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My Top Reads For The Quarter

Rounding up March with bookish recommendations — We are three months into 2021 and it’s time to take stock of things in life. COVID-19 is still here, Europe is going back into sporadic lockdowns and we are still asking–WHEN WILL THIS END? But it’s not all gloom and doom. On the personal front, with a new job…

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My Top Reads For The Quarter
My Top Reads For The Quarter
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5 Gothic Classics To Get Your Heart Racing

In a slightly terrified kind of way — It’s that season of the year. Snowy evenings, foggy mornings, and early sunsets. Shadows on the streets. The quiet in the house with the radiator buzzing in the background. The quiet outside as everyone stays in avoiding the cold. The quiet everywhere. Winter is the time for ghosts to come…

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5 Gothic Classics To Get Your Heart Racing
5 Gothic Classics To Get Your Heart Racing
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My Top Ten Reads of 2020

From new releases to books as old as time, this was an eclectic reading year. — End of the year is a time for cheer and celebrations; it’s also time to catalog another year of our life. …

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My Top Ten Reads of 2020
My Top Ten Reads of 2020
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·Sep 17

‘Aisha’ Makes No Sense

Indian remake of ‘Emma’ doesn’t even capture half its magic — So let me begin by saying there is nothing wrong with the overall plot, and how it can be since it’s inspired by Jane Austen’s Emma, but the Bollywood movie “Aisha” falters appallingly in the execution. Aisha, a super rich, good-for-nothing, rich Delhi girl, passes her time setting up people…

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‘Aisha’ Makes No Sense
‘Aisha’ Makes No Sense
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·Sep 4

The Diary Of A Provincial Lady

E.M. Delafield brings oodles of charm into this slim novel that’s perfect weekend read — It takes a truly talented mind to take the day-to-day life of a country house wife and convert it into a journal of light satire and human observation. This is why E.M Delafied’s charming novel The Diary of a Provincial Lady was a bestseller when it was published in 1933…

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The Diary Of A Provincial Lady
The Diary Of A Provincial Lady
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·Aug 28

The Power Of Suggestion

A Review of Arthur Miller’s Timeless Play, ‘The Crucible’” — I first learned about the Salem Witch trials when I read Robin Cook’s ‘Acceptable Risk’ way back in 1998. I was immediately intrigued. What would drive intelligent educated people on witch-hunts? …

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The Power Of Suggestion
The Power Of Suggestion
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·Aug 13

‘Jodha Akbar’ Is More Than Feast For The Eyes

This 2008 historical period drama still remains an entertaining watch — As recently as the early 2000s, the Bollywood did not have a history of creating period cinema as frequently and as well as its western counterpart. Even when it did, these movies were low on content, loose with facts and not well acted. So in 2008, when Jodha Akbar hit…

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‘Jodha Akbar’ Is More Than Feast For The Eyes
‘Jodha Akbar’ Is More Than Feast For The Eyes
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·Jul 29

Move over Sinbad, Amina Al-Sirafi Is Here

If you are in mood for a feminist, swashbuckling sea adventure, look no further than Shannon Chakraborty’s latest novel. — Shannon Chakraborty, the Hugo-nominated author of The Daevabad Trilogy, returns with a new fantasy series set in the pirate-infested waters of the 12th-century Arabian Sea. When the novel opens, Amina, a middle-aged woman, a sea captain in retirement (or hiding, if you prefer)is attempting a quiet staid life with her…

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Move over Sinbad, Amina Al-Sirafi Is Here
Move over Sinbad, Amina Al-Sirafi Is Here
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·Jul 10

Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: A Perfect Escape into 1920s Australia

3 seasons of a feminist detective, engaging mysteries, and a touch of romance — This Australian period drama boasting exceptional production quality, stellar performances, and a predominantly engrossing script, it effortlessly transports viewers to a bygone era. Set in 1929, a decade following the culmination of the Great War, Miss Fisher Murder Mysteries strikes a delicate balance between lightheartedness and humor. While the war’s…

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Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: A Perfect Escape into 1920s Australia
Miss Fisher’s Murder Mysteries: A Perfect Escape into 1920s Australia
Television

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Jun 6

Murder, Drugs & Hope In San Francisco

In ‘My Dreams Out in the Street’ Private Investigator Gary Shepherd Provides Emotional & Financial Support to Rita Jackson, a Deeply Troubled Woman Who Has Witnessed a Murder — Every once in a while, you come across a book that makes you uncomfortable by its sheer unfamiliarity. I have been staring at the screen for the last fifteen minutes trying to find words to describe my reaction to the national-award nominated novel My Dreams Out In the Street.

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Murder, Drugs & Hope In San Francisco
Murder, Drugs & Hope In San Francisco
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