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My tryst with reading novels based on Indian mythology started with books like ‘A Palace of Illusion’ by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni, Jaya by Devdutt Pattanaik. Soon many such books made to my to-read-list. One fine day, I sat searching for books based on Indian mythology that are available in the libraries here and the title that came up was ‘Prince of Ayodhya’ by Ashok K. Banker. Long back when I had written a post asking my fellow bloggers to suggest me good books by Indian writers, Vibha had suggested the…

The story is set in 1962, in a sleepy little village named Sehore in the state of Punjab. The main protagonist is a rebellious teenager who lives by his own rules. He detests any authority over him and does what his heart wills. Because of his audacious nature and dare-me-if-you-can attitude, he is labelled as a bad boy.

The novel is semi autobiographical in nature. It draws inspiration from the author’s cousin Leelu who disappeared mysteriously and died at a young age. This book is a tribute to him. Through…

Meet Gemma Merryfield, the in-charge of the “Puddleducks Playgroup”. The book starts with a typical day at the playgroup. There are anxious parents who worries whether their kids would be fine at the play school, there are late parents- who are never in time to drop their children at the play school and then there is a celebrity Mum who isn’t quite what she seems. And then there are these kids, some excited, some cranky and some shy and their 101 questions about everything they can think of, which Gemma…

Dunham Girl’s School, the best school in Asia. That is Advaita’s new life. No longer is she at home. Her mother, her father and annoying little sister seem so far away in Delhi while she lives in and breathes the fresh air at Dehradun. She especially misseS her bookcase filled with her most beloved books which she haS read over and over again.
Advaita’s imagination becomes her refuge as she enters a world of fantasy and curiosity. While her annoying classmate,Priya, babbles on about the expanding business empire of her…

eBook: 274 pages
Genre: Non fiction Factual
Publisher: Expat Women Enterprises Pty Ltd
Source: Provided by the author in exchange for an honest and unbiased review.
Review Quote : “A must for anyone who is, has been or will be an expat!”Peggy Love, GMS, CERP, President, FIGT (Families in Global Transition)
My Opinion: Valuable resource for Ex-pats.

I am sure this book is a valuable resource of information for Ex Pat Women in general, just not for me. I do not really fit into any of the categories, except as…

Author:        Aravind Adiga
Price:           INR 699/- (Avlbl for 419/- @ Flipkart)
Publisher:    Fourth Estate (Harper Collins)
Format:        Royal Hardback

Set in Mumbai Last Man in Tower is the story of the residents of Vishram Tower in Vakola. It is supposed to be the oldest building in the area and is referred to as “the pukka one”. The residents are a strange mix of an old couple, a real estate agent, a cyber café owner, few retired couples, a family with a son suffering from Downs’s syndrome et al. They have always…

Genre: YA Fantasy
Fantasy fiction novels introduce you to a new world bringing with it the story of an ordinary person like us. It is an absolute thrill for some readers like me and I cannot get enough of it. Yet there are only few such books that really stay with you for a long time. Remember Harry Potter? Twilight? Eragon? Therefore, I am delighted that I can add one more to my list – The Iron Few Series.
The Iron King is the first of the series and this…

Title: The Night Bookmobile Author: Audrey Niffenegger Publisher: Jonathan Cape, London PP: 64 Genre: Graphic Novel ISBN: 9780224089524 Price: £16.99 Source: Personal Copy Rating: 5/5
I am mesmerized by anything that is written about books or on the love of reading. It makes you connect in ways, as a reader that only other readers will understand and the bond will be instant. Of books and reading, of discussing authors – known and unknown, of living immersed in words – whether physical or on your e-readers, the bottom line is :…

Author: Amitabha Chatterjee
Publisher: Gyaana Books

Rajarshi can barely stammer a few words in Spanish. Marisel does not know a word of English. He is an young, inexperienced Indian with the baggage of Indian values in tow. She is an expressive Venezulean, bold and open in her ways. They met at the welcome party to his new job at the oil rig. And hence begins Rajarshi’s humorous saga, across continents and cultures, as his job takes him from one oil rig to another.

OWWW is set in a unique milieu…

Author: Moni Mohsin
Publisher: Random House India

Let me start with the basics, the book is inspired from the collection of author’s own columns written for Pakistan’s national weekly, The Friday Times. It is in the form of a journal written during a crucial period in Pakistan history from 2001-2008 as the country faces tribulations – from 9/11 to the tsunami to the assassination of Benazir Bhutto. Here we meet Butterfly, Pakistan’s most lovable but silly socialite. An avid party goer, inspired misspeller and unwittingly acute observer of Pakistani high…