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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…

The Jim Corbett Omnibus book review

The Jim Corbett Omnibus | Book Review | 1991 | Jim Corbett

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Edward James ‘Jim’ Corbett was an India-born British hunter-and-tracker-turned-naturalist and author. Corbett was born in Nainital, India, in 1875. He held the rank of colonel in the British Indian Army. Corbett hunted many man-eating tigers and leopards in northern India. He usually hunted alone. Only his dog, Robin, would keep him company. Read more…

Whispers of Hate is the story of Rameshwar, who is forced to leave his cherished ancestral home

Whispers of Hate | Book Review | 2019 | Sanchit Garg

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Sanchit Garg is an Indian writer and an IIT Delhi alumnus. Aside from a novelist, Garg is also an artist, content creator and motivational speaker. He mostly writes horror and romance novels, though he has authored a few children’s books as well. Garg has also co-authored several books with Prachi Gupta. Some Read more…

Book review of Rainbow Rowell's Fangirl

Fangirl | Book Review | 2013 | Rainbow Rowell

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Rainbow Rowell is an American young-adult writer. Her first novel, Attachments, was published in 2011. Rowell has since then authored four books around the theme of romance, including a book series known as The Simon Snow Trilogy. Fiction is Rowell’s forte and her works especially stand out for their quirky characters. Fangirl Read more…

Heads You Win book review on Ameya

Heads You Win | Book Review | 2018 | Jeffrey Archer

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Jeffrey Howard Archer is a bestselling author in the thriller genre. He is the only writer to have topped all three lists of fiction, non-fiction and short stories to date. His political past has allowed him to bring complexity to his books, giving them an authentic feel. His bestselling series, The Clifton Read more…

The Black Widow book review

The Black Widow | Book Review | 2016 | Daniel Silva

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Daniel Silva, born in 1960, is an American author and journalist. He writes thriller and espionage novels. As a journalist, he has worked for United Press International. He has also worked as a producer and executive producer of several of CNN’s TV programs. Silva is credited with creating the character of Gabriel Allon, Read more…

Book review of The Last Thing He Told Me by Laura Dave

The Last Thing He Told Me | Book Review | 2021 | Laura Dave

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Laura Dave was born and raised in New York City. She studied at the University of Pennsylvania, where she received her B.A. in English in 1999. She took her MFA in creative writing at the University of Virginia and received the Tennessee Williams Scholarship and the Henry Hoyns Fellowship thereafter. Dave has Read more…

Ameya book review of The Beekeeper of Aleppo by Christy Lefteri

The Beekeeper of Aleppo | Book Review | 2019 | Christy Lefteri

ABOUT THE AUTHOR Christy Lefteri was born in 1980 in London to Cypriot Refugees. Her parents moved to London in 1974 during the Turkish invasion of Cyprus. She has a degree in English and a Master’s in Creative Writing. Having previously worked as an English teacher, Lefteri is presently pursuing her Ph.D. Her books include Read more…