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Noor Anand Chawla I participated in an international blogging challenge called AtoZ, where I had to write on any theme every day in the month of April, barring Sundays.…moreI participated in an international blogging challenge called AtoZ, where I had to write on any theme every day in the month of April, barring Sundays. Stories from my own travels were uniquely my own, and I felt most adept at them.
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Indian Etiquette  by Niraalee Shah
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The Covenant of Water by Abraham   Verghese
The Covenant of Water
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I thoroughly enjoyed this epic covering a family’s saga in Kerala from the early 1900s to the 1970s.
It’s very well-written, draws you in completely, has very compelling characters with interesting storylines and beautiful descriptions.
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Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
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It’s a very innovative and creative book as it focuses on patients of Alzheimer’s and what they go through from a personal viewpoint, by highlighting an “obsession with the past”. The writing is evocative, and there is tons of European history packed ...more
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Marple by Naomi Alderman
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It’s Christie’s Miss Marple reimagined in many new settings by 12 different authors. I’ve always enjoyed Miss Marple’s human behaviour driven mystery solutions but these were a bit hit and miss. Some were good, some fell way below expectations. If yo ...more
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Time Shelter by Georgi Gospodinov
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It’s a very innovative and creative book as it focuses on patients of Alzheimer’s and what they go through from a personal viewpoint, by highlighting an “obsession with the past”. The writing is evocative, and there is tons of European history packed ...more
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The Plot by Jean Hanff Korelitz
The Plot
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Actually 3.5/5

It’s a very well-written crime novel with a unique premise, where a failed writer steals the idea of a story and writes a best seller novel with it. Then someone who knows about the theft comes after him.
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Murder on the Orient Express by Agatha Christie
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I re-read this gem after years as part of my 'Project Poirot' where I'm reading all the books in the order they were published. The story of this one was fresh in memory, however, because I saw Kenneth Branagh's movie based on this book only a couple ...more
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Savage Harvest  by Mohinder Singh Sarna
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“Savage Harvest” is a collection of partition themed short stories translated from Punjabi to English. There is a wide range of stories to choose from. Some are traumatic, some hopeful but each one is poignant and moving.
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A Full Life by Sabira Merchant
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This was a fun, easy and engaging read and I thoroughly enjoyed it. Merchant was a theatre, radio and TV icon of the last century but more than her professional achievements, it was interesting to have a glimpse of her privileged life as one of Mumba ...more
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Lord Edgware Dies by Agatha Christie
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I read this Christie after years and it was brilliant. As I'm reading all of her Poirot novels in the order they were published, it is a treat to witness this character's trajectory. The last 2-3 I read were disappointing, but this one has her genius ...more
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