This immensely readable selection of 32 stories includes works from Gertrude Stein, Nadine Gordimer, Joyce Carol Oates, Katherine Ann Porter, Eudora Welty, Alice Walker, Margaret Atwood, and Doris Lessing.
The real and the surreal clash in this fantasy novel. Varish Sanghvi??s world as a chartered accountant is ripped apart when divinity calls him to action. His mission will be a dangerous and invigorating journey. He must travel through an unbelievable astral zone, treading treacherous pathways to discover the truth. But will he brave this […]
Sonnys on the Run Sonny is a model prisoner. He listens to the confessions of other inmates, and absolves them of their sins. Hes Been Lied to His Whole Life But then one prisoners confession changes everything. He knows something about Sonnys disgraced father. Sonny Wants Revenge He needs to break out of prison and […]
Madhav is a Bihari boy with big dreams who falls in love with the beautiful Riya, a rich lass from Delhi. There are some fundamental differences between the two. Madhav??s English isn??t all that great, but Riya speaks the best English. Madhav wants Riya to be his girlfriend but Riya disagrees. She wants them to […]
It began as a casual visit to his mentor to salve the one-time-hit Marcus Goldmans writers block. He didnt expect it to turn into a murder investigation, one deeply seeded in the story of a girl who vanished thirty-three years before. Marcus alone believes that Henry Quebert is innocent, and he begins his own investigation […]
A middle-aged chef, Hassan Haji, recounts his lifes journey, from his familys modest restaurant in Mumbai to his elegant restaurant in Paris where he has conquered the insular world of French haute cuisine. A tragedy at home in Mumbai pushes Hassans boisterous family into a picaresque journey across Europe, where they ultimately settle opposite a […]
During the American Civil War, the city of Richmond, Virginia, is plagued by famine and death. The city is under siege, and everyone is looking for a way to escape. Five prisoners of war decide to resort to an unlikely form of escape: a hot-air balloon. They are accompanied by a dog, and their journey […]
We have always read stories about human beings and it is easy to relate to them. The Wildings is a story about a band of cats and their struggle to survive. The main characters are all cats and they have been living peacefully in the alleys and by-lanes of Nizamuddin in Delhi. The lives of […]
Paul Janson has retired from his life as a covert operative and assassin for the US government. His new mission is to take only those jobs he believes will help the world in a positive way. For this purpose he finds himself working with Jessica Kincaid, a sharpshooter who doesnt miss. Now he needs to […]
In his third book the brilliant Andy McDermott sends Nina Wilde and Eddie Chase hurtling round the globe in search of the legendary sword Excalibur.
CARTER AND SADIE KANE, descendants of the magical House of Life, are in pretty big trouble. Despite their bravest efforts, Apophis, the giant snake of Chaos, is still threatening to plunge the world into eternal darkness. Now the Kanes must do something no magician has ever managed – defeat Apophis himself. No pressure there then. […]
Thought by Coleridge to have one of the greatest plots of all literature, TOM JONES (1749) is funny, scandalous and picaresque. It follows the adventures of Tom, from his childhood as a foundling reared by magnanimous Mr Allworthy to hisexploits as a lusty young man temporarily ensnared by the rich and amorous Lady Bellaston. For […]
Hector Cross though hed put away his past. However when his wife is attacked while returning home from a visit to the gynecologist, he has to come to terms with the fact that his past is not going to leave him behind. He begins a counter-assault and discovers that it isnt his past that haunts […]