Happily Married Happily Divorced, Swati Kumari

Book: Happily Married Happily Divorced Author: Swati Kumari. Publication: Shristi Publication Pages:184 Price: click the link below. https://www.amazon.in/Happily-Married-Divorced-Swati-Kumari/dp/9387022617 Introduction: \”I came to know Mitash is not like us. He is gay, already in a relationship with another man, who was also living with us. My marriage, my beliefs, my faiths turned out to be an

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The Midnight Library by Matt Haig

Book: The Midnight Library Author: Matt Haig Publication: Canongate Pages: 304 Price: Click the link to buy the book   Introduction: Born in 1975, Matt Haig is a modern-day English novelist and journalist. He proves his prowess in writing both fiction and non-fiction. The Midnight Library by him is a heart-touching fictional journey with the

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The Shadow Lines by Amitabh Ghosh

Book: The Shadow Lines Author: Amitabh Ghosh Publication: Penguin India Pages: 288 Price: Click the link Author: Born in 1956, Calcutta, Amitav Ghosh’s novels never detached themselves from their search for national identity. As he moved with his family to different places due to his father’s job as a diplomat, his novels capture all the

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Book Review, Classic Novels, Political Novel

Master of the Modern Short Stories: Anton Chekhov

Master of the Modern Short Stories: Anton Chekhov Anton Chekhov:   Anton Chekhov, (1860-1904) was a Russian playwright as well as a short story writer. In his writing style, he is always unique and distinct with his profound competency in dealing with human behaviour an d psychology as well as nature…vast panoramic, wonderful Russian landscape.

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The Pakistani Bride by Bapsi Sidhwa

Book: The Pakistani Bride Author: Bapsi Sidhwa Publication: Penguin India Pages: 248Political Price: Click the link to buy it   Introduction: Bapsi Sidhwa is a post-modern diasporic feminist writer from Pakistan who lives in the USA.  Her pen exposes her rightful experience and concern with the Indian panorama of social dichotomy and women\’s oppression. In

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Lullabies, Lang Leav

Book of Poem: Lullabies Poetess: Lang Leav Publication: ‎ Simon & Schuster (17 September 2013) Pages: 176 Price: Click the link Introduction: Born in 1980, Lang Leav is an international best selling poet of New Zealand. Apart from Lullabies, a unique collection of poems, her other collections are similarly praiseworthy Love and Misadventure (2013), Memories (2015),

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A Little Life by Hanya Yanagihara

Book: A Little Life Author: Hanya Yanagihara Publication: Doubleday Pages: 736 Price: Click the link     Introduction: American novelist, editor, travel writer Hanya Yanagihara\’s A Little Life (2015) is a modern-day classic tale of despair and brooding sadness. Yes…it is also a telltale story of relationships…male relationships…complicated and intricately cordial. Summary of the novel:

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