Book Reviews by Simran

Hey Book lovers!! Let’s talk about LIFE IN THE SUNSHINE by T. SATISH, Published by NOTION PRESS. BLURB: "Sat, Sam, and Trib (a.k.a Triple sundae gang) are teenagers and they love cricket. They spend most of their time watching and playing the sport they love. They dream of making their living in the sport. When they are not playing the game, they put on their thinking cap and come up with alternate versions of important matches or provide parodic answers to questions that have plagued cricket fans over the years. However, fate intervenes in their idyllic life. On 18th April 1986, Javed Miandad hits Chetan Sharma for a six in Sharjah and leaves their cricket viewing life in tatters. The after-effects of this fateful event, continue to haunt them for many years. Their problems don't end there. Sat fails to graduate from school level cricket to state-level cricket. He is heartbroken by the loss of his dreams and faces a mini identity crisis. How do the boys so...

Still Loved, Still Missed Mridula Publishers: NOTION PRESS "“Still loved...Still missed! The myriad hues of souls” is a collection of 14 short stories and a poem. These stories span characters and emotional states with canny details that touch the depths of your soul. Picturing the complexities of love, misery and mystery, the stories try to gnaw your heart like never before. What does a flower teach us we often fail to see? “The belly is an ungrateful wretch.” Is it true? Once Tasha obtains a treasure in her garden, what happens next? Ever wondered about the sparseness and illusions in life? Does death put an end to true love? Have all the ascetics won over their emotions? With the power of simple language, this book transports the readers to a world scarcely thought of in our bustling lives. The allegories maintain an intense rhythm of life prompting the readers to perceive things from a unique angle. “A whole bookful to make you think, cry, think again and ...