Born To Live Naked ( The Story of Sexual Harassment Abuse and Exploitation of Women)By Ahsan Ahmed.

Born to silently warring parents, Amar Hamsa grows up in a crumbling house called the Bungalow, anticipating tragedies and ignominies. True to his dark premonitions, bad luck soon starts cascading into his life. At twenty-six, he decides to narrate his story to an imaginary...

Bravo to Pradeep Sebastian on his highly engaging debut as a knowledgeable and gifted author of bibliomysteries, his grasp of the niceties and nuances of this fascinating world of book madness matched by a natural gift for narrative and telling a great story. The...

Breathtaking' - Haruki Murakami author ofand Norwegian WoodAand New York Timesand 'Notable Book of 2020' and one of Elena Ferrante's 'Top 40 Books by Female Authors'On a hot summer's day in a poor suburb of Tokyo we meet three women: thirty-year-old Natsuko, her older...

Bringing together the best of Vaid's highly experimental short stories, The Sculptor in Exile makes for exhilarating reading. Rigour and wit inform these complex and transgressive meditations on time, love, death, marriage, ageing, selfhood and creativity. While they vary widely in form, tone and...

British-Punjabi sisters Rajni, Jezmeen and Shirina Shergill have never been close but when their mother dies, she has only one request: that they take a pilgrimage across India to carry out her final rites.While an extended family holiday is the last thing they want,...

Business growth is a clear goal for ambitious entrepreneurs and leaders. It's often a short hand for business - and wider economic - success. But it's not without its pitfalls and challenges, and planning for, and managing, a growing business needs careful thought.and Take,...

But did Pradhan just get lucky or is there a larger plan at work? Why would That risk coming to Nepal though he is still wanted there for an American girl's murder? What is the message he now desperately wants to get across to...

By turns comic and tragic, Elif Shafak'sand The Flea Palaceand is an outstandingly original novel driven by an overriding sense of social justice.Bonbon Palace was once a stately apartment block in Istanbul. Now it is a sadly dilapidated home to ten wildly different individuals...

'Captivating …There's a breadth of humanity in An Unsafe Haven which is very moving. I loved the sense of Lebanon and of what is unique and precious about the Arab world' Helen DunmoreSet in contemporary Beirut, a rich, illuminating and deeply moving novel about...

Celebrated TV presenter, storied radio broadcaster and beloved podcast creator - over the years, we have come to know and adore Gaby Roslin for her unbridled enthusiasm and infectious energy. Now, Gaby is on a mission to help others discover all the joy and...

Chapter 1 Time management • Introduction • Tempus Fugit • Basic approach to time management • Developing a personal sense of time • Time audit • Analyse and improve your use of time • Identifying long-term goals • Making medium-term plans • Smarter objectives...

Childhood, as Ravi remembers it, was a seemingly endless period of pain and abuse suffered at the hands of his father. Now, despite being a twenty-something living in a different city, memories of those days - the rage, the beatings and the hatred -...

Chosen for the Duchess of Cornwall's online book cluband The Reading RoomA dazzling and intricate tale from Elif Shafak, Booker-shortlisted author ofand 10 Minutes 38 Seconds in this Strange World'There were six of us: the master, the apprentices and the white elephant. We built...

Close friends Tara, a much-married woman; Naina, recently divorced, and Nihal, a transgender, are looking to breathe free in a conventional society. Successful urban professionals, they live the good life, or so it seems. Trapped in unfulfilling relationships, each one craves an understanding companion....

Colm strolled into my life fifteen years ago. If there's ever such a thing as love at first sight, that was it for us both. A few weeks later we married. This was going to be forever. The dream come true. Until it wasn't.Because...

Completing an epic panorama that began in fifteenth-century Moorish Spain, Night of the Golden Butterfly moves between the cities of the twentyfirst century, from Lahore to London, from Paris to Beijing. The narrator is rung one morning and reminded that he owes a debt...

Comprising thirty-one love stories by twenty-seven authors, Urban Shots: Love Collection carries on the Urban Shots series which focuses on the lives of every- day Indians all across the small towns and big cities of the nation. Featuring authors such as R. Chandrasekar, Paritosh...

Conditions Apply Is A Comical Exploration Of Modern Social Values As Seen By Its Outrageously Funny Yet Endearing Characters, Who Struggle To Find Love And Peace Amidst The Endless Pressures Of A Metropolis. Borrowed From The Hushed Discussions You May Hear At Your Favourite...

Dazzling, inventive, witty: A writer pieces together the story of a young man's death in an exhilarating narrative puzzle reminiscent of the hit podcast Serial.A young man called Samuel dies, but was it an accident or suicide? An un-named writer with an agenda of...

Destiny Or Free Will: The Human Paradox by S V Salahuddin

Devil in Pinstripes takes you behind the scenes through the power packed aisles of New York International Bank (NYIB) and the sharpest of its minds. It is the story of Amit, an ambitious MBA who joins NYIB and thereby, the world of high pressure...

Dhaka. 2 October 1977. A military coup isand thwarted, but the exact sequence of events isand shrouded in mystery. Soon after, Ayesha Begum,and recovering from the birth of her second child, receivesand a letter from the air force stating that her husband Joynal Abedin...

Does true love really exist or is it just a cliche? Can a single kiss really change your life? At sixteen, Diksha like any girl her age, finds her life revolving around school, boys and endless hours of fun with her best friend. But...

Echoes of loss, pain, unrequited love and ambition make them come alive. *Lyrical language makes it a great read. *Sharp insights into the minds of young women. *An interesting chronicle of the lives of NRI's living in Canada. *A cast of interesting characters keeps...

Eight years into her marriage to Ashim, responsible and conscientious to a fault, Jeena, an attractive housewife, finds herself drawn to Partha Mukherjee. Stolen glances and clandestine meetings lead to a weekend trip to Puri while Ashim is away on business. At Puri, however,...

Enjoyand What You Always Wantedand and the other standalone titles in Bloomsbury's contemporary If Only romance line centered around an impossible problem:and you always want what you can't have!Maddie Brooks has always had high standards for guys. But she has yet to find one...

Entertaining'and The Times'Utterly fascinating and illuminating' Sinclair McKay'Fascinating... An astonishing read, with remarkably vivid protagonists' Harald Jähner'Ohler weaves a masterful tapestry of history in this revealing and fresh account' David de JongBerlin, 1945. Following the fall of the Third Reich, drug use - long...

Essential reading for anyone interested in the future of the global economy and their own prospects, The Age of Stagnation incisively explains the problems confronting us, how we're making those problems worse, and what the real solutions are. For ordinary individuals, the goal of...

Even in ancient India, money is always a good thing and everyone wants it. The stories in The Mouse Merchant selected from the Sanskrit universe, from the period of the late Rig Veda to the twelfth century tell us how money was dealt with...

Ever since Zoha had got in touch with Zaira, Zaira has become restless.Once inseparable, Zaira and Zoha have become estranged sisters now.A few years back, Zoha chose a path for herself and escaped from her house with her then-love and now-husband, Farid, leaving behind...

Every experience in the great wild is a unique and exciting one. We meet animals that may be fierce and other that might be pleasant. The stories in this book will give you a unique experience of the wild as experienced by the author,...

Ex-Files is the story of a woman, who despite her best efforts to save her marriage, finds herself facing a divorce petition. But instead of wallowing in self-pity, Vandana picked up the pieces of her shattered life and moved straight on. She not only...

Expect vibrant, vivid and eye-opening descriptions of Middle Eastern life propelled by a tender storyline, all in Shafak's haunting, beautiful and considered prose'and Vanity Fair'Incredibly sensuous and poetic and evocative'and Pandora Sykes,and The High Low'Richly uplifting... truly beautiful writing' Nicola Sturgeon'In the first minute...

Exploring India: Kings and Queens By Subhadra Sen Gupta

Famous writers are often reticent about how and why they write, how their ideas and themes develop or how their characters and plots emerge. They can be equally reserved about their personal histories. But in the hands of seasoned journalist and skilful interviewer Sunil...

Few novels are life-changing; this one just might be' Daily Mail Leaving home is one thing. Surviving is another. In 1940s Lahore, the Punjab, two brothers and two sisters are beaten and browbeaten into 'good children'. Each has a destiny to fulfil. Sully and...

Fierce, captivating, revolutionary. A dazzling collection that will win hearts and change minds.'-- Elif ShafakIt is a little-known secret that Arabic literature has a long tradition of erotic writing. Behind that secret lies another - that many of the writers are women.We Wrote in...

Fifteen going on sixteen, defining career choices await Sameer. To B. Tech, or not to B. Tech: That is the question.and Until, that is, the lump on his knee is diagnosed as bone cancer and Sameer embarks on a journey he never imagined for...

Finding a Husband Is Never Easy... And it becomes even trickier when your parents are trying to arrange a match for you. The story takes place in 1979, in Pakistan, where the parents of 18-year-old Amna are working to arrange her marriage. Amna attempts...

Five hundred years ago, four people set out on individual journeys of discovery: In the quest for enlightenment and bags of gold, one travels to the end of the known world, another meddles with the fates of kings, a third loses all he had,...

Flying without wings is inspired by my experience as aand volunteer in a cancer hospital. I met children who, despite beingand strung by the constraints of cancer, still remained positive and made the best out of their situation. I was awe-struck by theirand resilience;...

For fans of Fifty Shades of Grey - the international bestseller - an explosive novel of sex, secrecy and escape. You've never been in control, until now; you've never, before, had exactly what you want…The lights turned off. A touch that's gentle, slow, provocative,...

For fans of Morgan Matson'sand Save the Dateand comes a charming novel about one teen's summer tackling disasters including, but not limited to, family, romance, and weather--as she plans her sister's Bollywood-style Indian wedding.Mini's big sister, Vinnie, is getting married. Their mom passed away...

For most hairstylists, the move from the dingy Lovely Beauty Parlour to the upmarket Nancy's Factory would be reward enough. Young, gifted Tuki, though, has her sights set on a bigger prize - her own salon!However, her well-laid plans start going awry as soon...

Freetown, Sierra Leone, 1969. On a hot January evening that he will remember for decades, Elias Cole first catches sight of Saffia Kamara, the wife of a charismatic colleague. He is transfixed. Thirty years later, lying in the capital's hospital, he recalls the desire...

French celebrity BHL's book commanded huge publicity and review attention on first hardcover publication and is now re-launched in paperback It is one of the most ghastly images of our time: the on- camera murder of Wall Street Journal reporter Daniel Pearl.

From award-winning writer Elif Shafak, the Orange Prize long-listed author ofand The Forty Rules of Loveand andand The Architect's Apprentice,and Honourand is a tale of love, betrayal and clashing cultures.'A powerful book; thoughtful, provoking and compassionate' Joanne Harris, author ofand Chocolat'My mother died twice....

From Booker Prize-winner Ben Okri: a voyage into the enduring myth of Arcadia and the mysterious painting it inspired.A lyrical novel about art and enlightenment that takes the reader from Waterloo Station in London to Paris and a four hundred year old enigma, the...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author comes a powerful, emotionally complex story of love, loss, the pain of the past and the promise of the future.Sometimes the greatest dream starts with the smallest element. A single cell, joining with another. And then...