book-et list? Top 5 or 10 books you think everyone should read once
like most of us maybe, have gone all over the spectrum through the years. But
one thing that has remained consistent I feel is that I have been consistently
been drawn to character and plot (except for maybe the years when I was really
into Mills and Boons). So here are my top five which I think everyone should
read once:
this book struck a chord with me which I feel can never be un-struck again.
This is a must read for everyone at least once. Not only does it teach that
exceptional stories don’t need to stick to any norm or language, it leaves its unique
language with you, which you’ll never be able to ever move away from again.
teaches ‘life’. And I guess that says it all.
unfortunately is in Bengali, and therefore not available to all readers to
enjoy. But if possible, one day, I would like to translate this in English.
Humayun Ahmed – an acclaimed Bangladeshi author – wrote this at a mere age of
19. It has the power to move anyone anywhere in the spectrum of life.
Good suspense is increasingly becoming page turning thrillers to meet the needs
of times maybe. But there is a romance, and hair raising ‘aha’ moment in Agatha
Christie’s narration of suspense which can’t be outshined ever and is missed
very much (at least by me).
hard time of my life, this book came to me. Since then, I have consistently
gone back to its core philosophy for dragging me out of dire. Recommend
everyone gives this (or related books relaying this philosophy of life) a read
at least once.
Book Details:
Book Title: From An-Other Land by Tanushree Ghosh
Category: Adult Fiction, 224 pages
Genre: Short Stories, Immigrant Stories, Literary
Publisher: Readomania Publishing
Release date: December 4, 2018
Tour dates: March 18 to April 5, 2019
Content Rating: PG + M (It has mature themes in the backdrop in some stories, but doesn’t have explicit language or description)
Book Description:
Never has been the conversation on immigration more pertinent than now, post 2016 US elections. From cancellation of refugee protection and zero tolerance to undercurrent crackdown on H visas to the border wall – the resurgence of nationalism is hitting the globalized population head-on.
But what is immigration today? A question of life or death – fleeing of persecution? A compulsion? Or a mere pursuance of privilege? And what is the US today? A land of opportunities? Or a quagmire impossible to comprehend, inherently racist and selfish?
From An-Other Land dives deep into immigration today for the diaspora and its many facets with characters who seek to define themselves in an intercultural setting that is less and less sure of itself. A reality check and a guide for anyone who wants to understand the modern-day US.
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Tanushree Ghosh works in Tech and has a Doctorate in Chemistry from the Cornell University. She is also a social activist and writer. Her blog posts, op-eds, poems, and stories are an effort to provoke thoughts, especially towards issues concerning women and social justice.
She is a contributor (past and present) to several popular e-zines (incl. The Huffington Post US, The Logical Indian, Youth Ki Awaaz, Tribune India, Women’s Web, and Cafe Dissensus). Her literary resume includes poems and stories featured in national and international magazines (Words Pauses and Noises, UK; TUCK, Glimmer Train Honorable mention) as well as inclusion in seven anthologies such as Defiant Dreams (Oprah 2016 reading list placeholder) and The Best Asian Short Stories 2017 (published out of Singapore by Kitaab). Her first single-author book, From An-Other Land, is on immigration.
She has held different leadership roles in non-profits (ASHA and AID India) and is the founder and director of Her Rights (www.herrights.website), a 501(3) c non-profit committed to furthering the cause of gender equality. She is often an invited speaker or panelist for both corporate and non-profit endeavors.
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