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The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga
Our book group suffered a confusion and we were offered two books to choose from instead of one book for the month being nominated. My friend Maggie had read The White Tiger by Aravind Adiga and suggested that we go with this book instead of the other on offer. I am glad her suggestion was …
The Bounce! A Story of Love, Loss and Life of Global Indian – guest author Mohan
Mohan is an Indian American Information Technology executive with a multinational company headquartered in Europe. He has lived and worked in five countries across three continents, gaining a first-hand experience of working in multicultural environments. The Bounce! is his first book and is available for FREE download on Amazon from 8-10th May 2015 and will be …
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People by Farahad Zama
The Marriage Bureau for Rich People is the debut novel by Farahad Zama set in the beautiful town of Vizag in South eastern India. The author was born there in 1966 and the colourful coastal town with a contemporary marriage bureau prove a perfect backdrop for a splendid array of characters making sense of all sorts of pride and prejudice, and the ways in …
The Islamist by Ed Husain
“The Islamist: Why I joined Radical Islam in Britain, What I saw inside and Why I Left” by Ed Husain is a fascinating story which gave me insight into the methods and mindset of cults and extremist groups of all kinds, but particularly Muslim extremists. In addition, as I am not Muslim I found the array …
The Venus Conspiracy by Michael Cordy
When I read the back cover of this book I was not sure that I would like The Venus Conspracy. However, my husband and I were on holiday and I had finished the other two books I had taken with me. So there I was, hundreds of miles from home in the Al Garve in …
The British Museum Indian Love Poetry by A L Dallapiccola
A. L. Dallapiccola is the author of “Hindu Visions of the Sacred and Hindu Myths” as well as “A Dictionary of Hindu Lore and Legend”. In this book “The British Museum Indian Love Poetry” she has collated a beautiful selection of beautiful Indian love poetry, richly illustrated with vivid paintings from magnificent collections. I have admitted …
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