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Opinions. We all have them. From the major, hot topic issues like politics and religion, to the inconsequential things like what color to paint your house or what breed of dog is best for your family, we each have our own viewpoint. And that’s the...

“What a gorgeous property with the most amazing views” I commented to hubby, as we step out of the private lift which had just deposited us at the penthouse suite of the Diamant Boutique Hotel, Potts Point. We were visiting this prestigi...

This is the first time reading anything by Jane Urquhart and I am very glad that I took the opportunity to read this novel. We all have families and ancestors that we may know very little about or almost nothing at all. Away captures one family’s s...

Images stick with you and move you as well.  Yesterday I read “As Fast as Words Could Fly” by Pamela M. Tuck with illustrations by Eric Velasquez (Lee & Low Books Inc. 95 Madison Ave., New York, NY 10016 http://www.leeandlow.com). ...

I received a interesting comment from Keilin Huang: Hi Type OH! I am writing on behalf of LEE & LOW BOOKS… Since your blog focuses on all things having to do with typewriters, we think this book would be right up your alley  http://www.lee...

Title : ONCE UPON THE TRACKS OF MUMBAI Language : English Author : Rishi Vohra Genre : Fiction Publisher : Jaico Publishing House ( 2012 ) Edition : 1st Edition ISBN-13 : 9788184953053 ISBN-10 : 8184953054 Binding : Paperback Price : Rs.1...

I recently borrowed this audio book from the library: 15 Seconds by Andrew Gross and in so doing I have discovered that I do not like audio books. I had a hard time following the story line but then it was being read to me while my attention was...

Cheeky Harry Loves... is a new board book for young children featuring a very lively lion as the main character. Written by Laura Payne, with illustrations from Ian King, the book is bright and colourful with striking illustrations and a great rhymin...

Title: Amity and Sorrow Author: Peggy Riley ISBN: 0316220884 (ISBN13: 9780316220880) Publisher : Little Brown and Company Available on Amazon here. One of the most riveting reads for me this year, Amity and Sorrow would have seemed far-fetched to me...

Title : SALVATION OF A SAINT Language : English Author : Keigo Higashino ( Translated by Alexander O. Smith ) Genre : Fiction, Thriller Publisher : Little, Brown Book Group ( October 2, 2012 ) Imprint : ABACUS ISBN-13 : 9780349139340 ISBN-10...

Title: The Turk Who Loved Apples: And Other Tales of Losing My Way Around the World Author: Matt Gross Publisher: Da Capo Press ISBN – 10: 030682115X ISBN – 13: 9780306821158 Available on Amazon here. Matt Gross wrote the ‘Frugal Tr...

EXCLUSIVE INTERVIEW  Have you ever wondered what it would be like to feel the wind in your hair, be free and  take off for a year to travel the world?  No fixed itinerary set in stone, no restrictions on the time you could spend...

Writers are usually open to nearly anything that will feed them new ideas—seems to be one of the few traits that could be attributed to most writers… The title of this post is a quote from the Wikipedia article about Denis Dutton; it refe...

Title: Old Before My Time: Hayley Okines’ Life With Progeria Co-authored by : Hayley and Kerry Okines This is not a book review. How does one review a book mostly written by a 13 year old whose body is, in her own words “‘almost a h...

Title: Love Water Memory Author: Jennie Shortridge ASIN: B008J2AFVU Published by: Gallery Books Available on Amazon My rating: Jennie Shortridge had me from the opening page where a woman finds herself in the San Francisco Bay, freezing in knee-deep...

Title : TANTRA BY ADI Language : English Author : Adi Genre : Fiction, Fantasy Publisher : Apeejay Stya Publishing ( 2013 ) ISBN-13 : 9788190863629 ISBN-10 : 8190863622 Binding : Binding Paperback Price : Rs.195 ( Buy from Flipkart.com for...

Book Review: Tantra by Adi I am not much into fiction..but I am starting to like it..I loved the Bankster I read previously..review HERE This time its Tantra by Adi.. About the book: Anu is a leather wearing, no-nonsense professional guardian...

This book had me waffling many times between anger at Andrea Yates, for her brutal drowning of her five children, and anger at her husband, Rusty, for doing nothing, or almost nothing, so it seemed, to help his wife. The medical community was another...

This is going to be my first book review so please be patient with me.  When Corinne told me how much she enjoyed reading ‘I’m Listening With A Broken Ear’, I told her I just had to read it.  But you know her, right? She wasn̵...

Title: Ferry Crossing: Short Stories from Goa Edited by: Manohar Shetty ISBN-13 : 9780140278064 Published by: Penguin Books India Language: English Available on Amazon and Flipkart Mention Goa and the image that immediately comes to mind for most peo...