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Into the Water
With the same propulsion that captivated millions of readers worldwide in her debut. The Girl on the Train, Paula Hawkins unfurls a gripping, twisting, layered story set in a small riverside town. Once again in Into The Water Hawkins demonstrates her powerful understanding of human instincts and the damage they can inflict.
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Devlok With Devdutt Pattanaik Part-2
Are the illustrious clans of the Mahabharata from Surya Vansh or Chandra Vansh? Which yuga does the Ramayana occur in, and does it occur only once? What do haldi, kumkum, bhasm or chandan signify in a puja thali? After the sensational response to Season 1 of EPIC Channel's Devlok with Devdutt Pattanaik, Devdutt invited his viewers and readers to ask him questions about Hindu mythology, which he has answered over thirty thrilling episodes. Prepare to be educated, entertained and moved as Devdutt delves into the exhilarating variety of Hindu mythology. In this volume, you will discover the difference between dhyan and darshan, aastik and nastik, Surya Vansh and Chandra Vansh. There are amusing stories about your favourite Hanuman and fascinating facts about the dark Vishnu avatars, Varaha and Narasimha. Learn why Lakshmi or Saraswati are always in conflict, and how women have the most intriguing characters in mythological tales. Journey deeper into the magical world of Hindu mythology with Devdutt, and you'll never want to turn back..
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Secret Star
Duty-Bound To Proect And Serve He was standing face-to-face with a murdered woman... and she was holding a gun. Lieutenant Seth Buchanan's homicide investigation-and his hormones-were thrown into turmoil when Grace Fontaine turned up very much alive... and in possession of one of the huge diamonds known as the Stars of Mithra. The cool, controlled cop never let his feelings get in the way of his job, and everything he knew about the notorious heiress told him she was dangerous! Still, someone had killed to possess the jewel, so Grace deserved his personal protection.
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Leila
In a digitized city, sometime in the near future, as an obsession with purity escalates, walls come up dividing and confining communities. Behind the walls high civic order prevails. In the forgotten spaces between, where garbage gathers and disease festers, Shalini must search for Leila, the daughter she lost one tragic summer sixteen years past. Skirting surveillance systems and thuggish Repeaters, Shalini - once wealthy, with perhaps a wayward past, now a misfit, pushed to the margins-is propelled only by her search. What follows is a story of longing, faith and most of all loss.With its unflinching gaze on class, privilege and the choices that today confront us-and its startling, almost prophetic vision of the world - Leila announces Prayaag Akbar as a remarkable new voice in Indian fiction.
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The Mauryan
Can Ashoka conquer his enemies or will his own demons get the better of him? Known in the far corners of the world as a great conqueror, King Bindusara rules over much of India with an iron hand. When a Brahmin prophesies that he will father a legendary ruler, a king above all kings, Bindusara is ecstatic. But the child, when he is born, is a frail, ordinary-looking boy and his father’s disappointment knows no bounds. Disgusted, Bindusara leaves the boy to his mother, the beautiful Subhadragi, who names him 'Ashoka' - emperor. Ashoka's birth is but a first step in the struggle he will go through to fulfil his destiny. From being denied the affection and approval of his father-who only has eyes for his eldest son, Susima - to being bullied and humiliated by his own siblings, Ashoka is taught to be the master of his own fate from a very early age. While the volatile Susima is being groomed for the throne he does not deserve, Ashoka is sent to quell a rebellion in Takshashila. But his rise has been noted by many, who want to end the threat to Susima's succession once and for all... Masterfully re-imagining the legendary beginnings of the scion of the Mauryan dynasty, The Mauryan tells an engrossing tale of morality, power and destiny.