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"What I have Written is false. True. Neither true nor false." - Jean-Paul Sartre THE ACCIDENT ON THE A35 Author:  Graeme Macrae Burnet Book Release date:  2nd October, 2017 Pages:  256 Genre: Crime fiction Publisher:  Bee Books BLURB There does not appear to be anything remarkable about the fatal car crash on the A35. But one question dogs Inspector Georges Gorski: where has the victim, an outwardly austere lawyer, been on the night of his death? The troubled Gorski finds himself drawn into a mystery that takes him behind the respectable veneer of the sleepy French backwater of Saint-Louis. Graeme Macrae Burnet returns with a literary mystery that will beguile fans of “His Bloody Project” and “The Disappearance of Adele Bedeau”. Darkly humorous, subtle and sophisticated, “The Accident on the A35” burrows deep into the psyches of its characters and explores the forgotten corners of small-town life. REVIEW The st...

If you could go back in time and redo one thing in your life, what would it be?  THE WATCHMAKER'S DOCTOR Author: GMT Schuilling Book Release date:  1st April, 2018 Version:  Kindle edition Genre : Sci-Fi Fiction The Watchmaker's Doctor is the first novella in Erase and Rewind series. The story is about Anaya, a 35 year old doctor living the life of regret. Due to many decisions that she took in her teenage and young adult life, she is currently miserable and hates her life. She takes care of a retired watchmaker, Gregory for an year. On her last visit to meet him just before her death, he gifts her an exquisite gift, a watch which has the abilities to turn back time. She now has to make a choice of going back to one time in her life and correct one mistake that she regrets till date. She decides she want to correct the decisions that she took as a naive teenager and is astounded by the rippling effect it has on rest of her life and the...

What would you do if you fall in love with a time traveller? THE TIME TRAVELLER'S WIFE Author: Audrey Niffenegger Book Release date:  2003 Movie: 2009, by the same name Pages: 518 The Time Traveller's Wife is in most simple terms an unusual Love Story written in a both Science fiction and Romance genre. It is the story of Henry who suffers from a rare Chrono-Displacement Disorder which gets triggered when he is under stress and he finds himself misplaced in time. The story is narrated through the point of view of both, Henry DeTamble (born 1963), a librarian at the Newberry Library in Chicago, and his wife, Clare Anne Abshire (born 1971), an artist who makes paper sculptures. The story is very original and attempts to explore the effect a chronic health issue can have on the long term relationships. Henry and Clare are both passionately in love and they attempt to have a normal life despite Henry's uncertain lifestyle...

Can a Spiritual Guru Solve All your Problems? THE WEIGHT LOSS CLUB Author:  Devapriya Roy Book Release date:  2013 Movie:  - Pages:  297 Audience: Occasional  reader The Weight Loss Club by Devapriya Roy is a warm and witty novel which highlights social stigmas faced by average middle class families in India. As the name suggests, it talks about living, loving and losing weight. Set in a middle-class bengali housing colony, it spans across many characters of different age groups, situations and circumstances. Reader feels a personal connection with these characters each dealing with their own struggles such as: Monalisa : Stay at home mother having same OCD for her children's marks as for spick-span shiny table tops. Meera : A young woman struggling to be an ideal daughter-in-law for her traditional mother-in-law. Treeza : Bright and confident school secretary who suddenly falls into severe depression. Abeer : Teenager ...

Its Halloween eve and it is like any other evening for you. You don't have any parties to attend as the introvert in you gets too anxious. Neither do you have any trick or treat traditions because - duh! - India. So what do you do? Here are five unconventional ways you can spend Halloween evening to keep the 'spirit' alive and get some creeps. 1.    Watch horror movies/series: The best form of entertainment can also be the worst reason for your nightmares.  IT:  http://www.imdb.com/title/tt1396484/?ref_=fn_al_tt_1 Rosemary's baby http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0063522/?ref_=nv_sr_2 Phobia :   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt5743656/?ref_=fn_al_tt_3 Stranger things :   http://www.imdb.com/title/tt4574334/?ref_=nv_sr_1 2.    Read horror books: If the movies are not good enough to give you chills and thrills, try getting into the victim’s mind. You might be left with much more then what you bargained for. The Shin...

Have you ever wondered if your dreams carry secret messages from god? THE ALCHEMIST Author: Paulo Coelho Book Release date: 1988 Movie: Expected in 2018 Pages: 164 Audience: Seasoned reader Young shepherd named Santiago roamed around countryside of Spain with his sheep exploring the world and living his dream of travelling the world. He had a recurring dream about a hidden treasure near the pyramids of Egypt.                                     On his travels, he met a man who claim to help him find this hidden treasure. In order to pursue his destiny, he traveled through the deserts of Africa and fell in love with beautiful desert woman named Fatima. He also met a mysterious man who took him to a world of magic and spiritual learning.  But would he ever find the treasure? Was Fatima the treasure that he was searching for? Would he be able to fulfill his d...