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The Kamin’s Daughter: A visual journey

They say visuals are more powerful than words. I believe in the power of words. And I trust visuals to do their bit. Here’s a wonderful short video on the nuances of my book: The Kamin’s Daughter.

My book is currently available on Amazon.

It is Ok to be not Ok

“It is ok. It will get better.”

I have heard this from so many well-meaning people that it now grates on my nerves. Almost like a chain saw going in slow mo. Why do we make such a huge hue and cry about being Ok all the time? Why do we shun being not Ok? Why is it such a big deal? What if I like being not Ok?

I have no answers to all these questions that do a merry-dance in my head space. 23 hours a day. What happens in that remaining 1 hour, you ask? Eyebrows raised, questioning, judgi...

Life is like a colorful book

You turn pages, anticipating something new, something exciting. One page may surprise you, the second page may startle you. The third might just take your breath away. What we choose to see also depends on what has been running on our minds. Choose wisely. Let go of things that are not working.

Cut out the deadwood.

Book Review: Along Came a Spyder by Apeksha Rao

“Delicate Sensibilities, my ass”, she deadpanned. “Start talking.”

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Book Details:

Publisher: TreeShade Books

No. of Pages: 255

Genre: Young Adult Fiction

Price: 350/-

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Blurb:

Are your Spidey senses tingling?

At 17, Samira Joshi has only one dream in life. She wants to be a spy.

 And why not? 

Spying runs in the Joshi genes.

Her great-grandmother was famous for sticking ...

A Dangerous Affair By Rubina Ramesh

Blurb :

Charu…

She is a young girl of twenty who leads a well-protected life. But in 1947, when India is at the brink of getting her independence, who could remain innocent to death and loss? Charu is not spared either. Anger bubbles inside her, and she vows to avenge her loss. But to do so, she has to cross the path of Dev.

Dev…
He is the privileged son of the zamindar. He enjoys being a spoilt brat and has a Cassanova image. But his good looks and charming smile hide some deep secr...

Anamika Khanna Falls in Love

Book Blurb:

How far would you go in love?

A few missed calls? Liking every post of his on FB? Landing in the hospital when you fall from a tree because you wanted to see into his room?

Anamika Khanna is madly in love with Rahul…

How can someone be so blind? Why can’t she see how much I love her? Will my confession jeopardise our friendship?

Vikram Lobo, the bookworm has developed muscles and lost the soda bottle glasses. But he can’t stop his heart from skipping a beat when he...

Book Tour: My Heart’s Regret by Shilpa Suraj

About the Book:

Samaira Reddy, the girl in the big house, the Bade Sahib’s daughter, only wants one thing and one person…a life with her childhood sweetheart, her Rags.

Raghav Cherukuri has always been known as the driver’s son. And has also always loved his Sam, the girl he can never have and never forget. And so, he leaves her and his life in Hyderabad behind.

But now, Raghav is back. A Chief Officer in the Merchant Navy, he is the success he’s always wanted to be. And yet, he ha...

Book Tour: Along Came a Spyder | Apeksha Rao

About the Book:

At 17, Samira Joshi has only one dream in life. She wants to be a spy. And why not? Spying runs in the Joshi genes. Her great-grandmother was famous for sticking her nose in everyone’s business. Her grandmother had a flourishing side-business of tracking down errant husbands and missing servants.

Her parents are elite intelligence agents for RAW. Yet, they want their only daughter to become a doctor. When she sees a college friend being trapped by a pimp, S...

Book Review: A Barren Heart

Rhea and Aman have everything that life could offer. A baby would complete the happy picture. Their joys know no bound when they conceive. Fate has other plans.

While I was reading the book, some portions stood out. I marked these with a virtual highlighter. Shilpa has that touch. A smart interplay of words to bring out the deepest giggle or touch a raw nerve.

Some portions are hilarious and some make your heart heavy. Yearning for a child is so intrinsic, one must have gone through to...

Book Review: Educated

TaraWestover has given a raw account of her Mormon upbringing and how she defied odds to get a PhD.

A brilliant #memoir by a survivor. A woman who dared to stand up to her kith and kin, to defy all odds, to reach out and grab what was rightfully hers.

I have never completed a memoir in a day. I read this one as if my survival depended on it.  An exhilaration overtook me when I finally knew what Tara did in the end. I had to know it.

It was not the fact that I was invested in h...