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Interview at Pebble In The Still Waters

Jaideep from Pebble in still waters wanted to know more about The Crossover Year and me .What a lovely bunch of questions..Thanks Jaideep.Read on.. She is an entrepreneur, a book addict, lover of arts, a mom to a naughty toddler and an author of two books. Her latest book, The CrossOver year is a funny book about a woman's search for her identity. She used to have a day job analyzing balance sheets once, but traded that in for the privilege of working from home in her pyjamas and running...

"Worth reading ", says Rabab Mirza

A review taken from Flipkart .. glad that Anu was able to make Rabab Mirza laugh and think. Here's the full review 

humorous tale of a girl turning THIRTY !
She is funny , confused , indecisive and she is turning THIRTY ! Sri Anuprabha is the lady in discussion . The story is about Anu trying to find her identity and during this search of what she actually wants to do , she goes through several ups and downs .... The story is sure to make you laugh , smile and wonder . Loved the plot of ma...

First review for The crossover Year

The 'firsts' are always special.. And this review by Kirthi Jayakumar is super special because the lady in question is an awesome writer herself.. I've been so nervous the past few days about how the book will be perceived  and Kirthi's review reinforced my desire to keep writing books without worrying about how well/badly they do..With every book , I've felt like I have carved out a portion of myself and put it out for the entire world's scrutiny and that's a scary thing for someone who...

Otee's copies have arrived...

It feels awesome when someone whose opinion you value tells you that that he/she is excited to read the book. I am waiting with bated breath for The crossover year's first review .. Then Otee mails in saying his book has reached him and that it feels like First day first show .. and I am thinking that's exactly how I am feeling now.. Thanks a tonne for being such a sweet person, Otee .. Hope you like the book. Here are the pics he sent me



 






2 copies are up for grabs on Goodreads.. Do check...

The second book is out!

Just got the author copies and am super excited..

Here are the details of where the book is available  ...



Meet Sri Anuprabha, aka Anu, a twenty-nine year-old banker who is terrified of entering her thirties. She dreams of quitting her job at the bank, sporting yoga pants and traipsing around the world. Her world turns upside down when things go awry and she is faced with the prospect of spending her days watching Tamil serials. She comes up with a five-point plan for reclaiming her life b...

Of Gems , nail polishes , Inflation and random rambling

So I got my nails painted in a questionable shade of Rani Pink (umm.. I wanted fluorescent yellow, but settled for this slightly gaudy looking colour ..Which is the craziest colour I have ever tried) Considering the fact that I am not even a nail polish kind of a person. But Lately Kareena Kapoor has been tempting me with yellow and green and what-not-crazy-neon-colour painted finger tips from the pages of mags , that I had to try something different from the standard peach/pink/nude nail pai...

Mothers , I say !

"Look at that girl smoking like a chimney outside our house," the mother exclaimed.

I went out to check out the chimney scenario and saw a girl gloriously smoking away. Was I surprised  or what? I 've seen women smoking in pubs and even at work places in Chennai. But never one in  a  residential area in broad daylight. I don't advocate smoking , but was thrilled  to find that women finally have decided to climb out of the closet and smoke openly.Yeah, I cheered for her for...

When I grow up...

So many books to read.. Wish there were more hours in a day to read them all. I remember when I was a kid all I wanted to do was to work for a library. Reason being , I would get to read books everyday for free. The more I think about this , the more I feel that I should have probably done just that. Only childhood can let us unravel desires so uncomplicated and full of passion. I also remember how a friend and I co-wrote a book of short stories (on pink chart paper with sketch pen) and tried...

The big 3-0 ?

How did you feel when you sad bye-bye to the twenties and stepped into thirties? Excited? Scared? Didn't think it would be any different? Tell , tell...



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Googleitis..

Can't believe this.. Analytics for this blog tells me that most people come into the blog searching for ... wait for it... Bean bag patterns!Incidentally, the most popular (in terms of hits) post also happens to be a post I wrote about filling bean bags..The other thing that brings people into the blog is 'How to bedazzle stuff?'. Seriously? Just get a glue-gun and stick away. Why do you need Google to tell you that? People Google strange things - I know a friend who types in 'How will my day...