Book Review: ‘Angus, Thongs and Full-Frontal Snogging’ by Lousie Rennison
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 9780007274673 Price: 269 INR There are six things very wrong with my life: 1. I have one of those under-the-skin spots that will never come to a head but lurk in a red way for the next two years. 2. It is on my nose. 3. I have a three-year-old...
Book Review: ‘The Almond’ by Nedjma (C. Jane Hunter)
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 0552772844 Pages: 260 Price: 590 INR Written by a North African Muslim woman under the pseudonym ‘Nedjma’, ‘The Almond‘ is testimony to the sexual lives of women in a society that is ostensibly puritanical to the world. It is the alluring story of how a Muslim woman lost and then...
Book Review: ‘Peter Pan’ by J. M. Barrie
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 8175643021 Price: 60 INR There are some books that are understandably stand the test of time and Scottish playwright J. M. Barrie’s classic ‘Peter Pan‘ is one of them. Like many, I read this classic only after watching the 2003 film ‘Finding Neverland‘ which told of Barrie’s journey of creating...
Book Review: ‘I too had a love story’ by Ravinder Singh
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBN: 8188575704 Pages: 213 Price: 100 INR “Not all love stories are meant to have a perfect ending. Some stay incomplete. Yet they are beautiful in their own way. Ravin’s love story is one such innocent and beautiful story.” Ravinder Singh’s ‘I too had a love story‘ is the author’s real-life...
Book Review: ‘The Twentieth Wife’ by Indu Sunderasan
Format: Paperback Language: English ISBAN: 978-93-5029-210-5 Pages: 375 Price: 400 INR “When will I be empress?” is what she asked herself. ‘The Twentieth Wife‘ by Indu Sunderasan takes you through the tempestuous journey of an extraordinary commoner. Her physical beauty defied all norms of the society; all she knew was she loved Prince Salim at first...
Book Review: ‘The Dark Room’ by R.K. Narayanan
Language: English Format: Paperback ISBN: 9788185986029 Pages: 162 Price: 100 INR Set in the fictitious yet famous town of Malgudi, ‘The Dark Room‘ is the story of two women who have but one aspect common between them – they both depend on a man for survival. Savitri, as the name suggests, is a dutiful, conforming...
