“Her Secret Husband” is the third book in the “Marriages made in India” series. Having read five of the ten books authored by Sundari Venkatraman, I must say her writing has gotten so much better. This is really difficult for someone who already was a really good writer. But now her story moves seamlessly, through […]
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Spotlight:THWARTED ESCAPE: An Immigrant's Wayward Journey by Lopamudra Banerjee
THWARTED ESCAPE: An Immigrant’s Wayward Journey by Lopamudra Banerjee Blurb How far can one truly go away from his/her ancestral roots, filial ties and the claustrophobic grip of traditions and the reminiscence of an emotionally fraught childhood and puberty? The book begins with this particular quest, and it is this quest which gains momentum as […]
Spot light: His Christmas Delight by Summerita Rhayne
HIS CHRISTMAS DELIGHT by Summerita Rhayne Blurb Caught by Santa! For Myra, Christmas means supporting her friends. They rallied round getting her back on her feet after she lost Pete, her husband, so she's always ready to help any of them. No matter to what lengths the challenge makes her go. Only she didn't expect […]
Spot light:A Way back Into Love by Veronica Thatcher
Blurb Nothing is perfect. Life is messy. Relationships are complex. Outcomes, uncertain. People, irrational. But love…well, that makes everything complicated. And when you are caught in a tangled web of secrets, lies, and complex affairs, someone is bound to get burned. Emily Stevens is a spunky, spirited college girl whose […]
Book Review: Soulless by M.V. Kasi
Writing a review for every book is a different experience. With some books, the words just flow. The thoughts and feelings are simple and are right there to be put down on paper. Some take a little mulling over. But till date no book has put me in such a quandary as “Soulless”. No…no…no… don’t […]
Spotlight:God and his Girlfriend by Priyank
Name of the book: God & His Girlfriend Author: Priyank Read some reviews: 1. Bani Jain 2. Alisha Patel 3. Kapil Awasthi The Story: Have you ever met a pretty girl in a suspicious condition with blood stained hands lying in a hotel room where you are staying in? Can a love story see its acceptance in the […]
Book Review: Shadowed Promise by Sunanda Chatterjee
SHADOWED PROMISE From riots in Bombay to the riches of Beverly hills… by Sunanda Chatterjee Shadowed Promise Review This is the second book of Sunanda Chatterjee that I have read. I picked it up because I loved her book “Fighting for Tara”. This book too follows the same flow where the protagonist runs away from […]
Book Review: Knitted Tales by Rubina Ramesh
This is the first time I’m reviewing a book of short stories. It’s so different from reviewing a novel or even a novella. You don’t get the time to develop a relationship with the characters. In a book of short stories like this, the characters are like people you pass by on the street, people […]
#TornadoGiveaway:Fighting for Tara by Sunanda Chatterjee
Check all the Books Here Name of the book: Fighting for Tara Author: Sunanda J. Chatterjee Read some reviews: 1. Sundari Venkatraman 2. Sunita Saldhana 3. Shilpa Garg The Story: How far will a mother go to save her child? “I have no use for a baby girl. Get rid of her tonight!” He towered over her as […]
Book Review: His Drunken Wife by Sundari Venkatraman
A bride who drinks herself into a stupor at her wedding reception when the bridegroom is everything she has wanted in a husband, rich, rich and rich. It makes for an interesting story. As the Maggi ketchup ad says, “It’s different!” ‘His Drunken Wife’ is the second novella in the ‘Marriages Made in India’ […]