10 minutes 38 seconds in this Strange World | Elif Shafak

“We must do what we can to mend our lives; we owe that to ourselves – but we need to be careful not to break others while achieving that.” I am still in a trance of Elif Shafak’s spiritual, philosophical, and stereotype-breaking story of Leila and the characters that shaped her life. As the name…

Hyderabad | Manreet Sodhi SomeshwarManreet Sodhi Someshwar

Book: Hyderabad; Book 2 of the Partition Trilogy Author: Manreet Sodhi Someshwar Publisher: HarperCollins India Genre: Historical Fiction Paperback: 328 Pages Book buy link: Amazon “Hindustan had become free. Pakistan had become independent soon after its inception, but man was still a slave in both these countries – the slave of prejudice … slave of…

Chuckle Merry Spin Us in the U.S. | Khyrunnisa A.

Writing a humorous travelogue is tricky, but “Khyrunnisa” knows how to add humor to the mysteries and miseries the couple experienced in the foreign land. The rib-tickling journey of Khyrunnisa and her husband VK to the USA starts when they decide to attend their daughter-in-law’s graduation ceremony. The author shares her experience, challenges, and fear, beginning from a visa interview to visiting a different part of the USA from Washington, California, to Newyork.