10.
THE WHITE TIGER (ARAVIND ADIGA)
The whole book is a letter to the Chinese Premier from Munna alias
Balram Halwai alias the White Tiger. The letter tells the story of how
Balram Halwai, a halwa maker becomes an entrepreneur. Munna murders his
humane master and betrays him by stealing money meant for corrupt
politicians and escapes to Bangalore to start a new life.
"In Your Sights " revolves around the life of Caroline Bready, a widow
who tries to bury her past and moves on with her life. When Caroline
finds a brutally attacked woman, she is drawn into a tangled up mess of
crimes. Soon, Caroline realises that a photography class and a blog may
even pave way for the attacker to find her. Things go from bad to worse
when she couldn't trust the people whom she trusted and when faith
brings her into this web of deep trouble.
8.
PAPER TOWNS (JOHN GREEN) "Paper Towns" is about a boy named Quentin "Q" Jacobsen and his search
for Margo Roth Spiegelman; who goes missing after an adventurous night
of revenge. Following some unintentional clues, Q and his friends manage
to find Margo in a paper town. Slowly, Q realises that Margo is nothing
like he imagined.
7.
THE LOST SYMBOL (DAN BROWN)
This one is another adventure of Harvard professor Robert Langdon.
Robert encounters a strange symbol at the venue of his presentation and
when Peter Soloman, Langdon's mentor and a great friend, is known to be
in serious trouble, Langdon finds himself drawn to a chain of events.
Secrets unknown to mankind is at the verge of unveiling. Robert along
with Katherine Solomon must decide whether to reveal the secrets or let
them bury deep down far from human's reach.
6.
THE GOLDFINCH (DONNA TARTT)
In a nutshell, Theo Decker is a devoted son of an equally devoted mother
who is admired by everyone. When Theo loses his mother at a terrorist
attack in an art gallery, he manages to gain the painting of Carel
Fabritius's The Goldfinch which draws him to a series of events
and into a complex stressed lifestyle. The journey of Theo through these
events gives him the definition of life and living.
5.
CHEMMEEN (T.S PILLAI)
The story revolves around Karuthamma, a fisherman's daughter destined to
marry a fisherman of her same caste and religion. When Pareekutty, a
Muslim fisherman helps her family, Karuthamma couldn't help herself from
falling into the forbidden love. Little did Karuthamma know that fate
had other plans for her. "Chemmeen" is a story about hope and hopeless
love.
4.
ANGELS AND DEMONS (DAN BROWN)
This book by Dan Brown belongs to the genre mystery-thriller and
describes a day in the life of Robert Langdon, a Harward professor of
religious iconology. When Langdon learns of the rise of the secret
brotherhood Illuminati whose vendetta against their sworn enemy the
Catholic Church and the mysterious past, things start to become bitter
and gruesome. Along with Vittoria Vetra, a renowned scientist, Langdon
tries to stop the greatest invention from becoming the greatest cause
for destruction.
3.
THE PALACE OF ILLUSIONS (DIVAKARUNI)
A historical fictional book, 'The Palace of Illusions' is a recreated
version of Mahabharata with its mythological characters. The peculiarity
of this book is that the story of the Mahabharata is narrated by
Panchaali, the wife of the five Pandava brothers. Her fiery birth and
lonely childhood makes her an independent lady who creates an
everlasting bond with her brother and a complicated friendship with
Krishna, her best friend. When Panchaali marries the Pandava brothers,
her destiny unfolds to reveal dark secrets and she creates a torturing
blot on humankind which was beyond reversible.
2.
OKTOBER HEAT (DORIS DUMRAUF)
"Oktober Heat" is about Walter Hofmann, a German policeman who
encounters a murdered woman which is the starting line for the plot.
When Walter comes to know that his best friend Jeff Preston, an American
soldier is accused of that murder, he decides to find the real killer
and clear his friend's name. In the long run to solve the case, Walter
endangers the lives of his friends and family.
1.
THE POWER OF NOW (ECKHART TOLLE)
Author and spiritual teacher Eckhart Tolle emphasis the power of 'Now'.
According to him, we can unleash the power of consciousness by being
completely aware of the present. Through consciousness and surrender, we
end the suffering. We accept suffering to enter a place of inner peace
which is often veiled behind the egoistic mind. Pain and suffering takes
us a step closer to enlightenment. Acknowledgement and acceptance of
pain body can take us to a higher level of consciousness away from mind
modulated thoughts. According to him, we are the key to enlightenment.
