A girl trapped by the colour of her skin. A politician desperate to regain power. A family ripped apart. 16-year-old Pullamma, with her dark skin, has resigned herself to a limited future in her remote South Indian village. For this reason, she’s obliged her old-fashioned grandmother by not doing well…
Meticulously researched and beautifully written, the true story of a Japanese American family that found itself on opposite sides during World War II—an epic tale of family, separation, divided loyalties, love, reconciliation, loss, and redemption—and a riveting chronicle of U.S.–Japan relations and the Japanese experience in America After their father’s…
In his 1943 paper “A Theory of Human Motivation,” American psychologist Abraham H. Maslow originally described his hierarchy of needs, a model of psychological well-being based on achieving self-actualization as the highest level of satisfaction of basic human needs. Maslow later added his observations of people’s innate curiosity to the…
*NOW AN LA TIMES BESTSELLER* *AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* The first book in the five million-copy bestselling magical realism series If you could go back in time, who would you want to meet? In a small back alley of Tokyo, there is a café that has been serving carefully brewed coffee for…
Eight Cousins by Louisa May Alcott:Â “Eight Cousins” by Louisa May Alcott is a novel that follows the story of Rose Campbell, a young orphan who is sent to live with her extended family of seven boy cousins. Set in the 19th century, the narrative explores Rose’s journey of adapting to…
Why are Hindus so ritualistic? Why do they worship idols? Were Hindus always casteist? Are Hindus supposed to be vegetarian? Why is a Hindu prayer different from a Muslim or Christian prayer? Did the arrival of Muslim invaders a thousand years ago destroy Hindu culture?Answering key questions on Hindu philosophy…
‘Who can resist a smart, resourceful and independent Regency heroine? Prepare to fall head over heels’ Good Housekeeping ‘Told with zip and humour…most enjoyable’ Historical Novel Society ‘The Regency as we’ve never seen it before!’ Emma Orchard, author of A Duke of One’s Own 1812 Deep below the hills of…
To cheat? Or not to cheat? Captain Devereux is posted to India, far away from his beautiful young wife and child, and at first is devastated at the parting. But when he comes across Lizzie Wilson, the wife of one of his fellow officers, her ample bosom and open thighs…
Please note: this book was previously published by HarperCollins as Peacocks Dancing in 2002, and by Bookouture as The Lost Daughter of India in 2017. Accusations of plagiarism in the reviews are therefore unwarremted. Girl in a Red Silk Sari Her life is low, but her price is high… Thirten-year-old…
‘This is a story with real heart. We absolutely loved it.’ – Heat ‘the perfect first-sunny-afternoon in the garden book!’– Kathleen Gray Let yourself go… Starting the Lonely hearts Travel Club was supposed to be the second chance that gave Georgia Green back her life. She thought it would be…
