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Book Review - Second Spring by Sandhya Jane

Synopsis – This is Avantika’s heartfelt journey through love and life… As a smart, successful, thirty-eight-year-old single mother, Avantika seemingly has it all: a great career as a seasoned banking professional, respect and admiration from her peers as an able leader, fulfillment as a mother, and so many other things. What is it, then, that drives her towards Rohan, a man six years her junior? He’s a man who ideally would not occupy much room in Avantika’s otherwise sorted mind space. She has told herself she has no time for love. Then, why does she make the choices she makes? Is it the sameness and banality of everyday existence? Is it the emotional vacuum? A need to relive life? A feeling that life as she has truly lived and felt is passing her by? However, as she struggles with her feelings, Avantika and Rohan part ways… only to meet again. To what end? Why does Rohan want her back… and why now? So many questions! Very few answers! Avantika’s journey is as spiritual ...

Book Review - Love and other Enchantments

Synopsis – Short stories are magical. They take you on a walk through the liveliest of alleys, a few resplendent, while others torn between the subdued shades of white and black, to finally melt away, leaving your mind smeared with the most vibrant of hues, like a richly flavored delicacy dissolving into the hidden recesses of one’s senses, all in a matter of few minutes. The beauty is enhanced further if the theme reflected upon is love, for no feeling has conquered human minds like love in its multifarious forms. Here we, a group of five writers, knit together by the bond of creativity and passion for writing, present before you ‘Love And Other Enchantments’ a short story anthology, showcasing fifteen stories that depict, with much ardor, the depth and sheer poignancy of unrequited love. About the book – This book is an anthology which showcases beautiful fifteen stories written by five authors. Each author has contributed five stories with different flavor and genre. You wil...

Book Review - No Parking No Halt Success Non Stop by Abhishek Ratna

Synopsis – A self – help book for success at work! No Parking. No Halt. Success Non-stop! has 50 career lessons for today’s 20teen generation. Practical and comprehensive, the book often stretches to the point of ‘cunning without harming’. Interspersed with quotes, stories and humour, it also breaks a few myths. The author treads a fine line between ethical and non – ethical. The author is able to convince the reader about the necessity for professional success. About the book – This is a self help book with 50 stories, showing the ways to handle corporate life with ease. Author has keenly observed the difficult circumstances and the way out of it and has penned it down very neatly. After every chapter, author has given the ‘lesson’ in the end too. My verdict – This book is a real help for all those people who are trying hard to survive in the corporate world. Language is easy and understandable. Lessons are very helpful. I personally learnt many good things and lessons f...

Book Review - S.O.A.R by Abir Mukherjee

Synopsis – Frustrated with their current jobs, Uday, Adhyayan, and Rajasekaran team up to start an innovative business, non – existent in India until then. Ignoring all pragmatic aspects of life, they chase their dreams with immense pleasure. However, their journey is no cakewalk, as they confront financial crisis and rejections soon. Uday plays a business trick to triumph over that uninfluenced market; it works initially, but soon boomerangs, blowing the team apart. The police arrests Uday accusing him of illegal activity by his organization. Were there any blemishes in their plan or was it just a typical Indian market, reluctant to accept an unexperimented concept? Will they be successful in implementing their innovation, staking their hard-earned money, stable jobs, relationships, and life? ‘S.O.A.R’ is the story of chasing a dream, quandary between desire and responsibility, friendship and love. Join the gutsy journey of three young entrepreneurs. About the story – Th...

Book Review - Dream Castle

Synopsis – Dreams are the memories of the soul. We all have a dream that makes us one in a million. No one before has ever been us, no one in centuries will ever be the way we are. Reveries, the popping bubble in our mind that comes up day in and day out. It takes courage to stick by your dreams for you have to keep up equilibrium with your passion, loved ones and society. Beware of these people who dream with open eyes, they are the ones who fill cheat on their fears and doubts just to marry their dreams. Dream Castle, will take you through a journey of passion, experiences, strength and assorted hues of life. revive and relish this simulative, rousing compilation of short stories and be inspired to hold your ground! About the book – This book is a blend of various stories which contains various emotions. You will get to read and feel every emotion that exists in this world. This book contains twenty stories, each depicting different emotions. You will find love, hatred, fear,...

Book Review - You are the Best Wife by Ajay K Pandey

Synopsis – Ajay believes in living for himself; Bhavna teaches him to live for others. Ajay is a planner for life; Bhavna makes him live in every moment. You are the Best Wife is a story of two people with contradictory ideologies who fall in love. It changes them for good. It changes the way they look at the world and the way world looks at them. Until destiny reveals its plans. This is the true inspiring story of the author and his struggle with life, after his beloved wife left him halfway through their journey. But her last words, ‘you are the best husband’ gave him the strength to live on, and fulfill his promise of love. Told with frankness and doses of humor, this heartwarming tale of a boy and a girl who never gave up on their love in face of adversities, ends on a bitter sweet and poignant note as Ajay comes to terms with the biggest lesson life has to offer. About the story – This is a story about Ajay, who is a Bhramin. He falls in love with Bhavna, who is a Ka...