Ah! Kabul!
As promised in my previous post, I am adding this poem “Kabul”, by the 17th-century Persian poet Saib-e-Tabrizi. This is one translation of the…
9 A Thousand Splendid Suns
Khaled Hosseini’s second novel, A Thousand Splendid Suns, is a story of two women and their lives in Afghanistan over the past 30 years…
7.4 Certain Girls: A Candid Book Review with Light Spoilers
I picked up Certain Girls by Jennifer Weiner, because it was a sequel to Good In Bed, which I had read many years back…
8.3 The Bad Girl – A Book Review (Warning: Spoilers Ahead)
Some men equate love with pain, craving love that brings them misery and unhappiness. The Bad Girl by Mario Vargas Llosa is the story…
I love Awards!
Thanks to the lovely Sumana over at I Read for giving this award to me. It is my pleasure to pass on this award…
The Great Blogoversary Book Giveaway!
So, here’s the giveaway I mentioned in my previous post! I was scratching my head because I could not decide which book to select…
Kicking off a Weekend of Celebrations!
Today is a double whammy of a day. Not only is it my blogoversary, but it is also my wedding anniversary. I started blogging…
The Future of Shopping?
How I wish shopping was this easy and this quick! No more long waits at the changing rooms, and running back and forth worrying…
The Thief Lord
Two orphan boys, Bo and Proper, escape from their evil aunt to the city of Venice. In Venice, they come under the protection of…
If I were a baby again…
This post has been published by me as a part of the Blog-a-Ton 4; the fourth edition of the online marathon of Bloggers; where…