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Welcoming Autumn with Nostalgia, and Poetry of Keats
What makes the season of autumn so special? Perhaps it is the transitory nature of autumn. The last breath of summer mingles with the first breath of winter and creates pleasant autumn breeze. Autumn is the time when the earth prepares to go to sleep after the harvest, under the blanket of the approaching winter.Continue reading “Welcoming Autumn with Nostalgia, and Poetry of Keats”
‘Sweet Bean Paste’: A Recipe for Brewing Meaning out of Life
When I read the blurb of this book, I had the idea that it was going to be that cosy, feel-good, light hearted book you need to read from time to time. I like stories that progress with a gentle, contemplative flow, and slowly unravel their best parts. I prefer characters who are ordinary people with all their human emotions, unique qualities and flaws which make them extraordinary.
Book Review: ‘The Girl Who Drank the Moon’, bringing magic to life.
I truly believe that when we need inspiration, we should pick a children’s fiction. I am a fan of reading children’s fiction and fantasy books. They always present a new perspective, and often they are more spontaneous in sketching the emotions involved in relationships than many of the modern adult fictions. ‘The Girl Who Drank the Moon’ is one such book…
Book Review: Ghachar Ghochar – A Striking Story of a Family with Money
When I found out about this book for the first time, I was quite intrigued by the title. I wondered what it could mean. As the book has been written originally in Kannada–a language I do not know, I wrongly assumed that it is an expression in the same language. The meaning of the word has not been initially revealed in the book. It appears in the story as a trivial matter, but towards the end, it acquires a larger meaning.
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Hi! I’m Ria. I live and breathe in the magical world of books and I love to write about them. It all began when I was seven years old, and my father gave me a beautiful collection of folktales from around the world. It was impossible to stop me from reading from that day onward. More than twenty years have passed, and I feel even more thrilled to read books and talk about them. Want to join me on this bookish adventure?
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