained or tattooed ‘promiscuous’ b...

Introduction ISBN: 978-0-224-10199-8 Genre: Fiction Publishers: Random House Price: Rs. 599/- (I got this book from the publisher for review ) Fiona Maye is a leading High Court judge, presiding over cases in the family court. She is renowned for her fierce intelligence, exactitude and sensitivity. But her professional success belies private sorrow and domestic strife. There is the lingering regret of her childlessness, and now, her marriage of thirty years is in crisis. At the same time, she is called on to try an urgent case: for religious reasons, a beautiful seventeen-year-old boy, Adam, is refusing the medical treatment that could save his life, and his devout parents share his wishes. Time is running out. Should the secular court overrule sincerely held faith? In the course of reaching a decision Fiona visits Adam in hospital – an encounter which stirs long-buried feelings in her and powerful new emotions in the boy. Her judgment has momentous consequences for them...

Introduction ISIN: 978-0-857-52242-9 Genre: Nonfiction Publishers: Transworld Books Price: Rs. 599/- ( I got this book from Random House for a review ) Bestselling author Jean Sasson has been revealing the stories of Middle Eastern life for more than twenty years. Told through the eyes of Princess Sultana, the Princess series has brought readers from around the world behind the veil of Saudi Arabian life and exposed the terrible gender restrictions and discrimination women continue to face today. In her new book Princess Sultana vividly describes life inside one of the richest, most conservative kingdoms in the world. This is a world where male guardians rule every aspect of a woman’s world – from whom she marries, to where she works. The Princess leads a privileged life with multiple villas and servants, but even she must work in secret to record these stories of women who have been beaten, scorned and even hanged. But this book is also a very human, endearing l...

Today's Whispering Wednesday Word is People. However much we deny they hold a lot of important place in our lives. They teach us, make us, break us and still in a way define us.

Today's Whispering Wednesday Word  is Respect. We all need to learn how to respect, before everyone else we need to know how to respect our own selves and this is what we need to remember. Many times we forget that I is important, hence a reminder.

Introduction • ISIN: 9780140238136 • Genre: Fiction / Drama • Publishers: Random House • Price: Rs. 595/- ( I got this book for review from the publisher ) Touching and wonderfully funny, In Custody is woven around the yearnings and calamities of a small town scholar in the north of India. An impoverished college lecturer, Deven, sees a way to escape from the meanness of his daily life when he is asked to interview India’s greatest Urdu poet, Nur – a project that can only end in disaster. Behind The book Source: Google Images

Book Details: Title and Author : The Evolution of Gods: The Scientific Origin of Divinity and Religions by Dr. Ajay Kansal Print Length: 214 Pages Publication Date : August 2012 Language: English Genre: Non-Fiction, Religion and Spirituality, Comparative Religion, Atheism Blurb: Did gods create humanity or did humans create gods? Did gods create mankind, or did mankind create gods? Why, when and how did mankind begin to worship gods? Religious scriptures the world over claim that one or the other god made all plants and animals, but science has not yet identified any supernatural power that created and governed living beings.     Was it man who came up with the idea of gods to help him cope with his own fears? Could it be that ancient people attributed natural phenomena-unfathomable and frightening to them-to the working of invisible gods? What kind of sufferings or fears made people bow before unseen powers or gods as we call them? When were these...

Introduction Genre: Fiction/ Drama Publishers : L.I.F.E Price: Available for free download HERE Dreams are often most profound when they seem the most crazy. ~ Sigmund Freud This quote held the secret of her life tightly within those words. The world is not for dreamers, it is for doers and achievers she was told. But she did not stop dreaming for she was not a dreamer, she was a dream catcher, and someone who could grab thoughts out of the imagination weaves them into dreams, makes them into a reality just in the blink of an eye. Join her in her journey to becoming a dream catcher and witness magic of LIFE unfold that will reinstate your belief in miracles. Behind The book Picture (C) Privy Trifles

What happens when you don't know what do you want in life? You get what you don't want in life in large helping! Always be clear - if not about what you want then at least about what you don't want helps clear a lot of mess. ~N

The extent to which you are taken for granted has got nothing to do with your allowing it, it has got everything to on how much they think they are allowed to. ~N

By the time life answers few questions for you - you forget all that you wanted to ask ~ N  

Most of the times we are unable to see how much we are loved; simply because we are too busy comparing it with how much we want to be loved. ~ N

The unsaid hurts more than the said. ~ N