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व्यक्ति के गुह्यतम मनोवैज्ञानिक चरित्र-चित्रण के लिए सिद्धहस्त प्रख्यात लेखक भगवतीचरण वर्मा ने इस उपन्यास में शरीर की भूख से पीड़ित एक आधुनिक, लेकिन एक ऐसी असहाय नारी की करुण कहानी कही है जो अपने अन्‍तर के संघर्षों में दुनिया के सहारे सब गँवा बैठी। रेखा ने श्रद्धातिरेक से अपनी उम्र से कहीं बड़े उस व्यक्ति से विवाह कर लिया जिसे वह अपनी आत्मा तो समर्पित कर सकी, लेकिन जिसके प्रति उसका शरीर निष्ठावान नहीं रह सका।

‘एकाकीपन के सौ वर्ष’ की कहानी आपको विस्मित करती है; इसकी अतिरंजनाएँ आपको अवाक् और हास्य के आवेग में विह्वल छोड़ देती हैं; आप एक विराट स्मृति-गाथा के अतिमानवीय मायाजाल में धीरे-धीरे यथार्थ और वास्तविकता के कठोर पत्थरों पर पैर रखते हुए आगे बढ़ते हैं; और इस तरह मानव नियति के साथ बिंधे अनन्त अकेलेपन की एक सामूहिक गाथा के दूसरे छोर तक जाते हैं।

The scorching third volume in a new series set in the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment. This audio edition features multicast narration by Amanda Forstrom, Gabriel Michael, and MacLeod Andrews. James Anderson needs a new plan. He’s ready...

The scorching third volume in a new series set in the #1 global bestselling Shatter Me universe ten years after the fall of The Reestablishment. James Anderson needs a new plan. He’s ready to make real moves to destroy the looming threats against their world, but no one is taking him seriously...

Return to the world of Truly Devious as Stevie Bell and her friends travel to New York to solve a murder in the next standalone mystery from New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson. Stevie might be the greatest teenage detective Ellingham Academy and the world has ever seen, but even...

Feyre has returned to the Spring Court, determined to gather information on Tamlin’s actions and learn what she can about the invading king threatening to bring her land to its knees. But to do so she must play a deadly game of deceit. One slip could bring doom not only for Feyre but for everything—and everyone she holds dear.

In the dusty village of Tenali, while others ploughed the land, a lazy boy dreamed beneath tamarind trees. Tenali Raman — sharp-tongued, sharp-minded, and dangerously underestimated — seemed destined to amount to nothing. Burdened by his father's debts and mocked for his idleness, he carried only one inheritance: a mind that refused to think like the rest.

My name is Adelaide Edington, and my life was mapped out for me before I even entered the world: who I'd date, where I’d attend college, what I'd be when I grew up. But there comes a time in everyone's life when they face a fork in the road. Should I go left, or should I go right? It didn't matter as long as I didn't remain stagnant any longer. Jett Stone opened me up to a whole new world, reminding me that it was okay to find my own way. I could have roots in Willow Springs and still spread my wings and fly. What I didn't expect was to fall in love with the broody football player.

New York Times and USA Today bestseller! New York Times bestselling author Maureen Johnson delivers the witty and pulse-pounding conclusion to the Truly Devious series as Stevie Bell solves the mystery that has haunted Ellingham Academy for over 75 years. Ellingham Academy must be cursed. Three...

As the day dawns on the fiftieth annual Hunger Games, fear grips the districts of Panem. This year, in honor of the Quarter Quell, twice as many tributes will be taken from their homes. Back in District 12, Haymitch Abernathy is trying not to think too hard about his chances. All he cares about is making it through the day and being with the girl he loves.

Katniss Everdeen, girl on fire, has survived, even though her home has been destroyed. Peeta has been captured by the Capitol. District 13 really does exist. There are rebels. There are new leaders. A revolution is unfolding. It is by design that Katniss was rescued from the arena in the cruel and haunting Quarter Quell, and it is by design that she has long been part of the revolution without knowing it. District 13 has come out of the shadows and is plotting to overthrow the Capitol. Everyone, it seems, has had a hand in the carefully laid plans - except Katniss.

शेखर : एक जीवनी’ अज्ञेय का सबसे अधिक पढ़ा गया उपन्यास; हिन्दी की एक ऐसी कथा-कृति जिसे हर पीढ़ी का पाठक जरूरी समझता आया है और जिससे गुजरने के बाद वह जीवन की एक भरी-पूरी छलछलाती नदी में डूबकर निकल आने जैसा अनुभव करता है। उपन्यास का नायक शेखर स्वयं अज्ञेय हैं अथवा कोई और व्यक्ति, यह हमेशा कौतूहल का विषय रहा है। कुछ लोग इसे पूरी तरह उनकी आत्मकथात्मक कृति मानते हैं, लेकिन स्वयं अज्ञेय का कहना है कि यह 'आत्म-जीवनी’ नहीं है।

The long path to the throne has only just begun for Aelin Galathynius. Loyalties have been broken and bought, friends have been lost and gained, and those who possess magic find themselves at odds with those don't. As the kingdoms of Erilea fracture around her, enemies must become allies if Aelin is to keep those she loves from falling to the dark forces poised to claim her world. With war looming on all horizons, the only chance for salvation lies in a desperate quest that may mark the end of everything Aelin holds dear.

Joshua Goldmann is the perfect student, perfect friend, perfect son—but the pressure of acting perfect all the time gets to him. One night, he finds himself standing on the edge of an abandoned bridge, when a stranger talks him down. The two begin a friendship that eventually deepens into something more, but as Josh deals with his personal and family issues, his new relationship is put at risk.

After being pronounced Queen of Faerie and then abruptly exiled by the Wicked King Cardan, Jude finds herself unmoored, the queen of nothing. She spends her time with Vivi and Oak, watching reality television, and doing odd jobs, including squaring up to a cannibalistic faerie. When her twin sister, Taryn, shows up asking a favour, Jude jumps at the chance to return to the Faerie world, even if it means facing Cardan, whom she loves despite his betrayal. 

Feyre has undergone more trials than one human woman can carry in her heart. Though she’s now been granted the powers and lifespan of the High Fae, she is haunted by her time Under the Mountain and the terrible deeds she performed to save the lives of Tamlin and his people.

Chaol Westfall has always defined himself by his unwavering loyalty, his strength, and his position as the captain of the Guard. But all of that has changed since the glass castle shattered, since his men were slaughtered, since the king of Adarlan spared him from a killing blow, but left his body broken. His only shot at recovery lies with the legendary healers of the Torre Cesme in Antica - the stronghold of the southern continent's mighty empire.

Alyssa and Aaron have been best friends since they were in diapers, but at school, they pretend not to know each other. If they did, Aaron’s popular reputation might suffer, and Alyssa would be subjected to the thing she hates most: attention. What Aaron doesn't realize is that the reason why Alyssa hates attention might be more serious than he thought—serious enough that it might even be enough to force her to throw her future dreams away.

It is the morning of the reaping that will kick off the 10th annual Hunger Games. In the Capitol, 18-year-old Coriolanus Snow is preparing for his one shot at glory as a mentor in the Games. The once-mighty house of Snow has fallen on hard times, its fate hanging on the slender chance that Coriolanus will be able to out charm, outwit, and outmaneuver his fellow students to mentor the winning tribute. The odds are against him. He’s been given the humiliating assignment of mentoring the female tribute from District 12, the lowest of the low.

उषा प्रियम्वदा की गणना हिन्दी के उन कथाकारों में होती है जिन्होंने आधुनिक जीवन की ऊब, छटपटाहट, संत्रास और अकेलेपन की स्थिति को अनुभूति के स्तर पर पहचाना और व्यक्त किया है। यही कारण है कि उनकी रचनाओं में एक ओर आधुनिकता का प्रबल स्वर मिलता है तो दूसरी ओर उनमें चित्रित प्रसंगों तथा संवेदनाओं के साथ हर वर्ग का पाठक तादात्म्य का अनुभव करता है; यहाँ तक कि पुराने संस्कारवाले पाठकों को भी किसी तरह के अटपटेपन का एहसास नहीं होता।