A book I read long time ago. A story of an orphan British child raised by his ayah. Caught up during the revolt of 1857 against the British in India. His identity changed to Ashok and is raised as an … Continue reading FAR PAVILIONS By M.M.KAYE

One of our book club reads. To begin with I really didn’t like the book in the beginning but it gradually grows on you. Suddenly one starts identifying Ove with someone elderly known to you, who is resistant to change. … Continue reading A MAN CALLED OVE By Fredrik Backman

The story is beautifully portrayed. on a quest to find her father after his sudden disappearance. Tin win and Mimi’s true love and respect for each other. Their love tenderly expressed. Emotions are great. But somehow and somewhere it doesn’t … Continue reading THE ART OF HEARING HEART BEATS By Jan – Phillip Sendker

Beautiful story by Khaled Hosseini. Life of two women Mariam and Laila. Mariam an illegitimate child is forced into marriage with a man 30 years her senior. Laila is an intelligent girl, full of dreams but the changing times in … Continue reading A THOUSAND SPLENDID SUNS By Khaled Hosseini

Beautifully written book. Expressing struggling human emotions. Strong female characters. And also one realises that in an oppressed society Male members are equally suppressed. Each character whether male or female tries to make their presence felt . A book which … Continue reading CELESTIAL BODIES by Jokha Alharthi

When you read this book, you will make many assumptions. You will assume you are reading about a jealous ex-wife. You will assume she is obsessed with her replacement – a beautiful, younger woman who is about to marry the … Continue reading THE WIFE BETWEEN US

My first book by this author. Loved it through and through. Friendship between Tully and Kate. Tully is a successful woman with a sad past. Life changes when Kate dies of cancer. Tully is the Godmother of Kate’s daughter,Marah who … Continue reading Fly away by Kristin Hannah

Legends and Adventures of Guru Angad the second Sikh Guru.  From the bestselling author of Classic Tales from Mystic India, The Singing Guru and Rumi: Tales to Live By, comes the second book in the Sikh saga series about Bhai … Continue reading Into The Great Heart by Kamla K. Kapur

In April 1942, Lale Sokolov, a Slovakian Jew, is forcibly transported to the concentration camps at Auschwitz-Birkenau. When his captors discover that he speaks several languages, he is put to work as a Tätowierer (the German word for tattooist), tasked … Continue reading The Tattooist of Auschwitz