An engrossing portrait of an arranged marriage, from the prize-winning author of Home and Difficult Daughters.Nina is a thirty-year-old English lecturer in New Delhi, living with her widowed mother and frustrated by how little life has to offer. Ananda has recently emigrated to Halifax, Canada; having spent his twenties painstakingly building his career, he searches for something to complete his new life. When an arranged marriage is proposed, Nina is uncertain: c...

When their traditional business - selling saris - is increasingly sidelined by the new fashion for jeans and stitched salwar kameez, the Banwari Lal family must adapt. But instead of branching out, the sons remain apprenticed to the struggling shop and the daughters are confined to the family home. As envy and suspicion grip parents and children alike, the need for escape - whether through illicit love or in the making of pickles or the search for education - becomes ever stronger...

MADHUBALA:Madhubala was born as Mumtaz Jehan Begum in Delhi on 14 February 1933. When she entered in film industry as a child artist in 1942, who could ever thought on seeing her that one day she would become one of the most beautiful and versatile actresses of Hindi cinema.Lavishly illustrated with photos of Madhubala, this special book covers in detail the major events in her life, her rise in the film industry from bit player to celebrity and her marriage to Kishore Kuma...

Set around the time of Partition and written with absorbing intelligence and sympathy, Difficult Daughters is the story of a young woman torn between the desire for education and the lure of illicit love.' Difficult Daughters is intensely imagined, fluidly written, moving. Through our struggles with our parents, it flings us into their own momentous times, their youthful yearnings for love and independence and life. And so it becomes an urgent and ...

Astha has everything an educated, middle-class Delhi woman could ask for - children, a dutiful loving husband, and comfortable surroundings. So why should she be consumed with a sense of unease and dissatisfaction?Astha finds herself embarking on a powerfully physical relationship with a much younger woman, Pipee, the widow of a political activist. But with this extra-marital affair is she foolishly jeopardizing everything - or is Astha at last throwing off the fear and timidity in...

When Shagun leaves Raman for another man, a bitter legal battle ensues. The custody of their two young children is thrown into question and Shagun must decide what price she will pay for freedom... Meanwhile, Ishita, a failed marriage behind her, finds another chance at happiness with Raman. But when the courts threaten the security of her new family, she decides to fight for it - whatever the cost.From prize-winning author Manju Kapur, Custody is an intimate portrait of m...

This book is not just a manual, it is a journey of self-discovery. Trusting the process and following the steps outlined in the book will enable you to delve deep into your thoughts and feelings, and ultimately uncover what your ideal life looks like. By embarking on this journey, you will be able to identify your strengths, weaknesses, fears, and aspirations, and develop a plan to achieve your goals. The book is designed to guide you through this process, offering insights and tools to he...

Viviεnnε Wεstwood is a fashion book. This book contains the latest fall designer clothes. Viviεnnε Wεstwood is a big fashion clothes brand.

You watch someone seemingly stumble into success, into love, into abundance, while you work twice as hard for half the results. You meet people who radiate a frequency of ease and attraction, and you wonder: What do they know that I don't? These aren't just philosophical questions—they're urgent, personal, sometimes agonizing questions.Why is everyone's life so different?Why do opportunities seem to fall into some laps while others struggle for scraps?

Brace yourself for a seismic shift in economic thinking with "ASEAN UNBOUND" - a ground-breaking manifesto that dares to challenge conventional wisdom and unleash the shockwaves of transformation upon the ASEAN region.Drawing inspiration from China's meteoric rise as the world's manufacturing powerhouse, this audacious book dissects the strategic policies and approaches that propelled the Asian giant's economic dominance. From the pivotal role of state-owned enterprises to robust i...

This volume offers a timely exploration of ecocriticism in an era marked by climate change and environmental injustice. This interdisciplinary volume brings together global voices from literature, environmental studies, and cultural studies to examine how literary texts shape, reflect, and challenge our relationship with the natural world. Spanning diverse genres and cultural contexts, the chapters address themes such as environmental ethics, climate fiction, plant-human relationships, and...

IMAGENOLOGÍA ABDOMINALEl libro aborda todas las modalidades de diagnóstico: rayos X convencionales, ingestión de bario, ultrasonido, escáner ó TC, resultados de la IRM e imágenes nucleares de una enfermedad abdominal.Útil tanto para estudiantes como par