I thought perhaps the sequel might not be good since the first book was really nice. But this was good too. In this part, Sudha has left her husband since his mother doesn't want a girl and Anju has miscarried her son. Sudha goes to US to console Anju and also to find a better life for herself. Anju's husband has feelings for Sudha and this turns into a web of desire.
The vine of desire - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
on Monday, June 14, 2010I liked this book. It talks about Anju and Sudha who are cousins. Anju is the daughter of the Chaterjee family and Sudha is the daughter of a cousin of hte same family. Sudha is very beautiful while Anju is not. Despite this and being born on the same day (i.e. the day their father died), they are sisters of the heart. They are very close to each other.
One day, Sudha learns a secret that threatens to destroy the closeness between the two. Eventually both of them get married and Anju leaves for the US and Sudha is in India. The story continues in the second part - The vine of desire.
I really enjoyed this novel. For me, it was like a Indian version of Harry Potter :) with all magic involved. Anand is in the Silver Valley and his mentor, Abhaydatta, is sent to save a village. Anand gets a vision where in he feels his mentor is in grave danger. He tries to convince the Elders about this fact, but doesn't wait for their answer and sets out with Nisha to find Abhaydatta with the help of the "conch" - a magical and powerful object. In the process he ends up in olden times of the Nawab and Haider Ali. Quite an interesting read! I loved it!
American-born Rakhi is an artist and later becomes co-owner of a teashop with her friend. She is the daughter of Indian immigrants and is confused as to why her mother, who is a interpreter of dreams, doesn't want to talk about this gift. She is suprised why she has not got the gift. It leaves Rahki bitter and resentful that she cannot share in this part of her mother's life. When September 11 occurs, a series of events unfold and she realises what her mother means by what is missing in her shop. The story is beautiful and is from Rakhi's point of view. And it opened a new view point for me on what would people from India would have faced during that terrible time for no fault.
The cottage - Danielle Steel
on Thursday, May 20, 2010This is really material for a Hindi serial for sure. :) It starts out with Cooper Winslow an actor who was top of this field during his age. He has grace, charm and everything. But right now he's broke due to his lavish spending. He needs to sell his home of forty years or rent it out. He agrees somehow to rent it out and has two new tenants Mark and Jimmy. Mark is dealing with his divorce from his wife who has strayed and Jimmy just lost his wife due to her illness.
Amidst this chaos, something is happening. There is a scandal of Coop romancing a wealthy doctor and the news that someone is pregnant with his child. There is an unexpected guest who turns up and changes Coop's life. Quite a fun filled story.
Tanya Harris loves her life as a mother of three and being the wife of a lawyer. She is a successful writer of short stories and soap opera scripts. Suddenly out of the blue, her agent calls with a dream offer: a major director wants her and her alone to write the script for a new high-profile film. Tanya's first reaction is distress about leaving her kids alone, but her husband convinces her that this is her big opportunity. In Hollywood, Tanya enjoys her work. But soon she realises that her husband is straying and kids are not happy with her. Interesting story :)
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