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    Boring fantasy struggles to come of ageBooks
    Boring fantasy struggles to come of age

    All is well with Shui or as well as life can be for a teenager when a new girl joins the school.

    3 March 2019 2:15 AM IST

    Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut, Rs 325.Books
    A #MeToo story, but not exactly sparkling

    Anshu, the heroine, is a strong woman, a successful businessperson, a woman who's been through pain and loss.

    16 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

    Queen VictoriaBooks
    Queen Victoria the person,not just the Crown

    Taylor's proof that Victoria personally had a stronger influence on India than has ever been acknowledged before...

    25 Nov 2018 12:36 AM IST

    Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak, Doubleday, Rs 339.50Books
    Zusak's stories within stories delight, thrill, hurt

    The Murderer now lives by the banks of a river. The old bridge across the river has been washed away; he wants to build...

    4 Nov 2018 12:33 AM IST

    What If Its Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, HarperTeen, Rs 1,445Books
    A love story of two boys told simply

    This is a book about how relationships are formed, what it takes to sustain them, and how to keep them going even when...

    28 Oct 2018 12:54 AM IST

    The Return of the Railway Children by Lou Kuenzler Scholastic, Rs 755Books
    A nostalgic touch to children's adventures

    So it's an apprehensive bunch of children who step off the train at the village.

    23 Sept 2018 2:06 AM IST

    Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: The Story of Bengals Greatest Bhakti Saint by Chitrita Banerji, Juggernaut, Rs 499Books
    A lovely story, but feels unreal

    It would be a book firmly anchored in place and time, solid as only a feast can be.

    9 Sept 2018 12:13 AM IST

    The Infidels of Mecca by Abbas Zaidi, Rupa, Rs 295Books
    A brilliant concept ruined by poor execution

    It's hard to place a book like this. On the one hand, the point of the story is awesome.

    19 Aug 2018 12:30 AM IST

    Ma Anand Sheela was very closely linked with Rajneesh. Her association with him began when her father invited the then travelling philosopher he was not yet a bhagwan to visit their home in Baroda.Books
    Unravelling the mystery around Bhagwan Rajneesh

    Sheela eventually plea-bargained a 39-month prison sentence, and after that was served, shifted to Europe to pull her...

    17 Jun 2018 1:41 AM IST

    The Love Song of Maya K and Other Stories by Shuma Raha Niyogi Books Private Limited, Rs 395Books
    Lucid but flawed snapshots of life

    But the story I most enjoyed and this is personal was Possessedâ€, about Prof.

    3 Jun 2018 2:18 AM IST

    On a Truck Alone to McMahon by Nabaeeta Dev Sen translated by Arunava Sinha, Oxford University Press, Rs 395Books
    Hilarious and gripping adventure

    The book is Dev Sen's diary-ish account of her 1977 trip to Tawang.

    13 May 2018 6:16 AM IST

    Stories from Saratchandra: Innocence and Reality by Saratchandra Chattopadhyay translated by Anindita Mukhopadhyay, Rupa, Rs 295Books
    Poignant stories in old-fashioned style

    The first few stories in the book were not what I expected at all. They were amusing...

    29 April 2018 1:22 AM IST

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