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Captain America: Sam Wilson, Vol. 1: Not My Captain America

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Voices of the Silent Creek

by Vikkas Arun Pareek (Goodreads Author)

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Roy D'silva said: " Life in the Indian villages was not pretty and writing a book about it is not a easy task. Like all countries, the bad and the worst of lives – especially those of women – are somehow hidden under the paens that Bollywood sings to life in rural India Life in the Indian villages was not pretty and writing a book about it is not a easy task. Like all countries, the bad and the worst of lives – especially those of women – are somehow hidden under the paens that Bollywood sings to life in rural India. Therefore, Voices of the Silent Creek by Vikkas Arun Pareek is a very important book not just for Indians but everyone who’s ever bothered about women.

Voices of the Silent Creek tells the story of a young girl Shanti, living in the village with her parents and her younger sister, Bhano. Their life takes a turn when the village sarpanch asks for Shanti’s hand in marriage to his younger son. While the family rejoices for their good fortune, little do they know what lies in store for Shanti.

In an era when everyone else is writing about college romances and urban love stories, Vikkas’s effort to take the deal to a rural area is laudable.

That, and the fact that he decides to take a stark highlight to the dark happenings in rural India deserves a hat tip. Vikkas’ book is an unputdownable read that tells the story that we all know – but are too embarrassed to speak about.

What grips the reader’s attention is the stark truth that Vikkas decides to portray through his book – something that even mainstream cinema has rarely decided to and never succeeded in.

Vikkas’ intense writing style is one that propels the book to another level. The characters instantly settle themselves in the reader’s mind, the scenarios are those that every Indian has heard before – but in hushed tones, and the aftermath is something that one is now seeing – almost after seven decades of such what’s called freedom.

The author succeeds in creating heart wrenching scenarios that tug at the reader’s heartstrings – even in the pacy style that the author uses to get the point across.

Quite frankly, there is nothing that the book lacks. Whether it is a script or a story line or even the perfection while carving out the characters. Voices of the Silent Creek is the book you should buy this week. ...more "

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― Rabindranath Tagore, Selected Stories of Rabindranath Tagore

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― Neil D'Silva, Maya's New Husband

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“Funny how the youthful decisions we make, often for little more than to prove independence from our parents, carry such potential to jerk our lives in directions we never would have imagined.”
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“I’ve learned that the only thing about the past over which any of us have any control is how we choose to let it affect our future.”
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