Luckiest Girl Alive brings Ani’s story to the screen who happens to be a survivor of a gruesome school shooting and now works as an editor in a women’s magazine in the New York City. Her past has shadowed her present for far too long and now, she is trying to carve out a niche […]
Piranesi lives in the House. The House protected him till now and it still looks after him. It provides him shelter from tides and nurtured him with the bounties brought by the tides. The House is boundless and merciful to Piranesi; at least, up till now. Susanna Clarke’s marvellous novel begins in the House with […]
This is an interesting story of taking a big step and making big in the life. This inspirational tale portrays the true life story of a resilient woman who becomes maid due to the circumstances around her but rises beyond her station with exemplary will. It is the story of Alex who is living with […]
एखाद्या पुस्तकाबद्दल तुम्ही खूप प्रशंसा ऐकावी, त्याच्या उल्लेखनीय असण्याची नोंद घ्यावी पण काही ना काही कारणाने ते पुस्तक वाचायचं राहून जावं असं माझं ‘मित्रो मरजानी’च्या बाबतीत बऱ्याच वेळा झालं. कधी कधी तर हि अतिप्रशंसा पुस्तकाच्या दर्जाबद्दल देखील प्रश्न उपस्थित करते कारण सध्याच्या काळातील ओव्हर हाईप्ड चीजा खरोखरचं तितपत चांगल्या असतील याची काहीही शाश्वती नाही. पण […]
A French series with limited episodes which talks about the mother daughter relationship in current times. Shuttling between Paris and Berlin but the storyline mainly taking place in Paris, this crisp plot line challenges many misconceptions surrounding the perfect family. Although the focus is more on a mother’s role in establishing such a perfect family […]
Mythos written by Stephen Fry is a contemporary and concise retelling of Greek mythology but with a classical narrative. It doesn’t necessarily travel in a linear manner and sometimes we find similarly named people or places in more than one stories. Having said that, this retelling of classical stories with a relaxed timeline and emphasis […]
What a powerful short story this is!! Coming from the acclaimed author Chimamanda Ngozi Adiche, this story definitely continues her brilliant writing style. Like her previous works, the main setting of the story is Nigeria with glimpses beyond the horizon of the western world. However what is most striking about this gem of a short […]
Based on the best selling novel Six Suspects by Vikas Swaroop, this series deals with a murder and tries to trace the murderer with different storylines presented from the perspective of these different suspects. So far so good as the basic plot of The Great Indian Murder follows the base premise of the book on […]
Coming from the acclaimed author of The Family Upstairs, The Truth About Melody Browne certainly has all the hallmarks for which Lisa Jewell’s penmanship is famous for. This book has elements of mystery, drama, family dynamics and love to captivate and hold the readers’ attention for almost 300 pages. The story begins in contemporary London […]
The Gift is a Turkish series which talks about the origin of humankind and presents interesting ideas with a twist of historical events. It’s no wonder that it has became such a massive hit, not only in its native Turkey but also worldwide. This series is a successful screen adaptation of Turkish novel called Dünyanın […]
