book review - my friend my enemy - Ismat Chughtai

This book on non fiction by Ismat Chughtai has many windows about the life which I have not seen. I specially loved the essay on Manto by her in which she painted about his life in a tragic way.
the essay my friend my enemy show two sides of her life while one part talk about her good heart the other part talks what she couldn't understand in manto

some of my favourite quotes.

"will god break this brass shell one day and come out."

"now it doesn't matter if the world refers to the heroine of contemporary literature as immodest or repugnant because our times have allocated the status of a heroine to her.She is the brick formed as a result of history's upheavals, a brick that has found its place in the construction design."

"literature and life, literature and society, and literature and history go hand in hand. If any of these is separated from the other it will be destroyed altogether. In other words, a vacuum will be created is literature is cut off from life and the hero is separated from the heroine.

the balcony

Most of the time I pick books which tell me more about the icy where I was once most of the time its those places which call me back to visit through words again and again
Balcony is one such books the stories are not pleasant ones the characters have too many layers wih each story you come to know more about the character reading this book is like peeling raw onion
Loved it \.

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.

book i read - An atlas of impossible longing

The story is set in a small town in Bengal,
this one is about Mukunda  an orphan
adopted by the family and the bond he
shares with Bakul daughter of the family
With time they are separated
and when post partition
Mukunda returns everything has changed ,,,

book name - An atlas of impossible longing .
author Anuradha Roy
thats all friends wish you all happy week ahead
take care and happy blogging.

book I read - The Wish Maker by Ali Smith

I love to know more of different culture through books which i read
thus when i came across The Wish Maker by Ali Smith i had to read it

the story is based in Pakistan and the main characters are
Zaki Shirazi and his cousin Samar Api .
 Zaki's Dadi is a traditional lady
his mother is a journalist who works for a women journal
both of the kids are raised in the same house
go to same school and share a bond which is everlasting
sweet book ,which gonna keep you hooked till the last page .
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book i read - 100 shades of white

The art of putting together food is a magical thing and if it is done right it has the power to soften the most hardened heart.
from
100 shades of white by Preethi Nair.

Luved this one from the first page to the last ,this one is the story of Nalini and her children,her journey from a small town in Kerala to Mumbai and then from their to London and how their life is changed through the passage of time.How Nalini struggles alone in London with her children and how she emerges successful.This one is about food too,so if you love cooking then do read this one,,,;-)
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Books i read - The Wedding wallah and,..

last year i had read The Marriage Bureau for rich people and The Many Conditions of Love by

 Farahad Zama.

I luved the first one but the second one  was bit heavy ,so when i saw the third book of the series The Wedding Wallah i had to pick it up from the library.First in the series was too good,and then i luved the wedding wallah.I luved the way author has portrayed the characters in the story,so real and practical,my favourite character is Aruna and Pari .Do read the book and pair it with a cup of tea and a bowl of Poha,..enjoy life,..;-)

Poha recipe blogged here

Chai/tea recipe blogged here

On a different note -I wont be updating this space of mine as i am off for India tomorrow,so see you all soon .take care and Happy Blogging .

Book i read - The Night of the Miraj

its been a while since i read a good book,
book which kept me hooked
when i started this one
 i never thought i would feel so captivated
by the words ,character and the story

Book Name The Night of the Miraj
Book Author Zoe Ferraris
the story which is set in Jeddah starts with the disappearance of a sixteen year old girl just days before her marriage ,and later how Nayir who is dessert guide along with help from Katya who is forensic scientist  disclose the secret behind her disappearance and her murder.
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Books i read,..Weekly Story 52

After a long time i managed to read some books :-) and they all were good

Meet me at the Cupcake Cafe by Jenny Morgan - i just love cupcakes so if you guys love cupcakes,do read this one ,this book is about Issy Randall whose childhood is spent in her Grandpas bakery ,stuck in a dull city job she decides to open her own cafe ,this one is how about she opens her own cupcake cafe with help of her friends and ya theres some recipes too which would leave you drooling or maybe inspire you to bake your own cupcakes,..;-)
Queen of Dreams by Chitra Divakurani this one is about Rakhi who is divorcee and single  mother staying in newyork and about her mother who can interpret dream .Rakhi longs for her mothers love who is in her own world of dreams.Rakhi comes to know about her mothers life through her journals after her death,and how her journals bring new hope in her life when september 11 attacks happen.This one is about food too ,theres a chai shop owned by Rakhi and her friend which in some time gets converted into a snacks bar by Rakhis father,this one is about finding love in unexpected situations and about lifes blessings,.
Sill reading Your roots are showing by Elise Chidley ,...
Thats all friends ,take care and Happy Blogging
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