Here is a wonderful introduction to the residents of Firozsha Baag, an apartment complex in Bombay. We enter the daily routine and rhythm of their lives, and by the time we reach the final story we are as familiar with the people of Firozsha Baag as we are with our own neighbours. The crowded, throbbing […]
Her only crime was to be an independent woman. When Mata Hari arrived in Paris she was penniless. Within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city. As a dancer, she shocked and delighted audiences; as a courtesan, she bewitched the era??s richest and most powerful men. But as paranoia consumed a country […]
Beautiful, powerful new novel from the bestselling, award-winning author of Sister of My Heart and The Mistress of Spices about three generations of mothers and daughters who must discover their greatest source of strength in one another a masterful, brilliant tale of a family both united and torn apart by ambition and love. The daughter […]
In this unparalleled collection of short stories, The HarperCollins Book of New Indian Fiction presents an absorbing view of one of the most fertile literary landscapes in the world. Traversing continents and orbits, styles and themes, in rich, original and frequently surprising ways, the stories testify to the range and depth of Indian writing in […]
We all have our secrets. It??s just some are bigger than others?? Joe has a beautiful house, a great job, no commitments ?? and he likes it like that. All he needs is a quiet house-sitter for his rambling old place by the sea. When Tess turns up on his doorstep, he??s not sure she??s […]
Daily Inspiration, written by Robin Sharma, is an extensive, heartfelt collection of quotes borrowed from his bestseller, The Monk Who Sold His Ferrari and some of his other writings as well. These quotes inspire you into looking at the larger picture in life. Being a virtual calendar of sorts, the author advises the readers to […]
New Delhis liquid colonialism is on its way out. The old social order is crumbling. Those born into English-speaking privilege – Uma, the England-returned graduate; Madhavi, the academic, and journalist Dhruv; Shantanu, the civil servant, and his wife Anasuya; Deekay, the middle-class revolutionary; Pamela Sen, the dedicated teacher; Ikram Gilchrist, the famous author – are […]
From Londons East End to Newcastle, this novel draws a picture of oppresssion, betrayal in the trade unions and Labour party and of hope deferred, through the lives of the working-class Cotter family. It also deals with the different kinds of love and sexuality banned from societys norms.
If you think that MITs, IIMs and IITs are the be all and end all of every college…THEN THINK AGAIN… Get ready for a roller coaster ride in the coolest college of the country because this year your definitions will take an about-turn and on this highway many romantic hearts will be shattered. Be ready […]
Hailed as the best of all Andersons books, The Tiger Roars reminds one of the man-eating tigers he had tracked down, ferocious panthers fond of human blood, the ageing elephant meeting a sad end, and his own adventurous hours spent in the primeval jungles of India.
A bestseller in India, this book??s plot revolves around Bhishma, the patriarch of Hastinapur, who is finding it difficult to keep the empire united. His able Prime Minister Vidur is assisting him in this job. On the other hand, down South, the powerful Guru of the Southern states is waiting to make his move on […]
They were the Rockefellers of Uganda, the most famous Indian business family in east Africa. The madhvani family had everything. Then, in 1972, under Indian military dictatorship they lost it all. They were thrown out of the country and had their businesses snatched away. Tide of fortune is the enthralling story of manubhai madhvani, head […]
Dan and Ursula return to the present day after months in King Arthurs England. They sought a way back home for so long, but now find themselves unable to cope with modern life. Ursulas incredible strength and Dans experience on the battlefield make it impossible to fit in with friends. So when they have an […]
In the summer of 1940, the future of Britain and the free world depended on the morale and skill of the young men of Fighter Command. This is their story. The Battle of Britain is one of the most crucial battles ever fought, and the victory of Fighter Command over the Luftwaffe has always been […]
Despite the seemingly unbridgeable social divides of Calcutta, a city where pleasure and indolence co-exist with extreme poverty, the lives of three young people are inextrcably connected, by family, by proximity, by accident. Political power play and corruption, petty local gangsterism, the smell and colour of Indian city life, all combine with a delicate vein […]