As the name suggests, it is a story of a Mistress of Spices! Sounded interesting hence I chose this one to read. It is written by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni who also wrote “Arranged Marriage”, a book which I honestly did not know until I read this title.
Mistress of Spices is a story of a...
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Plot:
The book recounts 12 nervous hours in the life fictional airport ‘Lincoln International’ at Chicago and how the lives of about a dozen people collide as a result.
Main Characters:
Mel Bakersfield (Airport General Manager),
Cindy Bakersfield (Mel’s wife),
D O Guerro (a passenger with a terrifying agenda!),
Tanya Livingston (A passenger relations officer; Mel has an affair...
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The Hot Zone, is a 1994 New York Times best seller book by Richard Preston. The Book discusses the sudden reappearance of the Ebola virus, which was then limited to Southern Africa, to be discovered in Washington D.C. How America responds to the virus and whether it succeeded in ensuring the safety of its citizens...
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The Fountain Head is a story of one man and the rest of the world. It is a philosophical fiction that entails the story through love, lust, trust, jealousy, care, passion, and enthusiasm of the people and the world.
The story starts with the two architecture students, Howard Roark and Peter...
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Plot:
A scientific research deep sea drilling team drills into an underwater volcano except that it isn’t a volcano at all!
Main Protagonists:
Perry Bergman (President of Benthic marine), Suzanne (Oceanographer), Donald (ex-navy), Michael (ex-naval diver who was thrown out the Navy as a result of more than a few transgressions), Richard (same story as Michael!)
The review:
Benthic...
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When it comes to reading books with power play, I trust no one else than John Grisham. He has a sense of power in his writing and personally I rate him more than Mario Puzo. (we can always agree to disagree!)
Joel Backman is a former powerful Washington Beltway lobbyist who was called ‘The broker’...
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Mrs. Parkinson’s Law is one of those books which can’t be read in one go. It takes time to really digest and savor what is said in each chapter and then mull over how interesting the author, C. Northcote Parkinson’s mind works.
He insists that this book is not about his wife or solely her...
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P.S. I love you is a book that will make you experience the unfathomable love of Holly and Gerry. You will cry with Holly, enjoy with Holly, live a life with Holly.
Holly and Gerry are childhood sweethearts and are happily married, but sudden death of Gerry fused their lamp of love, leaving Holly...
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In the last few days, I have read three books of eight by Sophie Kinsella. As a chick lit book website says the books of this genre are, I found them personal, light and humorous. I was slightly apprehensive about trying out Chick Lit. But then, an inclination for shopping made me try...
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It’s a story that will make you feel delighted! Yeah! At the onset of the review only I must mention this. Three reasons to beg buy or borrow this book – 1) Most of us will connect to the story instantly. 2) It is simple & sweet, you will not be burdened with...
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