The much awaited final book in the Shiva Trilogy opens with a bang. It opens with Shiva’s anger at the unnecessary bloodshed and loss of life of his beloved uncle. It opens with the betrayal that Shiva felt on seeing … Continue reading →

Romance with a fair dash of comedy and a sprinkling of spicy family saga combines to make Those Pricey Thakur Girls. All of 400 pages, this book comes as a breath of fresh air giving the readers ample opportunity to … Continue reading →

A fate worse than me will befall anyone who dares disturb me. These were the words that were inscribed on the tombstone of Timur the terrible. Many centuries later when Hitler attacked Russia and wrote havoc on the fates of … Continue reading →

The title definitely does the trick. It makes women want to pick the book and read it right through to get the tips to make it work. I would say even if you don’t read the fine italicised print of … Continue reading →

These thirteen classic stories by nalini Das originally appeared in a reputed Bengali magazine Sandesh and have been translated in English by Swapna Dutta, children’s writer. Kali, Malu, Bulu and Tulu comprise the Lu Quartet and each have their own … Continue reading →

Seeds of War take off from where Forest of Stories ended, at the story of Shakuntala and Dushyant and their son Bharat, the heir of the Kuru Throne. The Seeds of War introduces us to the backdrop of Kuru race … Continue reading →

Ruskin Bond in his note on the book says – Stories about talking animals were a 20th century phenomenon. Animals and birds used the language of humans to communicate, express, philosphize and bring out a moral or lesson for the … Continue reading →

This book is meant to help the reader attract what they desire in life and at the same time take care not to attract he wrong kind intro their life which ultimately does no help to them. The authors explain … Continue reading →

Navtej Sarna’s short stories have been broadcast on the BBC World Service and he contributes regularly to The Hindu and the Times Literary Supplement. Winter Evenings is a collection of 19 short stories covering a variety of slice of life … Continue reading →

Astray is a sequence of 14 stories by prize winning author. These are factual fictions, stories inspires by facts that happened in the last 4 centuries. These stories bring alive the obscure and not so obscure characters of the bygone … Continue reading →