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Dandelion Is Dead

by Rosie Storey

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Aug 19, 2025 05:53AM

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Tagore Never Ate Here

by V. Ramaswamy

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Mili Das said: " Finally a satisfying read of this year's. You know it is rare when you can say about a book I am satisfied with the book, it filled me, yups. It's a thriller, it has unputdownable suspense in every chapter, it has hook point, easy to relate character Finally a satisfying read of this year's. You know it is rare when you can say about a book I am satisfied with the book, it filled me, yups. It's a thriller, it has unputdownable suspense in every chapter, it has hook point, easy to relate characters, a story that is so grounded with historical backdrops, it has an eerie, chilling ambiance from start to end without mentioning any ghost stories, perfect! So perfect blend.

The book takes you to opposite side of the border, Bangladesh, in a sleepy town Sundarpur, one day a woman came and claimed the wealth of the zamindar of Sundarpur. She, Mushkan Zubeiri explained her legit acclamation of being the granddaughter-in-law of zamindar Bose. She got all the willed properties and started a business, she opened a restaurant, sorry, she called it a guesthouse, customers are guests and awestruck by her culinary skills.

How come a Zubeiri became the granddaughter-in-law of Bose zamindar? You need to read the book to get the answer and here author provided great historical background.

There's a woman who cooked food like spilling charm, villagers think she is witch, she is farming all veggies and crocodile in the backyard, there's an young grave digger who dugg graves in advance, he can sniff the death is coming to visit someone's house, there's a man worked with police, he has every news about everyone in town, people called him BBC, there's a schoolmaster who knows each one's ancestors and history of 100 years, this is Sundarpur, readers are welcome here.

Everyone is in charm of the woman, police, and politicians all are her friends and suddenly a mysterious man Noore Chhafa arrived at Sundarpur to enquire about the famous restaurant and the mischievous proprietor.

It's a brilliant blend of magical realism, thriller and breathtaking suspense, the lines are blurred between reality and mysteries.

Absolutely fascinated by the book. V Ramaswamy did splendid work in translation but he couldn't overcome the south indian accent problem, tid bid mistakes kept appearing in book.

To proofreader -
How could you miss them
Mushkan - Muskan
Ramakantkamar - Ramakant kumar ...more "

Aug 23, 2025 09:28AM · see review

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Invisible Man

by Ralph Ellison

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After 28: What Remains? by Hrishikesh Barhate

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The police claimed she was complicit, that she had helped his father hide the money, that she had known about the fraud. It didn't matter that she had never worked at the company, had never had access to the accounts, had known nothing ...more

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“Silly’ is such an underrated attribute in humans – it makes us do insignificantly amazing things in life.”
― Harrshada Deshpande, Megh: A heartwarming love story of a genius

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“But Meera wasn't waiting for a Mr. Darcy or a Joe Fox. In fact, she did not want to marry at all. She thought of marriage as a license for two people to have sex and produce babies. Not that she did not believe in love, but the world of matrimony was too small for her. You meet someone, marry him, have a family, and life is over, so she thought.”
― Harrshada Deshpande, Megh: A heartwarming love story of a genius

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“But you will never be exclusive to my heart. Married life needs dedication; it needs effort to thrive. I don’t think I can spare so much time for it.”
― Harrshada Deshpande, Megh: A heartwarming love story of a genius

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“For the past millennia, generation after generation of Kimoni warriors and chiefs battled to beat back these beasts who resembled men back to their territory to the west.”
― Omari Richards, The Kimoni Legacy: Initiation

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“Sheel, I like you, but I am not a homemaker type of person. Our paths are very different. What we want from life is very different.”
― Harrshada Deshpande, Megh: A heartwarming love story of a genius

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