BOOKS TO LOOK OUT FOR THIS WEEK
Second Thoughts: On Books, Authors and the Writerly Life By Navtej Sarna
Publisher: Harpercollins
From the rose gardens of Shiraz to the snow-powdered hillside above Kabul, from the water and stone mirages of St Petersburg to gritty Mumbai, the evocative essays in this collection combine travel and literature using a charming mix of the personal impression and incisive literary criticism. Navtej Sarna never veers far from the essential focus of these essays: the love of books and the men who write them. A Lonely Harvest Paperback by Perumal Murugan
(Author), Aniruddhan Vasudevan (Translator)
Publisher: Penguin
At the end of Perumal Murugan’s trailblaing novel One Part Woman, readers are left on a cliffhanger as Kali and Ponna’s intense love for each other is torn to shreds. What is going to happen next to this beloved couple? In A Lonely Harvest that pick up the story where the previous one ends-ponna returns from the temple festival to find that Kali has killed himself in despair. Hazaron Khawaishen Aisi: The Wonderful World of Urdu Ghazals by Anisur Rahman
Publihser: Harpercollins
The ghazal is a literary curiosity, a quintessential form of poetic expression, known for its infectious appeal. This volume brings you the first ever comprehensive collection of Urdu ghazals from its very beginnings in the late sixteenth century to the present times. Sixty-five poets from seven literary periods and diverse locations come together in this collection to showcase a rich fare of ideas and styles. Girls of the Mahabharata: The One Who Had Two Lives by Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan Publisher: Harpercollins
In another life, Shikhandi, has never been what he seems. With his close companion, Utsarg, he embarks on a journey to look for a yaksha who will give him what he wants - to be a Kshatriya prince in body and in mind. But along the way, he might have to lose some of himself, the part he calls Shikhandini. Madhavan draws out the lesser-known characters of the Mahabharata. Beauchamp Hall by Danielle Steel
Publisher: Pan
Winona Farmington can’t help but feel that life is passing her by, in her backwater Michigan town. She hates her job, her boyfriend won’t commit. But she escapes the dreariness of everyday life with her favourite TV show, Beauchamp Hall, an English period drama. When she makes a shocking discovery, Winona knows it’s time to make a change and travels to the picturesque English village that’s home to the world of Beauchamp Hall.