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The Best of Seishi Yokomizo: A collection from Japan’s infamous crime writer (Box :1) The Honjin Murders,The Inugami Curse and The Devil’s Flute Murders

Immerse yourself in the captivating world of Seishi Yokomizo with this exclusive slipcase collection featuring three of his finest works:

The Honjin Murders: Step into a classic locked-room mystery set in a remote Japanese village, where newlyweds’ nuptial night takes a sinister turn.

The Inugami Curse: Explore the intricate and dark family history of the Inugami clan, where murder, greed, and supernatural elements intertwine.

The Devil’s Flute Murders: Uncover the chilling secrets behind the cursed flute, which leads to a series of murders that detective Kosuke Kindaichi must unravel.

These timeless tales of mystery and intrigue await you in this beautifully designed slipcase collection. Are you ready to solve the puzzles and unravel the enigmas within?

Lessons in Chemistry (Special HB edition with Sprayed Edges)

* The multi-million-copy bestseller *

* THE NEW YORK TIMES AND SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER *

* STREAM ON APPLE TV+ *

Your ability to change everything – including yourself – starts here

Chemist Elizabeth Zott is not your average woman. In fact, Elizabeth Zott would be the first to point out that there is no such thing as an average woman. But it’s the early 1960s and her all-male team at Hastings Research Institute takes a very unscientific view of equality. Except for one: Calvin Evans; the lonely, brilliant, Nobel–prize nominated grudge-holder who falls in love with—of all things—her mind. True chemistry results.

But like science, life is unpredictable. Which is why a few years later Elizabeth Zott finds herself not only a single mother, but the reluctant star of America’s most beloved cooking show Supper at Six. Elizabeth’s unusual approach to cooking (“combine one tablespoon acetic acid with a pinch of sodium chloride”) proves revolutionary. But as her following grows, not everyone is happy. Because as it turns out, Elizabeth Zott isn’t just teaching women to cook. She’s daring them to change the status quo.

Laugh-out-loud funny, shrewdly observant, and studded with a dazzling cast of supporting characters, Lessons in Chemistry is as original and vibrant as its protagonist.
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A Book of the Year for:
Guardian, Times, Sunday Times, New York Times, Good Housekeeping, Woman and Home, Stylist, TLS Oprah Daily, Newsweek, Mail on Sunday, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, India Knight, Hay Festival, Waterstones, Amazon, Books are My Bag and many more

Winner of the Goodreads Choice Best Debut Novel Award
Author of the Year at the British Book Awards
As read on BBC Radio Four
A BBC TV ‘Between the Covers’ pick
Hay Festival Book of the Year
Winner of the Books are My Bag Reader’s Choice Award
Winner of the Books are My Bag Breakthrough Author Award
Shortlisted for the HWA Crown Award

This Our Paradise

Srinagar, 1986. A Kashmiri Pandit family has just moved into their new home. The patriarch Papaji is a clerk in a food cooperative and his wife Byenji is a homemaker. The narrator is their eight-year-old grandson who spends his days playing cricket and climbing the tang kul in the garden. Everything is rosy till 1989. But then, propelled by ISI and the Jamaat, a secessionist movement rises and changes everything.

Lolab valley, 1968. After years of prayers, a boy named Shahid is born to Zun and her husband. He grows up in a society where corruption and unemployment are rife. The trajectory of his life changes when he meets Syed Sahab — an Islamic theologian and rabble-rouser, who wants to overthrow the Indian state.

The stories of both families intertwine tragically. In both cases, the boys are at the mercy of forces much larger than them. Both lose their Kashmir, in different ways.

From Waris to Heer

I am the story of the perennial lovers, Ranjha and Heer.

I am the story of Waris Shah, of Bulleh Shah’s dhammal, the rise of the Sikh misl and the fall of the Mughal Empire.

I am a story told in two parts, in two different narrative styles.

On the one hand, I am the story of a young Waris, displaced from his home and his journey to Kasur, Pakpattan and Malka Hans, where he finally composed this most iconic love legend of Punjab.

On the other hand, I am the story of Heer and Ranjha, being written by Waris Shah.

Throughout the novel, I flow between these two narratives, these two worlds—of eighteenth-century Punjab and a timeless Punjab.

Under the Bakul Tree

When Ashim, the bright, cheerful class topper and the ‘jewel’ of Mahendra master, suddenly drops out of school, everyone is surprised. His classmate and academic rival, Nirmal, is deeply troubled by Ashim’s behaviour and decides to investigate.

As Nirmal discovers more about Ashim’s circumstances, a friendship as pure as the bakul flower blooms that stands its ground against the harsh realities of growing up in rural Assam.

A heartwarming coming-of-age tale, the book celebrates friendship, hope and determination as it unravels the devastating effects of poverty and of an education system that has failed the ones who need it the most—the misfits and outcasts.

Translated for the first time from the Assamese, Under the Bakul Tree is one of the finest young adult novels from India and is an invaluable addition to India’s rich literary landscape.

Sone Ka Thal/सोने का थाल

शिवाजी ने छत्रसाल के कंधे पर हाथ रखकर कहा, ‘वीर बुंदेले कुमार, जो कोई देशोद्धार का पवित्र व्रत धारण करता है : नीति, त्याग और समता के देवता मंगल-गान करते हुए उसके साथ-साथ चलते हैं। शालीनता, माधुर्य और सत्य-प्रतिज्ञा उस पर चँवर डुलाती हैं। दक्षता और तत्परता उसका मार्ग सार्थक करती है। छत्रसाल, मैं भी तुम्हारी ही भाँति स्वाधीनता का पुजारी हूँ।’
इतिहास और भारतीय संस्कृ ति के मर्मज्ञ आचार्य चतुरसेन की लौह-लेखनी से निकले इस प्रेरक उपन्यास में बुदेलखंड की आज़ादी की बहुत ही संघर्षपूर्ण कहानी दी गई है। छत्रसाल ने जिस अनोखी सूझ-बूझ, आत्माभिमान और शूरवीरता का परिचय देकर बुंदेलखंड को स्वतंत्र कराया उसका बहुत ही रोचक, उत्तेजक और रोमांचकारी वर्णन इस उपन्यास की विशेषता है। 

Udyast/उदयास्त

राजशाही युग की अंतिम ऐतिहासिक यादें दी गई हैं इस पुस्तक में। बहुमुखी प्रतिभा से सम्पन्न आचार्य चतुरसेन शास्त्री की प्रमुख विशेषता यह है कि वह स्वस्थ मनोरंजन के साथ-साथ समाज का निर्भीक चित्रण करने में कभी नहीं हिचकिचाए। उदयास्त आपके इन्हीं गुणों का प्रत्यक्ष प्रमाण है। इसमें देसी राजाओं के उन्मत्त भोग-विलास, अन्याय-अत्याचार, झूठे आडंबर, अजीबोगरीब शौकों और बेतुकी सनकों का बड़ा ही सजीव चित्रण किया गया है। 

Korel/कोरेल

““. . .मुझे रुपए चाहिए सात दिन के अंदर-अंदर वरना नालिश कर दें, मैं उसे पैरों के नीचे घसीटकर लाना चाहती हूँ।”
एक अहंवादिनी युवती के असीम प्रेम के असह्य घृणा में परिवर्तित हो जाने की मार्मिक कहानी।
साथ ही पढ़िए लगभग ऐसी ही भाव-भूमि पर आधारित शरत् बाबू का ही एक अन्य उपन्यास दत्ता।
यह पुस्तक पठनीय के साथ-साथ संग्रहणीय भी है।
शरत् बाबू का सर्वप्रथम तथा पुस्तक-रूप में अब तक अप्रकाशित उपन्यास।” 

Kuchh Moti Kuchh Seep/कुछ मोती कुछ सीप

‘देखिए! शादी-ब्याह के सफल और असफल रहने की गारंटी कोई नहीं दे सकता। . . . लेकिन एक दिल का लगाव जैसी भी कोई चीज होती है। कामिनी के साथ मैं दो साल तक रहा। फिर भी हम दोनों एक-दूसरे के लिए अनजान बने रहे। राधिका को मैं मुश्किल से सप्ताह भर से जानता हूँ; पर लगता है, जैसे हम दोनों जन्म-जन्मांतर से परिचित हैं। क्यों लगता है ऐसा?’
वैवाहिक समस्या का मार्मिक समाधान प्रस्तुत करने वाले प्रसिद्ध लेखक किशोर साहू का बेहद रोचक उपन्यास, जो हर किसी के दिलो-दिमाग पर अद्भुत छाप छोड़ने में सक्षम है। 

Never Lie

Sometimes the truth kills. . .

Newlyweds Tricia and Ethan are searching for the house of their dreams. They think they’ve found it in the remote manor that once belonged to Dr. Adrienne Hale, a renowned psychiatrist who years ago vanished without a trace.

When a violent winter storm traps them at the estate, the house begins to lose its appeal.

Stuck inside, Tricia finds a collection of audio transcripts from Dr. Halea’s sessions with patients. As Tricia starts listening to what isn’t meant for her, she learns of the terrifying events around the doctor’s mysterious disappearance.

With each tape, every shocking piece of the puzzle falls into place, but by the time Tricia reaches the final cassette, it will be too late!

From New York Times bestselling author Freida McFadden comes an addictive, unpredictable thriller that will keep you asking the question: What is the truth?

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