It has been a long time since a book actually made me so impatient to know what was going to happen, that I skipped pages and went ahead and then came back to read the pages I had missed. But I could not leave Hansa alone with her baby Tara, while the author took us […]
Book Review: The Smitten Husband by Sundari Venkatraman
Okay, so I am a writer. Or rather, I should say, a writer in training, because there still seems to be such a lot that I have to learn. I still have to learn the difference between a novel and a novella for instance and other stuff like that. And so I blithely sat down […]
His Drunken Wife by Sundari Venkatraman
When my favourite author comes up with a new book and that too with one with a title like this, I can’t wait to grab hold of it. This is book #2 in her “Marriages Made in India” series. Marriages Made in India Book #2 HIS DRUNKEN WIFE by Sundari Venkatraman Blurb […]
Book Review: “Dancing with Demons” by Nidhie Sharma
When a Writer-Director who is an adventure sports enthusiast comes out with her first novel, which is soon to be made into a Bollywood movie, expectations are high. And Nidhie Sharma’s debut novel, “Dancing with Demons” definitely lives up to those expectations. “Dancing with Demons” is written in a language that is raw. Nidhie Sharma […]
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Book Review: Colours of Life by Inderjit Kaur
Book Review of Kaleidoscope: Colours of Life by Inderjit Kaur Kaleidoscope : Colours of Life is such an apt title for this book because the author, Inderjt Kaur, has used the colours of the rainbow as metaphors for the various qualities needed to live a fulfilling life e.g Spiritual Violet, Compassionate Orange, Confident Blue. The […]
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Book Review:"The Face At The Window" by Kiran Manral
“The Face At The Window” by Kiran Manral. Synopsis: The story takes us back in time, to the life of Mrs. McNally, who is at the fag end of her life. Her life has held many secrets and she is wondering whether she should document her life story for her daughter and granddaughter to know […]
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Book Review: “Voyagers into the Unknown “ by Ruchira Khanna
Voyagers Into The Unknown by Ruchira Khanna Synopsis The story is about Raj, the owner of a tourist firm who believes he can change the lives of his clients for the better. So he only takes on those clients who have suffered some personal loss or trauma and need emotional healing. It is the […]
Shifting my blog to my new website
First of all I want to say, “Thank you”.Thank you for following my writing on “The quill of the phoenix.” Thanks for all the lovely comments and the encouragement. However, I am shifting this to my new website Sunitasaldhana.com. So please do follow my writings there. There is a lot of new stuff; a lot of […]
Anmol
The phone shrills. I smile as I pick it up. It is a call I have been expecting. “Sunita, please speak to your student,” says Anuja, Anmol’s mother as soon as I picked up the phone. “He refuses to even have his breakfast without talking to you.” “I was going to call in a while. […]