Perfect by Cecilia Ahern, reviewed by Tara Mallikage
Celestine lives in a society which claims people to be morally and ethically perfect. Guild determines the morality of the acts of the people in the society. People who disobey … Continue reading
Loyal Stalkers by Chhimi Tenduf-La
…’Are you Sri Lankan?’ the lady asks. ‘One hundred per cent Sinhala Buddhist,’ Janith says. ‘You don’t have to be Sinhalese to be Sri Lankan.’ ‘But you have to be … Continue reading
The Color of Our Sky by Amita Trasi
Ten-year-old Mukta’s life changes when she is rescued from her village and taken to Mumbai by Ashok, the village zamindar’s son. Ashok gives Mukta a home, much against the wishes … Continue reading
Behind Her Eyes by Sarah Pinborough
Adele: I had forgotten what happiness feels like. For so long everything has been about David’s happiness- how to stop his dark moods,how to stop him drinking, how to make … Continue reading
Leila by Prayaag Akbar; reviewed by Amina Singh
I’d heard about Prayaag Akbars debut novel Leila .. heard it was chilling , heard it was a must read. So I finally got hold of a copy At first … Continue reading
The Party Worker by Omar Shahid Hamid
For Asad Haider, betraying the man and the “Party”, that had been his life for twenty eight years, was not an easy choice. But it was a choice he had … Continue reading
The Leadership Genius of Julius Caesar by Phillip Barlag
According to Phillip Barlag, human nature doesn’t change all that much. People today, have the same “operating system” as those in Caesar’s day. The difference lies in the social context, … Continue reading
Dear Ijeawele, Or A Feminist Manifesto In Fifteen Suggestions by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie
” …It’s not enough to say you want to raise a daughter who can tell you anything; you have to give her the language to talk to you…” Chimamanda is … Continue reading
The Trouble With Goats and Sheep by Joanna Cannon
…When we’d sung about behaving ourselves, the vicar climbed into the pulpit and said he was going to read from the Bible.I sat back with a Licquorice Allsort. ‘All the … Continue reading
Cursed at Kedarnath and Other Stories by Deepta Roy Chakraverti
A woman in Delhi remembers the hell which surrounded her at an old sacred site in Kedarnath; A murdered courtesan from centuries ago appears in a mirror at a Jaipur … Continue reading
the good book corner 