BOOKS AMEYA

Essentialism book review on Ameya

Essentialism | Book Review | 2014 | Greg McKeown

ABOUT THE AUTHOR The author of three The New York Times Bestsellers, Greg McKeown is originally from London and presently lives in California. McKeown is also widely recognized for his Essentialist Idea. His book, Essentialism: The Disciplined Pursuit of Less, was voted the number one book in the Leadership and Success genre on Goodreads. His Read more…

The Paris Apartment review on Ameya

The Paris Apartment | Book Review | 2022 | Lucy Foley

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Lucy Foley is a British author of mystery novels. Foley started publishing in 2015. Her first work was titled The Book of Lost and Found. Set between Paris and London, this work established Foley as an accomplished mystery author. Her signature style would thereafter develop a unique blend of the French and Read more…

Book review of The Cousins by Karen M. McManus

The Cousins | Book Review | 2020 | Karen M. McManus

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Karen M. McManus is an American author who writes young adult thrillers. McManus published her first book in 2017. Titled One Of Us Is Lying, the novel became an instant New York Times bestseller and brought McManus in the global limelight. The book remains her most renowned work to date. The book Read more…

Book review of The Tattooist of Auschwitz

The Tattooist of Auschwitz | Book Review | 2018 | Heather Morris

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Heather Morris is a New Zealand-born author. In 1971, Morris moved to Melbourne, where she met her future husband. In 1986, she decided to study further. She completed her BA in 1991 with a major in Political Science. From 1995 to 2017, Morris worked in the Social Work Department at Monash Medical Centre Read more…

King of Kings book review

King of Kings | Book Review | 2019 | Wilbur Smith & Imogen Robertson

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Wilbur Smith was a South African-British novelist. He was born in Zambia in 1933. Smith specialized in historical fiction, writing about the international involvement in South Africa. He began his career as an accountant. However, after the astounding success of his first published novel, When the Lion Feeds, he decided to pursue Read more…

Fresh Water for Flowers book review on Ameya

Fresh Water for Flowers | Book Review | 2020 | Valérie Perrin

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Fresh Water for Flowers is a story about happiness, written by Valérie Perrin. Perrin is a French author with a few books under her belt. Her first book was Les Oubliés du dimanche (The Forgotten Sunday), published in 2015. She has also written Changer l’eau des fleurs, published in 2018. This was Read more…

In this week's book review, Ameya takes a look at Michael Ondtaaje award-winning novel, The English Patient

The English Patient | Book Review | 1992 | Michael Ondaatje

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Philip Michael Ondaatje is a Canadian poet, essayist, novelist, editor, and filmmaker. Ondaatje was born in 1943 in Sri Lanka. He was raised partly in Sri Lanka and England before he emigrated to Canada in 1962. He has published many critically acclaimed works throughout his literary career. Some of his award-winning works Read more…

Book review of Sidney Sheldon's The Sands of Time

The Sands of Time | Book Review | 1988 | Sidney Sheldon

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sidney Sheldon was an American author, director and producer, best known for his exciting potboiler novels like The Other Side of Midnight, A Stranger in the Mirror, Rage of Angels, and Master of the Game. A majority of his novels were adapted as movies and TV series. Before he became an author, Read more…

Book review of Katha Chanakya by Radhakrishnan Pillai

Katha Chanakya | Book Review | 2016 | Radhakrishnan Pillai

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Radhakrishnan Pillai is a management consultant and a renowned speaker. He holds a Master’s degree in Sanskrit and is an ardent follower and devotee of Chanakya. Pillai heads the leadership center at the University of Mumbai. He has made immense contribution to the research on the legend of Chanakya. Inspired by Chanakya’s Read more…