We Never Know

We Never Know

Author : Bhumika Monani
Publisher : Half Baked Beans
Pages : 118
Price : 225/- INR
Buy : Amazon / Flipkart
Rating : 3/5 stars

Blurb :
Jigisha, hailing from the small city of Ajmer, and a fresher at St. Edmunds College, has a lot in store for her for the next three years of her life.
Would her friendship with Shantanu, and love for Nikhil turn her into a different person?
Or would she gain a new perspective on life?
Will the iterations of ever changing circumstances leave her high and dry?
Read this gripping saga that will take you back to your college days and make you nostalgic.
Review :
This was an awesome and quick read. A great blend of college life, romance , friendship, a bit of angst , a touch of drama. This book has everything to make you feel nostalgic. Some scenes were very relatable.The story revolves around Jigisha and Sushant. The book is well written and engaging. Language is simple and easy to read.Overall the book is a good light read. Definitely one i recommend.

Twenty Three

Twenty Three
A Collection Of Short Stories

Author : Bikramjit Sen
Publisher : Notion Press
Pages : 161
Price : 175 /- INR
Buy : Amazon India
Rating : 4/5 Stars

Blurb : Everyone has a story to tell or a story that deserves to be told. Since no person is the same, everyone’s life is a unique tale. 

This uniqueness of different lives is honoured by Twenty Three: Collection of Short Stories that narrates the lives of various people. 

Twenty Three tells all kinds of stories, ranging from stories of ordinary people to those of paranormal entities. So, step into different dimensions as you flip through the various stories of Twenty Three.
Review :
Loved this collection. The great collection of stories, observational , character driven , brilliant in style and tone. Many stories are whimiscal that makes them incredibly beautiful and sad at the same time. The characters are interestiing. Language is simple and easy to understand. The cover of the book is beautiful and compel you to pick it up. The title is apt. Language : Greatest of all ? and Platonic love are my favourite. A must read book for those who read short stories. Highly recommend !

Paradise Towers

Paradise Towers

Author : Shweta  Bachchan - Nanda

Publisher : Harper Collins India
Release Date : 10 October 2018

HarperCollins India to launch Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s debut novel, Paradise Towers, on 10^th October 2018

HarperCollins India is delighted to announce that Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s debut,Paradise Towers, will release on 10^th October 2018, with a book launch event in Mumbai. A heart-warming slice-of-life novel set in an apartment building in Mumbai, Paradise Towers, is a riveting read brimming with the drama and intrigue of everyday lives. The book is now available for pre-order on major online retail sites.

About Paradise Towers: 

Dinesh opens the door to the Kapoor flat to find Lata, the enchantress who works at Mrs Aly Khan’s, carrying a hot case with freshly made gaajar ka halwa. On the first floor, the inquisitive Mrs Mody wipes the dust off her precious binoculars to spy on the building’s security guard. The Singhs open the doors of their SUV, their four boys creating a ruckus – they are the newcomers, the outsiders. Through the peephole, the ever-watchful Mrs Ranganekar observes their arrival. Welcome to Paradise Towers, an apartment building in central Mumbai. Everyone here has a story to tell. Or maybe they have stories to hide.

Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s quirky, intimate debut explores the intertwined lives in this building – a forbidden romance, an elopement, the undercurrents of tension in corridor interactions and an explosive Diwali celebration. Shweta Bachchan-Nanda’s is a dazzling voice that will draw you into the intoxicating, crazy world that is Paradise Towers.

Speaking about how she came to write Paradise Towers, Shweta Bachchan-Nanda said, ‘I grew up with my grandfather who was a poet and a writer. Writing and reading was always a very important part of our lives. I’ve been writing a diary ever since I was a little girl, and wrote stories that I never shared with anyone. Then, one day I just said, I am going to take this plunge. I started writing a column for a newspaper in Mumbai and it gave me a lot of confidence to go ahead and do this full time, and that’s where Paradise Towers comes from.’

Latitudes Of Longing

Latitudes Of Longing

Author : Shubhangi Swarup
Publisher : Harper Collins Publishers India
Pages : 331
Price : 599 /- INR
Buy : Amazon India
Rating : 4/5 stars

Blurb :
‘Intense, lyrical, and powerful … This is a remarkable debut.’ – Jeet Thayil An astounding exploration of intense longings, Shubhangi Swarup’s novel begins in the depths of the Andaman Sea, and follows geological and emotional faultlines through the Irrawaddy delta and the tourist-trap of Thamel, to end amidst the highest glaciers and passes of the Karakorams. The story sweeps through worlds and times that are inhabited by: a scientist who studies trees and a clairvoyant who talks to them; Lord Goodenough who travels around the furthest reaches of the Raj, giving names to nameless places; a geologist working towards ending futile wars over a glacier; octogenarian lovers; a superstitious dictator and a mother struggling to get her revolutionary son released; a yeti who seeks human companionship; a turtle who turns first into a boat and then a woman; and the ghost of an evaporated ocean as restless as the continents. Binding them all together is a vision of life as vast as the universe itself. Richly imaginative and irresistible in its storytelling, Latitudes of Longing announces the arrival of an incredible new literary talent.
Review :
Enchanting , whimisical and Beautiful. What an incredible read. A beautifully written novel that will give you a strong setting and feeling.I realize i think about the book many many times since i read this book.Enjoyed the book through for its lovely imagery of land and people. Language is simple and easy to understand. Book cover compell you to pick it up. Title is apt to the story. A must read book.
Highly Recommend !!

** I received a review copy of the book from Harper collins and the curious reader ( thecuriousreader.in) for a honest and unbaised review. **