Book I loved - Monihara and other stories

When I saw Rabindra Nath Tagores book in library I picked one book and kept it together with the stock of books,the book titled Monihara and other stories

 has short stories based on rural life in Bengal ,such vivid description of characters and the stories written in such a descriptive way that on reading we start feeling one with the characters.My favorite story in this book will be completion ,read this book for insight into the life of people living in that era which we have not seen.

book I loved - As it was written

Just finished reading this book As it was written by Sujatha Hampton

this book is about Nair  family from Kerala setteled in America ,this book is about god fearing Dr.Raman Nair his wife Jaya , their five fat and precious daughters and Geeta Nair his sister.Geeta Nair who is in the midst of writing the story of her great great great Grandmother shares her own story .What happens when Gita meets Chris who is already married and going through his own crisis  and daughters of Nair family start thinking about their own life of which their parents are unaware of and how their aunt helps them who herself has chosen a different path .Read this one to know more,and ya this one was pageturner :-)perfect when you travelling  .

book I loved - The Illicit happiness of other people.

When I read the title of this book I was a bit vague about how the book gonna be but still I picked this one from the library The Illicit Happiness of Other people

by Manu Joseph   is about a young seventeen year  boy named Unni who has committed suicide. Three years after his death how his father Ousep Chacko  with the help of his sons friends finds out about the circumstances which lead to his suicide is what the book about .I was not sure whether I gonna like this book or not but when I started reading this I was in love with Unni's character.Read this one friends for a different kind of take on love ,life and philosophy.

book I loved - honour

Not always I get a book to read which keeps me gripped till the last page and this one surely did
Honour by Elif Shafaq 

this one is again about  two twin sisters ,how with passage of time they are separate but are still in touch through letters,how they meet again only to get their life totally changed .The book starts with  Esma the daughter of one of the twins naratting the story of her mother Pembe,grandmother and her aunt Jemila.
Esma who is in London with her family tells the story of her mother in a captivating way .Characters are described in such a vivid way that I could imagine them just by reading the pages.The pain of Pembe ,agony of Jemila ,guilt of Iskander,hatred of Esma  and shame of Adam brought tears to my eyes.Do read this book guys ,this one cant be missed
I have read Bastard of Istanbul and Forty rules of love by the same author loved both of them and loved this one too and I am will be looking for another one from the same author.

flowers in vase - oil on canvas

To learn oil painting was on my wish list since long and thus I did
sharing with you all pictures of my first oil painting

truly enjoyed doing this one

Loved the way the flowers added colour to the canvas

and the final one with the curtain and more flowers

Thats all guys,wish you all happy week ahead
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three good things - book I loved

When I read the synopsis at the back of the book I had to take this one because this one is about two sisters who are the main characters Ellen who owns a bake shop and is on her own living up her dream by baking Danish pastry Kringle and about Lannie who is trying to balance her work as a divorce attorney ,baby and home .What happens when Ellens estranged husband shows up one day and how Lannie copes up when she starts thinking that her life is not perfect at all read this one to know more and ya you guys goona love this one .

Each chapter starts with a quote
sharing with you all my favorite from the book.
"The mother's day is not an eight hour day .It is a twenty-four-hour day.She is never free .No wonder she is tired and impatient sometimes."
"to enjoy good health,to bring true happinessto one's family ,to bring peace to all ,one must first discipline and control one's own mind."
thats all guys ,more book reviews coming soon
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heena for sawan

today is the second monday of the holy month Sravana,
this whole month is auspicious for Hindus.
Sawan for me is another reason to apply heena and thus I did.
sharing with you all the designs which I did

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Thats all friends,take care and happy blogging.