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Necropolis by Avtar Singh

 http://www.flipkart.com/affiliate/displayWidget?affrid=WRID-141241512826636978 “This city will forgive anything.Your father can make bad drugs, your husband can be a repeat offender with the tax department. Your daughter could be a hit-and-run artist, your family … Continue reading

September 22, 2014 · Leave a comment

Unravel by Preeti Singh, reviewed by Seema Mohapatra

“unravel Earliest known use of word – 1603 un.rav.el verb \ n- ra-v l\ : to cause the separate threads of something to come apart : to find the correct … Continue reading

September 20, 2014 · Leave a comment

A Monster Calls

  A sick mother, a grandmother with whom he shares a cold relationship, bullies at school, an absentee father, and a yew tree that transforms into a monster at his … Continue reading

September 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Hundred Foot Journey by Richard C. Morais

  “Un petit trésor”!!! The Hundred Foot Journey, though first published in 2008 by Harper Collins, came back into prominence recently due to the recently released movie by the same … Continue reading

September 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Sita by Devdutt Pattanaik

  What Devdutt Pattanaik has done, is take mythology and give it to the masses today in a form that suits today’s analytical, questioning and always deconstructing mind. Many of … Continue reading

September 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Korma Kheer and Kismet reviewed by Sheena Singh

  Timms is a Scottish journalist who moved to Delhi nearly a decade ago with her husband. She also writes a food blog “Eat and Dust”. Korma Kheer and Kismet … Continue reading

September 14, 2014 · Leave a comment

Me Talk Pretty One Day

Much of Me Talk Pretty One Day began as essays for magazines or for the public radio program “The American Life” and then found home in this loosely autobiographical book. … Continue reading

September 12, 2014 · Leave a comment

The Luminaries by Eleanor Catton

  Now this is exactly what Booker Prize worthy work is made of. Impeccable research, fine language and a plot to string together historical facts with the fictional element of … Continue reading

September 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

This is Where I Leave You

  Judd comes back home with a birthday cake to surprise his wife Jen. And instead is surprised to see her , in their marital bed, indulging in hot sex … Continue reading

September 7, 2014 · Leave a comment

Adultery : A novel

  A young woman who seems to have it all – a loving husband, two lovely kids, a nice home and a decent job – is overwhelmed with sadness. A … Continue reading

September 7, 2014 · Leave a comment