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When the Queen and a Courtier Fell in Love |The Virgin’s Lover by Philippa Gregory
The Virgin's Lover is a fictional account of what may have led her to take the decision of never getting married. A peep into her controversial relationship with Robert Dudley. But it is so much more.
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How ‘The Lost and Found Bookshop’ Found Me and Made Me Happy
I probably would not have picked The Lost and Found Bookshop by Susan Wiggs had I not gone with that thought in mind. I would have definitely not chosen it if I had read the synopsis. Not at this point, anyway. Having experienced so much personal loss and grief in the past few months, this would not have been an apt choice. But it turned out to be just what I needed...
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Life’s Amazing Secrets by Gaur Gopal Das | Points to Ponder
I firmly believe that we don’t choose books. It’s the other way around. Books choose us just at the right time. Just as this book landed in my hands just at the time when I was seeking answers to several questions this book addresses. Here’s my review of “Life’s Amazing Secrets | How to Find Balance and Purpose in Your Life” I am not a follower of Swami Gaur Gopal Das. In fact, to be honest, I thought of him as a “fad guru” when a relative sent me one of his popular YouTube videos. I admit I was extremely judgmental of him since I did not watch the videos.…
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Book Review| Exit West: A Story of Love in the Time of Migration
In the beginning of this year, former United States President Barack Obama took to Facebook to share the books he enjoyed most reading the past year. Mohsin Hamid’s Exit West, which was was even shortlisted for The Man Booker Prize, was one of them. Shivangi Sharma Kalia reviews the book for us. Migration has always intrigued me, to leave one’s own home, own country and start a fresh life in the unknown world somehow feels very daunting. And that’s what this book ‘Exit West’ is about or so I thought. Exit West written by Mohsin Hamid is the story of Nadia and Saeed, young professionals, who live in an unnamed country,…
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Book Review: The Invention of Wings
“There was a time in Africa the people could fly. Mauma told me this when I was 10 years old.” The story starts with Hetty sharing her mom’s beliefs. Her ‘mauma’ then pats her shoulder blades making her want to have faith in her belief. “This all what left of your wings. They nothing but these flat bones now, but one day you gon get ’em back.” Hetty’s mauma, Charlotte, believes they will fly again. Figuratively, of course. In the next chapter, little Hetty is given as a ‘gift’ to Sarah Grimke, who is celebrating her 11th birthday. Sarah resists and tries to return her gift. But that is not…
