This is considered the Jane Austen masterpiece and is one of the most popular books of English literature (approx. 20 million copies sold till date) that has been successfully casting its spell on generation after generation of readers. Written by her as “First Impressions” and later published with the title “Pride and Prejudice“, this is one of the best love ... Read More »
This very first published novel of Jane Austen is a remarkable peace of work which more or less defines her style of writing that she later on perfected and is celebrated for. Her witty and satiric language describing all the commonplace situations and circumstances with her excellent insight and humour makes the incidents interesting and entertaining to the reader. The ... Read More »
Jane Austen was born on December 16th, 1775, at Steventon Rectory, Hampshire, the youngest of seven children of Rev. George Austen. Her life was that of a placid spinster lady of the upper middle-class of 18th century England with no extraordinary events, concluded by her death at the age of 42, on July 18th, 1817. And she is one of ... Read More »
When you look at the cover page, author praise comments and book blurb for this third book by author Mahesh Rao, you expect a light, romantic, “happily-ever-after” sort of book along the lines of Jane Austen‘s Emma. The set-up here is Lutyen’s Delhi and so it also naturally brings to mind the movie Aisha which brought Emma to Delhi. Now ... Read More »
Allow me to introduce Shobana Mahadevan, an engineer by profession and an author by passion! She is a gold medalist engineer, so don’t take her engineering skills lightly :). She loves to do her bits to make the society a better place, especially for those who are underprivileged. When she approached us with her debut book “40 Feet Off The ... Read More »
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