The Book Elf
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I am Namrata. I started reading at the age of 4 and haven't stopped since then.This blog was started to share my love for books and has since then just grown manifolds. I read and I review and I review and I read... its a happy never ending cycle.I live amidst sepia toned walls, fuchsia curtains, fairy lights and shelves full of books.
The Book Elf
1y ago
About the Book Women today not only deserve but should expect a pain-free, active lifestyle, no matter their age, no matter their previous experience. In his famed San Diego clinic, Pete Egoscue has taught women of all ages and from all walks of life how to use the Egoscue Method for safe, effective, and permanent relief from chronic pain without prescription painkillers, physical therapy, or ..read more
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1y ago
Introduction Living with Chronic Illness is like being in for a new surprise every day. Despite following all that you have been advised, your body might choose to respond differently to the same factors daily. Bringing together such experiences of day-to-day life is Shruti Buddhavarapu’s book ‘The Weight of a Cherry Blossom‘. About the Book If you took a map and pinned each city I’ve lived in ..read more
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1y ago
One wrong choice on the eve of her wedding has left Ananya married to one brother and in love with THE OTHER…Ananya Saxena is a good girl who has always done the right thing. She is a dutiful wife, faithful daughter-in-law, and fierce champion of the law. Except, in her heart was another phrase—reckless lover. An impossible choice for a good Indian girl. Duty had Ananya marry her best friend ..read more
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1y ago
The Middle Finger by Saikat Majumdar Publisher: Simon and Schuster (2022) The first thing one notices about The Middle Finger by Saikat Majumdar is its dark grey cover with the left profile of a young lady on it with a colourful eye. It is only when you remove the jacket from the cover that you see underneath a picture of a woman’s reflection in the glass pane of a window, with a cup and some ..read more
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1y ago
Namrata reviews The Poetry Conclave Year Book 2022 edited by Sharmila Roy, Aneek Chatterjee, Gopal Lahiri, and Rajorshi Patranabis (Published by Authors Press, 2022) calling it a carefully strung priceless necklace. Poetry Conclave Year Book 2022 is a poetry collection consisting of works of 64 poets (from India and abroad) across themes and moods. Poetry Conclave was formed with the motive of ..read more
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1y ago
Namrata reviews A Book of New Beginnings: Some Words for Living – Edited and with an introduction by Jerry Pinto (Speaking Tiger, January 2022) and calls it perfect food for thought. Long after I was done reading this book, I kept thinking about the one story I had read long ago in the Chicken Soup for the Soul series which had changed the way I think drastically. I come from a dysfunctional ..read more
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1y ago
‘Someone is stalking the streets of Sonagachi.’It’s the 1870s, and Calcutta is bustling with commerce and colonialism. A sea of changes has been ushered in by the relatively new British Raj, which has led to migrants from all over India filling up the city with their hopes and dreams.Amongst these struggling masses is a serial killer on the prowl. Corpses of sex workers start turning up at ponds ..read more