Top Ten Books This Week -June 26, 2017
Top fiction and non-fiction works of this week | By Yentha
On Jun 26, 2017
Fiction
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1.Sami Shah :Boy of Fire and Earth :Rs 499.00
Born of a smokeless fire, and raised in Karachi, Wahid’s life comes apart when he loses the girl he loves to vengeful djinns. Setting out on a journey to recover her soul and find out the truth of his own origins, he is accompanied by Iblis, the Devil himself. Together, they traverse a city infested with corrupt cops and hustling beggars, and discover deathly creatures lurking under its sinister surface, even as the threat of Judgement Day looms large. Sami Shah’s Boy of Fire and Earth is a dark, and often funny, novel of great imagination and power.
2.Meenakshi Reddy Madhavan :The One who Swam With the Fishes :250.00
3.Fiona Barton:The Child :Rs 599.00
When a paragraph in an evening newspaper reveals a decades-old tragedy, most readers barely give it a glance. But for three strangers it’s impossible to ignore.For one woman, it’s a reminder of the worst thing that ever happened to her.For another, it reveals the dangerous possibility that her darkest secret is about to be discovered.And for the third, a journalist, it’s the first clue in a hunt to uncover the truth.The Child’s story will be told. 4.Vineet Bajpai:Harappa:The Curse of the Blood River:Rs 200.00 2017, Delhi – Vidyut’s dying ancestor summons him to Banaras. The old Brahmin chieftain of the Dev-Raakshasa Matth, or the God-Demon Clan, bears a chilling secret. Their bloodline carries an ancient curse that will plague mankind - towards its own violent extinction. 1700 BCE, Harappa – Harappa is a magnificent city on the banks of the mighty Saraswati river. The darkness of treachery, taantric exorcism and bloodshed unleashes itself on the last devta, paving the way for his devastating revenge…and the horrifying truth behind the fall of the glorious civilisation. 2017, Paris – The world’s most powerful religious institution is rattled. Europe’s dreaded crime lord meets a mysterious man in Paris. A lethal assassin boards a train, as Rome fears the worst. The prophesied devta has returned. What connects Banaras, Harappa and Rome? What was the ancient curse and who was the last devta? What is the terrible secret behind the fall of the colossal Indus Valley? Read on as you travel through a saga of deceit and violence, gods and demons, love and ambition. 5.Gin Philips:Fierce Kingdom:Rs 599.00
Lincoln is a good boy. At the age of four, he is curious, clever and well behaved. He does as his mum says and knows what the rules are.'The rules are different today. The rules are that we hide and do not let the man with the gun find us.'When an ordinary day at the zoo turns into a nightmare, Joan finds herself trapped with her beloved son. She must summon all her strength, find unexpected courage and protect Lincoln at all costs – even if it means crossing the line between right and wrong; between humanity and animal instinct.It's a line none of us would ever normally dream of crossing.But sometimes the rules are different.
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Non Fiction
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1.Bernadette Jiwa :Hunch :Turn Everyday Insights into the Next Big Thing :Rs 499.00
2.Massimo Pigliucci :How to Be a Stoic :Ancient Wisdom for Modern Living :Rs 599.00
3.Devdutt Pattanaik :Leader :50 Insights from Mythology :Rs 499.00
4.Barbara Oakley :Mindshift :Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential :Rs 599.00
5.Brian Merchant :The One Device :The Secret History of The iPhone :Rs 699.00
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