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A Little Princess

Frances Hodgson Burnett, Rs. 109.00

Published in 1905 this book tells the story of young Sara Crew, privileged daughter of a wealthy diamond merchant. But when the fortune is lost, Sara's luck changes. Her fierce determination to maintain her dignity and remain a princess inside has intrigued and delighted readers for almost a hundred years.

Butterflies and

Barbed Wires

Vanaja Banagiri,

Rs. 195.00

A many-layered story that explores the conflicts of butterflies caught in barbed wires, of women who are strangers in their own homes. Beautiful and strong they handle the dramas that life unfolds in the best way they can.

Servant Master Mistress

Boman Desai, Rs. 395.00

The story spans the years from 1910 to 1945, encompassing scenes in which a monkey exposes a yogi's `spirituality' and a ten-year-old English girl seduces an eight-year-old Indian boy. A family secret lies at the heart of the story, but the periphery is no less thrilling.

Clueless & Co.

Pratik Basu, Rs. 195.00

A light-hearted, whimsical, irreverent and thoroughly exaggerated romp through corporate Calcutta, in the early 80s. A rip-roaring, roller coaster ride through a wacky world of mortifying misadventures and commercial calamities.

The Girl

Sonia Faleiro, Rs. 250.00

Richly atmospheric and written with unusual lyricism, this work is an outstanding debut. It is a tender and disquieting story about love and its infinite capacity for betrayal. Konkan Cookbook

Sanjeev Kapoor,

Rs. 250.00

In this book the noted chef casts his net far and wide, from Maharashtra down to Goa and Karnataka, and comes up with a catch that will astonish and delight any food lover. The master explorer of Indian cuisine opens up the treasure chest of yet another region of this rich continent.

Graphic Bible

Jeff Anderson &

Mike Maddox, Rs. 527.00

The comic strip format will attract children who would otherwise never have touched the Good Book. Superbly illustrated and comprehensive in its scope, there is no `dumbing down' and extraction of just the juicy bits.

God Without Religion

Sankara Saranam,

Rs. 475.00

This book introduces the age-old spiritual inquiry for modern-day readers. It advocates a more intelligent and thoughtful approach to the spiritual life and offers positive ways to develop a spiritual viewpoint.

If

Neeru Nanda, Rs. 195.00

Strong medicine, which we need at times, this collection of short stories is a thoughtful, disturbing picture of contemporary life in urban India.

Percy Jackson And The Olympians

The Lightning Thief

Rick Riordan, Rs. 274.00

Des six schools in six years count as troubled? Does finding out that the Greek gods are alive and living in America count as troubled? And does discovering that you're the only half-blood alive who can stop a war of the gods count as troubled? It does.

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