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A body lies in the morgue at the Kakori Hospital. It is fully burnt, and over it lie gold and silver coins from the British era, with Queen Victoria’s profile on them. The killer has, with a thumb pin, tacked a piece of paper to the corpse’s chest. It says, ‘Hindustan Republic Association’. What’s the killer trying to signal? Why is he challenging the police? The coins lying on the dead person’s body are actually the ones looted in 1925 in the famous train robbery of Kakori.

“A funny, heartfelt story about found family and seeing the silver lining in life. Fans of A Man Called Ove and Remarkably Bright Creatures will especially enjoy this new novel.”—Library Journal A zany case of mistaken identity allows a lonely old man one last chance to be part of a family...

Often called the greatest novel ever written, War and Peace is at once an epic of the Napoleonic wars, a philosophical study, and a celebration of the Russian spirit. Tolstoy's genius is clearly seen in the multitude of characters in this massive chronicle, all of them fully realized and equally memorable.

THE NEW YORK TIMES BETSELLING TRILOGY "Captivated me from the first chapter to the final page."—Reese Witherspoon "Powerful and evocative.” —Kate Quinn The Henna Artist A REESE'S BOOK CLUB PICK Vivid and compelling, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and...

Toby Temple is a superstar, the world's funniest man. He gets any woman that he wants, but under the superstar image is a lonely man. Jill Castle is a sensuous starlet. She has a dark and mysterious past and has an ambition even greater than Toby's. Together they rule Hollywood.

A living picture of the entire life of the Indian farmer - his aspiration and despair, his sincerity and religious piety, his helplessness and innocence.

Fyodor Dostoyevsky is a titanic figure among the world's great authors, and The Brothers Karamazov is often hailed as his finest novel. A masterpiece on many levels, it transcends the boundaries of a gripping murder mystery to become a moving account of the battle between love and hate, faith and despair, compassion and cruelty, good and evil.

Amritalaal naagar kee lekhanee se haasy-vyang mishrit jin vibhinn rachanaaon kaa srijan huaa ve apane aap mein vilakṣhaṇ hain. Ye samay-samay par vividh patr-patrikaaon mein prakaashit huii theen. Unke kayi sangrah nikle jinhein behad pasand kiyaa gayaa.

'यार जादूगर' हिंदी साहित्य की मुख्य धारा के उपन्यासों में विषय-वस्तु के लिहाज से एकदम नया और चौंकाने वाली कहानी है। कल्पना की जमीन पर बोया गया ऐसा यथार्थ जो मानवीय संबंधों और उसके मनोविज्ञान पर दार्शनिकता की गाँठ खोलता रेशा-रेशा उघाड़ते हुए एक प्राकृतिक शाश्वत सत्य के समीप पहुँच पूर्ण होता है। 'यार जादूगर' मृत्यु का महोत्सव है और जीवन का लोक संगीत भी, जो मृत्यु की अनिवार्यता को स्वीकार कर जीवन की सार्थकता को मलंग हो स्वीकार करने की कोशिश है। लेखक नीलोत्पल मृणाल की आवाज़ में सुनिए "यार जादूगर"!

When David Copperfield escapes from the cruelty of his childhood home, he embarks on a journey to adulthood which leads him through comedy and tragedy, love and heartbreak, and friendship and betrayal.

My husband doesn't understand why I want to return to work, especially while our daughter is still so young. She's only four weeks old. But I'm at risk of losing my job if I don't. Hiring a nanny seems like the best solution, and Bree Miller is the perfect answer — she's young, bright and immediately adores Delilah. We go for a walk in Central Park on Bree's first day. I'm taking a call when I hear a loud, high-pitched shriek. My heart races in my chest as I turn the corner. A man dressed head-to-toe in black has his fingers wrapped around the handle of Delilah's stroller...

This novel, based on the life of Sarat Chandra Chatterjee, a well-known Bengali novelist and short story writer, is literary and biographical fiction. Sarat Chandra Chatterjee was arguably one of the most popular novelists in the Bengali language. He mainly wrote about the lifestyle, tragedy and struggle of the common people and social practices, because of which he was able to touch the lives of several people. While there are several books published on the life of Sarat, however, no book has been as well-researched and detailed.

Abby wants a baby more than anything. But after years of failed infertility treatments and adoptions that have fallen through, it seems like motherhood is not in her future. That is, until her personal assistant Monica makes a generous offer that will make all of Abby's dreams come true. But it turns out Monica isn't who she says she is. The woman now carrying Abby's child has an unspeakable secret. And she will stop at nothing to get what she wants.

A lonely young heiress becomes the poorest wealthy woman in Victorian England when her father dies without telling anyone where he hid his fortune. Can Tressa and the no-nonsense estate manager find the fortune before the greedy relatives get to it first? Tressa Harlowe's father did not trust banks, but neither did he trust his greedy extended family. He kept his vast fortune hidden somewhere on his estate in the south of England and died suddenly, without telling anyone where he had concealed it.

America is a barren landscape of smoldering ashes, devoid of life except for those people still struggling to scratch out some type of existence. Amidst this destruction, a father and his young son walk, always toward the coast, but with no real understanding that circumstances will improve once they arrive. Still, they persevere, and their relationship comes to represent goodness in a world of utter devastation.

Border Roads Organization is responsible for building roads in Himalaya at huge heights, where no other country perhaps can build roads. The high altitude at such places is always challenging and tiring for machines as well as for humans. Low oxygen level, below zero temperature, eccentric nature, colossal snow piles on roads, and unpredictable landslides are few factors that affect human lives in such areas.

The novel is set in Varanasi. Chetan Bhagat initiates the story through the central character of Gopal. It is through Gopal's narration of his life to the author that we are introduced to Raghav and Aarti. The story revolves around these three characters. While Gopal comes from a poor family, Raghav comes from a well-off family. Both set out to achieve success and realise their dreams.

From multi-million copy bestselling Portia MacIntosh, comes Without a Hitch, a hilarious and heart-warming summer rom-com, narrated by Charlotte Ritchie (star of You and Ghosts). Holly thought she had it all: a perfect fiancé, a dream Maui wedding, and a thriving career writing about weddings. But when she's stood up at the altar, her world crumbles. Just as she's piecing it back together, her boss sends her on assignment to Maui – the very place where her happily-ever-after wedding was supposed to take place.

A national best seller in both hardcover and paperback, the first book of the masterful Cairo Trilogy introduces the engrossing saga of a Muslim family in Cairo during Egypt's occupation by British forces in the early 1900s.

The second born son in a broken marriage, Joey Lynch has spent a lifetime picking up the pieces of a family unraveling. When his older brother Darren skips town on his first day of secondary school, twelve-year-old Joey finds himself thrown into the role of protector to his younger siblings and mother. Plagued by self-loathing, and furious with the world, he grapples with teenage life, his unwavering sense of duty to his family, while balancing precariously close to a life of addiction that threatens to swallow him whole.