Family Life Fiction

This novel narrates the journey of seemingly ordinary people leading humble lives who, through extraordinary circumstances, transcend the bounds of their simplicity. For Sudha, the protagonist, Dwivedi Villa becomes akin to the secluded hut of Panchavati, surrounded by an invisible line of restraint. Through a pair of eyes peering out like a bioscope, faces and scenes are observed, and stories within stories are felt and pondered. The world outside Dwivedi Villa is a mysterious expanse, like a distant village glimpsed from the riverbank, enticing yet unreachable.

This fantastic collection of 365 carefully handpicked stories present the wonderful tales of Hanuman, one of the most beloved, yet revered gods of all Hindus. The easy flow of words and the brilliant illustrations bring to life Hanuman in all his glory and valour. In his inimitable style, Swayam Ganguly retells one lesser-known enchanting story after another. Young readers are awestruck by Hanuman’s many exemplary qualities like kindness, bravery, righteousness, unconditional love, among others. 365 Tales of Hanuman is an absolutely prized possession. For the young, and grown-ups, too!

Leda, a middle-aged divorcee, is alone for the first time in years when her daughters leave home to live with their father. Her initial, unexpected sense of liberty turns to ferocious introspection following a seemingly trivial occurrence. Throughout the novel, Ferrante's language is as finely tuned and intense as ever, and she treats her theme with a fierce, candid tenacity.

Priya, Jamini and Deepa, Dr Nabakumar Ganguly's daughters, live in Ranipur, Bengal, safe from the rising turbulence in the country. When their father is killed on Direct Action Day, their world turns upside-down.

If you’re a fan of A Series of Unfortunate Events, Edward Scissorhands, or the darkest bits of Roald Dahl, the Weirdie triplets - Barnacle, Garlic, and Melancholy - will feel like old friends. After being left behind when the entire estate of Deadeye Manor is packed up for a doomed vacation cruise, the triplets have to learn how to fend for themselves.

Things take a depressing turn at Deadeye Manor after the shocking return of Mr. Weirdie and the Enchantress. Barnacle Melancholy and Garlic are put to the treacherous task of finding a lost family fortune buried somewhere within the manor, only to awaken some vengeful spirits with a diabolical plan all their own. Meanwhile, Miss Emily has decided that disguising her sunny personality as a wretched criminal is the best way to rescue the triplets, only to find herself in a high-stakes roller-boogie contest with her most loathsome enemy. Listen at your own risk, and don’t say I didn’t warn you.

The Weirdie Triplets and Miss Emily are settling into Deadeye Manor when, against all logic, their parents return from the dead! Even worse, they want Barnacle, Melancholy and Garlic back, sparking a truly unusual effort to prove that Miss Emily is the best parent for them. Will the family get justice? Will the triplets succeed in their ridiculous fundraisers to pay for the lawyer? Why are there so many raccoons in the courtroom?

Desperate to escape their high-pressure life in Los Angeles, the Finch family moves to rural Oregon. But it doesn’t take long to learn that “small town” is not code for “stress-free.” As the new owners of Applegate's one and only general store, the Finches find that the simple life’s anything but simple when your little store is the town's only grocery store, gas station, hardware store, fire station, and occasional dentist’s office.

A Signature Performance: Leelee Sobieski’s Emma is sultry but vulnerable, offering a sympathetic rendering of the heroine and her plight, allowing the listener to draw his own conclusions about Madame Bovary in this cautionary tale of love, passion, and desperation.

One of the best things about having parents who own a candy store is getting to be an official taste-tester. When her dad brings home Magical Glow-in-the-Dark Chewing Gum, Stella can’t wait to try it out - especially since her younger sister is already blowing bubbles and making magic-gum wishes that come true. Except the gum seems to bring Stella bad luck. First she can’t even blow a bubble, and then she falls asleep chewing a piece of gum that ends up wadded in her hair, resulting in a drastic haircut. And now her best friend, Willa, announces she’s moving clear across the country!

மெருகேற்றப்பட்ட உறவுகளின் புனிதங்களை உடைத்தெறிய முயன்ற முயற்சி. சக்களத்தியை நோக்கிய கூரான கேள்விகள், மாவீரனாக எண்ணியிருந்த கணவனை நோக்கிய சீண்டல்கள், அண்ணனின் மீதான கோபம் என புத்திரனை இழந்த தாய் பரிதவிப்பில் சென்ற தூரங்கள்.நியதியின் பேரியக்கம் மனிதர்களையும் அண்ட வெளியையும் இயற்கையிலுள்ள அனைத்தையும் ஒன்றாகப் பிணைத்திருக்கிறது . அதில் ஒரு சிறு துளியைக்கூட மனித மனம் அறிய முடியாது. அதை மாற்றிவிடலாம் என்று நம் அகங்காரம் சில சமயம் கூறும். அதன்படி நாம் இயங்குவோம். பிறகு தெரியும் நமது அந்த இயக்கம்கூட நியதியின் விளையாட்டுதான் என்று. மஹாபாரதத்தில் நாம் அறிந்த கதையை அறியாத கோணத்தில் சொல்லும் ஒரு கதை .

பிறருக்கெல்லாம் சொந்தமாக ஒரு பெயர் இருப்பதேகூட ஓர் ஆடம்பரம். ஏழாவதாக பிறந்த என் தாத்தா ஏழான் ஆனார் . கறுப்பாக பிறந்ததனால் என் அப்பா கறுத்தான் ஆனார். அவரது தம்பிக்கு உதடு பெரியது ஆகவே அவர் சுண்டன். அவரது தங்கை கொஞ்சம் சிவப்பு. ஆகவே வெள்ளக்குட்டி. நாய்க்குட்டிகளுக்கு பெயர் வைப்பதுபோலத்தான். சாதியுள்ள பண்ணையார்களின் வீட்டு நாய்களைச் சொல்லவில்லை. அவற்றுக்கு நல்ல பெயர்கள் இருக்கும். தெருநாய்களைச் சொன்னேன்.

Sent on a marketing conference from Sri Lanka to London by her boss, Surya is supposed to be enjoying a change of scene after a tragedy that has left her grief stricken and lost – and compulsively fixated on a long-buried, shameful episode from her past. Finding herself in the same city as the boy she birthed for an English couple seventeen years ago – in exchange for the money that paid her college tuition – Surya is prepared to risk everything for a glimpse of him. Surya promises herself that she will be satisfied with just seeing her boy and knowing that he is safe and well.

Another year had passed since Anna and Elsa opened the gates of Arendelle, and Olaf has a special event planned to celebrate the anniversary.

When Oakley Nelson loses her older brother, Lucas, to cancer, she thinks she'll never recover. Between her parents' arguing and the battle she's fighting with depression, she feels nothing inside but a hollow emptiness. When Mom suggests they spend a few months in California with Aunt Jo, Oakley isn't sure a change of scenery will alter anything, but she's willing to give it a try.

ठहरा हुआ देश' वैचारिक रूप से ठहरे हुए समाज में, विनी और विजय के प्रेम के माध्यम से लोकतांत्रिक जीवन के आधार को तलाश करने की कोशिश है। यह समाज में लगातार पीड़ित स्त्री के बलात्कार की सामाजिक व्याख्या और निदान की तलाश है।

A father's wounded heart. A mother's patient love. An eager boy, an impetuous girl, and, above all, the healing power of nature. These are the classic ingredients that fill Virginia Sorensen's Newbery Award-winning novel with a tender power and lift it to classic status.

A puzzling photograph, a box filled with faded toy horses, and a single fractured memory are all that Maya has left of her mother. In Grandmother's house in California, she lives like a captive, tethered by Grandmother's rules: no talk of her mother, no friends, no foolishness of any kind...until a shocking event changes everything.

After successfully matchmaking within the Sydney desi community for years, Nas has decided to open a marriage agency to help all Australians find love. With 17 years of marriage to his dream woman Tasnim under his belt, he's keen to help others find the same happiness that he's had. But what he sees as a perfect, happy match isn't necessarily what something others agree on - including Tasnim. Before long, the cracks in Nas and Tasnim's marriage are beginning to show, and Salima, their 16-year-old daughter, is caught in the middle.

A Mouthful of Air is a compassionate and wrenching portrait of Julie Davis, a young wife and mother torn between the love she feels for her family and the voice in her head that insists they’d be better off without her. We meet Julie several weeks after her suicide attempt, on the eve of her son’s first birthday. Grateful to be alive, Julie tries her best to appreciate every moment — “this tree, that passing car, the pretzel guy up ahead on the corner. She has, for whatever reason, been given a second chance” — but her emotional demons are unrelenting.