Genre: Memoir Pages: 256 Available in: Hardback. Paperback. E-book format The Plot: A young and brilliant Neurosurgeon, Paul Kalanithi, on the threshold of a new life and career finds out he has Stage 4 Lung Cancer. A news which comes as a rude shock to him and his family. He decides to fight the disease…
Month: January 2018
Choosing The Right Road Trip Vehicle
My husband and I love traveling. At any given chance given, or taken, we love to take off for a holiday. While I don’t drive my husband loves driving, so impromptu trips and driving to a destination is what we love doing the most. Road trips mean our favourite songs playing in the car and…
#BookReview : Eleanor Oliphant is completely Fine by Gail Honeyman
Genre: Fiction Pages: 336 Available in: Hardback. Paperback and Ebook format. The Plot: Eleanor Oliphant is a creature of habit. She has fixed work hours and timings. Travels the same route to and from work using an economical monthly bus pass. Her eating schedules as well as the menu never change. She drinks her…
Wedding Vows #FridayFotoFiction
‘To have and to hold’ ‘To have and to hold’ ‘From this day forward’ ‘From this day forward’ ‘For better, for worse’ ‘For better, for worse’ ‘For richer, for poorer’ ‘For richer, for poorer’ ‘In sickness and in health’ ‘In sickness and in health’ ‘Until death do us part’…
#BookReview: Carthick’s Unfairy Tales by T F Carthick
Genre: Short Stories. Fiction. Fantasy Pages: 134 Available in Paperback and E-book format The Plot: Ever wondered what happened to the horses who drove Cinderella’s pumpkin turned carriage to the Ball that changed her fortunes and life? Or thought about what may have gone on inside Rumpelstiltskin’s mind as he went about doing what he…
Self love #MayTivation
Most of us are the epitome of good manners when we speak in public. We take care to choose the right words, the right tone, the right pronunciations even the right pauses. We are careful about framing our thoughts and sentences as best as we can. We do this because as humans we have the…
Advice I’d Like To Give A Newbie #ChatterPrompts
Hello there, Newbie Blogger! So, there you are, just having started Blogging, all armed with a brand new blog and ideas, raring to go! I am guessing you are writing away every day, if not every other day. Doing up your blog, changing themes and fonts, et al! How do I know, you ask? Haven’t…
The House on the Hill #FridayFotoFiction
‘It’s an abandoned temple. Spirits live there now.’ ‘Even birds don’t fly there.’ ‘It’s a bhoot bangla (house of ghosts) no one even goes near it!’ ‘It has been a cursed place! Don’t even look at it!’ The house on the hill had been the talk of the town forever. The small town was…
Gajar ka Halwa (Carrot Pudding)
Gajar Halwa is a winter special delicacy popular across the Northern region of India. Winter brings with it a special crop of Carrots that are bigger than the regular ones and crunchy with a tinge of sweetness. They are so delicious that most people enjoy eating them raw. Pickling them is another option. Using them…
The key to Acceptance is Accepting #MayTivation
My Husband and I are as different from each other as apples differ from oranges. Amongst our many differences the one I couldn’t come to terms with was that he is messy while I am a neatnik. I am organised and meticulous while he is carefree about being disorganised. There is a place for everything…