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ANTHOLOGIES
BIOGRAPHY Indira Gandhi: A Biography Pupul Jayakar
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ISBN 9780140114621 560 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Sonia : A Biography Rasheed Kidwai
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ISBN 978067008241 248 Pages, HB £9.99 / $12.95
Indira Gandhi: A Biography paints a magnificent portrait—at once empathetic and unprejudiced—of one of the twentieth century’s most remarkable women.
The extraordinary story of the enigmatic politician Sonia Gandhi, whose journey from a small Italian town to the pinnacle of power in New Delhi is one of the most fascinating in India's modern history.
Sachin Gulu Ezekiel
Sri Sathya Sai Baba: A Life Bill Aitken
City of Sin and Splendour: Writings on Lahore Edited by Bapsi Sidhwa l l l
ISBN 9780143031666 392 Pages, PB £7.99 / $14.00
This anthology brings together verse and prose: essays, stories, chronicles and profiles by people who have shared a relationship with Lahore. From the mystical poems of Madho Lal Hussain and Bulleh Shah to Iqbal’s ode and Faiz’s lament, from Maclagan and Aijazuddin’s historical treatises and Kipling’s ‘chronicles’ to Samina Quraeshi’s intricate portraits of the Old City and Irfan Husain’s delightful account of Lahori cuisine, City of Sin and Splendour is a marriage of the sacred and profane.
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ISBN 9780143028543 416 Pages, PB £8.99 / $12.95
The first comprehensive biography of Indian cricketing icon Sachin Tendulkar, by Gulu Ezekiel, a prolific sports journalist.
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ISBN 9780144000616 262 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Acclaimed travel writer and self-described ‘spiritual nomad' Bill Aitken tells us why so many—royalty, wealthy industrialists, influential politicians, as well as the poor—flock to the spiritual guru.
BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT
The Romance of Tata Steel R. M. Lala
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ISBN 9780670081462 192 Pages, HB £12.99 / $19.95
R.M. Lala traces a hundred years and more of the exciting history of Tata Steel—from men searching for iron ore and coking coal in jungle areas, traversing in bullock carts before the site was found, to the company’s modern status as a world-class company.
The Creation of Wealth: The Tatas from the 19th to the 21st Century R. M. Lala l l l
ISBN 9780143062240 366 Pages, PB £12.99 / $19.95
The Creation of Wealth is R.M. Lala's best-selling account of how the Tatas, one of India's most famous business families, have been at the forefront in the making of the Indian nation.
CHILDREN The Puffin Mahabharata Namita Gokhale l l l
India’s richest literary treasure is brought to life with disarming ease and simplicity for young readers.
ISBN 9780143330486 200 Pages, PLC £7.99 / $12.95
The Puffin History of India for Children Vol. 1 Roshen Dalal l l l
Lord Ganesha's Feast Of Laughter Meera Uberoi l l l
ISBN 9780143335245 120 Pages, PB £7.99 / $9.95
Twenty-three lively stories about the lovable elephantheaded god.
The Puffin Book of Classic Indian Tales for Children Meera Uberoi l ISBN 9780143335405 l 208 Pages, HB l £12.99 / $15.95
The Puffin Book of Bedtime Stories
The Puffin Book of Classic Indian Tales for Children is a glorious celebration of the richness and diversity of Indian myths and folktales, and is accompanied by stunning illustrations by some of the best artists in India.
A gorgeously illustrated and wonderfully imaginative collection of stories from India.
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ISBN 9780143335443 416 Pages, HB £7.99 / $12.95
The Puffin History of India for Children (3000 BC to AD 1947) tells the fascinating story of India from the Indus Valley Civilization to Independence in 1947.
ISBN 9780670058419 184 Pages, PB £12.99 / $15.95
The Puffin History of India for Children Vol. 2 Roshen Dalal l l l
ISBN 9780143335467 440 Pages, PB £7.99 / $19.95
The companion volume to the best-selling Puffin History of India for Children. This volume tells the story of the making of modern India, and the events and personalities that have shaped it.
FICTION
Modern Indian Short Stories Edited by S. Alter and W. Dissanayake l ISBN 9780143027751 l 351 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $12.95
Coolie Mulk Raj Anand
First published in Bengali in 1917, Saratchandra Chattopadhyay's tragic tale of Devdas has become synonymous with a passionate, intense love that does not find consummation. One of the most enduring love stories of our times, and a major movie.
Twenty classic short stories that are a substantial introduction to Modern India.
Coolie portrays the picaresque adventures of Munoo, a young boy forced to leave his hill village to fend for himself and discover the world. Together with 'Untouchable', 'Coolie' places Mulk Raj Anand among this century’s finest Indian novelists writing in English.
A unique exploration of contemporary Indian gay identity. With wit, passion and courage, these writings bring to the fore the true meaning of 'Yaraana' or male friendship and bonding, an oft-neglected facet of Indian life and sexuality.
Train to Pakistan Khushwant Singh
The Penguin Book of Classic Urdu Stories Edited by M. Asaduddin
The Barn Owl's Wondrous Capers Sarnath Banerjee
Rani Jaishree Misra
Devdas Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
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ISBN 9780143029267 144 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
ISBN 9780143065883 200 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
First published in 1956, set in a village on the border between India and Pakistan, Train to Pakistan is a classic of modern Indian fiction.
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ISBN 9780670999361 320 Pages, HB £10.99 / $14.00
The Penguin Book of Classic Urdu Stories brings together sixteen memorable tales that have influenced generations of readers.
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ISBN 9780140186802 208 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
ISBN 9780144001088 280 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
Inspired by the legend of the Wandering Jew, this second work of fiction from India's foremost graphic novelist is an irreverent tale which unravels new riddles with each reading.
Yaraana: Gay Writing from India Hoshang Merchant l l l
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ISBN 9780140278392 211 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
ISBN 9780143102106 432 Pages, PB £8.99 / $15.00
A novel set around the British annexation of the Indian state of Jhansi after the tragic deaths of the infant son and husband of the famous Rani Lakshmibai.
Moin and the Monster Anushka Ravishankar l l l
ISBN 9780143335153 112 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
One night, in the dim darkness of his room, Moin heard something shuffling and sniffling under his bed. It is a monster, and soon Moin has to learn to live with the monster and its habits, which include a love for bananas, singing, and new hairstyles. However, keeping the monster a secret from his parents and teachers is a tough task, and finally Moin decides that the only thing to do is to send the monster back where it came from...
FICTION
Taj: A Story of Mughal India Timeri N. Murari l l l
ISBN 9780143031161 384 Pages, PB £7.99 / $13.00
This powerful novel narrates the story at the centre of the Taj Mahal, the most beautiful monument to love in the world.
The Room on the Roof Ruskin Bond (Intro. by Anita Nair) l ISBN 9780143330790 l 200 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $12.95
Parineeta Saratchandra Chattopadhyay
The most famous work by one of India's best-loved and bestselling children's authors. Rusty, a sixteenyear-old Anglo-Indian boy, is orphaned, and has to live with his English guardian. Unhappy with the strict ways of his guardian, Rusty runs away from home to live with his Indian friends.
A timeless love story from the master storyteller of Bengal set in early twentieth century Kolkata. This new translation was published alongside the famous Bollywood film of the same name.
Mottled Dawn: Fifty Partition Sketches and Stories Saadat Hasan Manto l ISBN 9780140272123 l 216 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $12.95
A Girl and a River Usha K.R.
Stories by the subcontinent’s finest short-story writer, set in the time of the Partition of India and Pakistan.
An award-winning novel set in 1930s Mysore by a fresh new voice from India.
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ISBN 9780143033561 112 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
ISBN 9780143101239 336 Pages, PB £6.99 / $10.00
NON-FICTION
The Indian Renaissance Sanjeev Sanyal
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ISBN 9780670082629 499 Pages, HB £12.99 / $18.95
Bitter Chocolate Pinki Virani
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ISBN 9780140298970 248 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
A History of Sri Lanka K. M. De Silva
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ISBN 9780144000159 800 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
A Mission in Kashmir Andrew Whitehead
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ISBN 9780670081271 304 Pages, HB £10.99 / $16.95
The Indian Renaissance— This book is about India at the crossroads, its passage to this point, the obstacles that it still needs to negotiate and the future that it may enjoy. With clarity, understanding and insight, the author tells the story from the perspective of the new generation of Indians who have emerged from this great period of change.
A book that challenges our notions of family honour and morality. Sometime, somewhere, the conspiracy of silence around child sexual abuse in Indian homes had to be shattered. This path-breaking book—the first of its kind in the country and subcontinent—attempts to give that sexually abused child a powerful voice.
The history of Sri Lanka from the earliest times to the present by K.M. de Silva, Sri Lanka’s most distinguished and prolific historian.
Andrew Whitehead, former BBC South Asia correspondent, sets out to write a full and impartial account of how Kashmir became a theatre of war.
Men in White Mukul Kesavan
Bastions of the Believers Yoginder Sikand
Treasures of the Thunder Dragon : A Portrait of Bhutan Ashi Dorji W. Wangchuk l ISBN 9780670999019 l 224 Pages, HB l £9.99 / $19.95
Unveiling India: A Woman's Journey Anees Jung
The Queen of Bhutan's portrait of her country long regarded as the last Shangri-La - is a captivating blend of personal memoir, history, folklore and travelogue.
Essential reading for anyone wishing to understand the women of India—the silent majority that is now beginning to make itself heard.
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ISBN 9780670999538 296 Pages, HB £10.99 / $16.95
Men in White is an armchair view of Test cricket, and describes the experience of living with the game in a country where the sport occupies mind space like nothing else can.
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ISBN 9780144000203 400 Pages, PB £8.99 / $18.00
A reasoned, objective examination of the role of madrasas in India that seeks to critically interrogate sensationalist and stereotypical images of the madrasas by highlighting their diversity, and the complex social roles that they play in the lives of many Muslims.
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ISBN 9780140103441 128 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Songs of the Gurus Translated by Khushwant Singh l l l
ISBN 9780670082865 144 Pages, HB £8.99 / $16.95
A beautifully illustrated selection of verses from the Guru Granth Sahib, the sacred book of the Sikh religion, and other sacred texts like Guru Tegh Bahadur’s Vairagmayi Bani and the Dasam Granth of Guru Gobind Singh. Brilliantly translated by Khushwant Singh, leading scholar of Sikh history and culture, these moving mystical hymns retain the immediacy and the lyricism of the originals.
NON-FICTION
Amitabh: The Making of a Superstar Susmita Dasgupta l l l
ISBN 9780143062035 208 Pages, PB £7.99 / $10.00
A remarkable insight into the films and times of Bollywood's greatest superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
Sahibs Who Loved India Compiled & Edited by Khushwant Singh l ISBN 9780670082414 l 200 Pages, HB l £8.99 / $16.95
Frontline Pakistan Zahid Hussain
A rare collection of essays edited by the bestselling author Khushwant Singh that invite the reader to revisit a vanished era of sahibs and memsahibs. Britishers who lived and worked in India reminisce about topics as varied as clubs, shikar and hazri to their views about Kipling and Gandhi.
Zahid Hussain’s acclaimed and updated book unravels key questions: who really controls Pakistan? Will it be Talibanized? Has Al Qaeda infiltrated the state? The author documents the incestuous relationship between Pakistan’s jihadis and its all-powerful military intelligence agency—the ISI.
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ISBN 9780143064794 236 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Behenji: A Political Biography of Mayawati Ajoy Bose l ISBN 9780670082018 l 296 Pages, PB l £9.99 / $12.95
Entry From Backside Only Binoo K. John
The story of how Mayawati, a woman belonging to the most crushed community known to mankind, the Dalits, rose through the heat and dust of Indian elections to change the face of politics in India.
From the early days of the Raj, the Indian version of English has been on a growth trajectory that has led to the evolution of what is, for all practical purposes, a language of its own. The author follows the hybrid form of English that stalks the land, flaunting its illegitimacy, brashness and popularity.
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ISBN 9780143103271 224 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
The Great Partition: The Making of India and Pakistan Yasmin Khan l ISBN 9780670081585 l 280 Pages, HB l £10.99 / $16.95 Weaving together local politics and ordinary lives with the larger political forces at play, Yasmin Khan examines the context, execution and aftermath of the subcontinent’s division, among the most significant and bloodiest events of decolonization in the twentieth century.
REFERENCE/COOKING
The product of years of research, The Penguin Book of Hindu Names is the most comprehensive compilation of Hindu names in current use. The meaning of each of the approximately 20,000 names in the volume is extensively discussed and information on sources and usage is also provided.
Penguin Companion to the Mahabharata
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ISBN 9780143102083 144 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
An invaluable companion to The Mahabharata, one of India’s most revered epics - a transcendental, monumental literary and spiritual narrative with contemporary resonance.
The Complete Book of Muslim and Parsi Names is a thorough, practical and erudite compilation of approximately 30,000 names taken from ten languages.
The Penguin Book of Hindu Names Maneka Gandhi l l l
Southern Spice: Delicious Vegetarian Recipes from South India Chandra Padmanabhan l ISBN 9780143062295 l 144 Pages, Flexi l £10.99 / $16.95 A new book on South Indian cuisine containing a hundred authentic recipes from the regions of Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil Nadu. Familiar dishes such as appam, dosai, vada and poriyal as well as more unusual ones such as verum arisi adai (lacy rice pancakes).
ISBN 9780140128413 520 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
The Complete Book of Muslim & Parsi Names Maneka Gandhi, Ozair Hussain l ISBN 9780143031840 l 544 Pages, PB l £7.99 / $12.95
The Essential Delhi Cookbook Priti Narain Curry, Curry, Curry Ranjit Rai
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ISBN 9780140129939 328 Pages, PB £10.99 / $16.95
A brilliant selection of curry recipes from every corner of the Indian subcontinent.
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ISBN 9780140293265 304 Pages, PB £8.99 / $16.95
A mouth-watering collection of recipes drawn from the different communities who have made Delhi their home, including the Khatris and Kayasths, in addition to Mughlai and Punjabi dishes.
Flavours of the Spice Coast K. M. Mathew The Calcutta Cookbook Minakshie Das Gupta, Bunny Gupta, Jaya Chaliha l ISBN 9780140469721 l 424 Pages, PB l £8.99 / $16.95 The Calcutta Cookbook is much more than a cookery book—it is a the story of the gourmet's paradise that is Calcutta, as told by three food lovers.
ISBN 9780143029007 120 Pages, PB l£10.99 / $16.95 l l
Written over a period of nearly fifty years by Mrs Mathew, these wonderful recipes draw upon the rich heritage of Kerala food. They combine the traditional and the innovative, vegetarian and non-vegetarian, creating a collection to suit every palate and every pocket.
REFERENCE/COOKING
Home Remedies Vol. 1 T. V. Sairam l l l
ISBN 9780140277098 333 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Home Remedies Vol. 2 T. V. Sairam l l l
ISBN 9780140288186 344 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Discover the clinic in your kitchen. Forty of the most common herbs in every Indian kitchen, including well-loved familiars such as garlic, ginger and mint, and the more special saffron, almonds and figs, are described here as known in local, specialized healing traditions. The botanical profile of each herb is followed by an extensive record of its medicinal uses in particular ailments, with notes on the preparation and dosage of each remedy and an extensive bibliography of research articles. Comprehensive and separate glossaries of English and non-English technical terms and unfamiliar herbs, a multi-language index of plant names, and detailed illustrations make Home Remedies a unique reference guide to rediscovering a host of remedies for the most commonly encountered ailments.
Home Remedies Vol. 3 T. V. Sairam l l l
ISBN 9780140298987 304 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Home Remedies Vol. 4 T. V. Sairam l l l
ISBN 9780143028208 264 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
RELIGION
The Book of Shiva Namita Gokhale l ISBN 9780143067610 l 144 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
The Book of Muhammad Mehru Jaffer l ISBN 9780143067689 l 160 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
The Book of Buddha Arundhathi Subramaniam l ISBN 9780143067658 l 152 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
Namita Gokhale examines the many questions that lie within the myriad of stories about Shiva. Even as she unravels his complexities, she finds a philosophy and worldview that is terrifying and yet life affirming—an outlook that is to many the essence of Indian thought.
A lucid yet profound retelling of the life of one of the most mesmerizing figures to walk this earth—his early struggles to bring his message to the people in Mecca, the Revelation, his flight to Medina and the establishment of Islam and an ideal citystate there, and his triumphant return to Mecca.
The author traces the various stages of the spiritual journey undertaken by the Buddha.
The Book of Ganesha Royina Grewal l ISBN 9780143067603 l 152 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
The Book of Krishna Pavan K. Varma l ISBN 9780143067634 l 160 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
The Book of Nanak Navtej Sarna l ISBN 9780143066934 l 160 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
In this thoroughly researched and delightfully narrated book, Royina Grewal gives us the many stories of Ganesha, exploring their significance and how they reflect the times and the cultures during which they originated.
Drawing upon the Puranas, classical literature, bhakti poetry and folklore, Pavan Varma has painted a rich and varied portrait of the blue god.
The Book of Nanak reconstructs the main events of the life of Guru Nanak, the founder of the Sikh religion.
RELIGION
The Book of Kali Seema Mohanty l ISBN 9780143067641 l 160 Pages, PB l £7.99 / $9.99
The Book of Devi Bulbul Sharma l ISBN 9780143067665 l 168 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
The Book of Vishnu Nanditha Krishna l ISBN 9780143067627 l 160 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $9.99
Drawing upon a variety of sources—rituals associated with the worship of Kali, tales from the Ramayana, the Mahabharata, the Puranas, the Tantras and Agamas, folklore and films—this book portrays in engrossing detail the myriad manifestations of the enigmatic deity that is Kali.
Devi, Mother and Protector of the World, is one of the most loved figures of Hindu iconography.
Combining the skill of a storyteller with the insight of a scholar, Nanditha Krishna has brought to glorious life Vishnu, the Supreme Being, the preserver, the protector of the good and the guardian of dharma.
The Book of Muinuddin Chisti Mehru Jaffer l l l
ISBN 9780143065180 168 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
Reveals the life and teachings of Muinuddin Chishti, one of the world's most famous and revered Sufi saints, who came to India at the turn of the twelfth century to fulfil a spiritual quest.
Little Book of Buddhism Renuka Singh l l l
ISBN 9780140287646 144 Pages, PB £6.99 / $12.95
This little book contains the core teachings of Buddhism by His Holiness the Dalai Lama, one of the greatest spiritual leaders of our time. The author traces the various stages of the spiritual journey undertaken by the Buddha.
In Search of the Prophet Shahrukh Husain, Samira Shackle l ISBN 9780143335252 l 160 Pages, PB l £6.99 / $10.00 This is an unusual collection of stories about the life of Prophet Muhammad— about the harsh deserts that were his home, the battles he fought, the choices he was faced with, and the path he chose. Seen through the eyes of a young boy, these tales of faith and discovery make for gripping reading.
Penguin Companion to the Ramayana
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ISBN 9780143100461 242 Pages, PB £7.99 / $12.95
This delightful companion takes the reader on a journey from Ayodhya to Lanka through forests, seas and skies. Along with an overview of the Ramayana and a synopsis, the epic is recounted, episode by episode, with analytical comments drawing a parity between the present and a bygone time.
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ISBN 978060912346 182 Pages, HB £6.99 / $9.99
The forty sacred verses of the Hanumãn Chalisã are songs in praise of Hanumãn, one of the bestloved deities of the Hindu pantheon. This bilingual text provides the reader with the prayer in Hindi, a transliteration in Roman script and a fluent and accurate English translation.
SELF HELP
The Penguin English– Hindi/Hindi–English Dictionary & Thesaurus 3 Volumes Arvind Kumar Kusum Kumar l l l
ISBN 9780143102601 3144 Pages, HB £149.99 / $199
The three-volume Penguin English–Hindi/Hindi–English Dictionary and Thesaurus is a landmark in bilingual lexicography. Today, just as more Hindi-speakers than ever before are eager to master English, a large number of Indians and non-Indians are learning Hindi through the medium of English.
Not only a vast repository of synonyms and antonyms in both languages, The Penguin English–Hindi/Hindi–English Dictionary and Thesaurus is a resourceful cross-cultural handbook that provides numerous references to help understand and appreciate the sense behind a word or concept in either language. When required, it provides short indicative definitions, examples, samples and references to similar and opposite concepts to further help absorb the import behind a word.
The book has been designed to serve the needs of all Indians living anywhere in the world, who use or want to use either or both languages, as well as all non-Indians who have to do anything with South Asia, who want to learn Hindi, increase their vocabulary and diction, and need to communicate fluently. In its scope and spread, it leaves all other bilingual thesauruses or dictionaries far behind.
SHOBHAA DÉ
Spouse: The Truth about Marriage Shobhaa Dé l l l
ISBN 9780143032373 320 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
Speedpost Shobhaa Dé
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ISBN 9780140293173 288 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
Selective Memory: Stories From My Life Shobhaa Dé l l l
ISBN 9780140277845 536 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
Surviving Men: The Smart Woman’s Guide to Staying on Top Shobhaa Dé l ISBN 9780140265365 l 280 Pages, HB l £6.99 / $ 17.95
Second Thoughts Shobhaa Dé
Maya is determined to be the ideal wife. Instead, she finds herself trapped and stifled by the confines of an arranged marriage to a man who, she discovers, is rigidly conservative and completely indifferent to her desires. And then she strikes up a friendship with Nikhil, her charming, college-going neighbour, and the stage is set for an explosive tale of love, betrayal and paths not taken…
In this delightful book on society's most debated institution, Shobhaa Dé writes about how and why marriages work—or don't. Fun, savvy and, above all, pragmatic, this is the ultimate relationship book for all those who want to make the adventure of marriage last a lifetime.
In this book, best-selling author Shobha De writes a series of letters to her six children on the key concerns of every mother and child in the 21st century: family values and tradition; growing pains and adolescent anxieties about love, sex and friendship; religion and God; and the challenge of being a responsible parent.
Shobhaa Dé has been many things to many people: supermodel, celebrity journalist and best-selling author; friend, rival, colleague and confidante. In this engagingly candid memoir, a woman who has been a familiar face and name to millions (although few know her) finally reveals the true self behind the public persona.
What every woman (and most men) should know about Indian men… Bestselling novelist and columnist Shobha De gives us a provocative, noholds-barred guide to the Indian man.
Sisters Shobhaa Dé
Sultry Days Shobhaa Dé
Starry Nights Shobhaa Dé
Strange Obsession Shobhaa Dé
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ISBN 9780143032748 368 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
Set in the corrupt world of big business, Shobhaa Dé tells an engrossing story of two women who play for very high stakes, driven by ambition, lust, greed and hate.
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ISBN 9780143032689 384 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
On a rainy Bombay day Nisha, an impressionable teenager, meets ‘God’ in the college canteen and falls in love. God patronizingly accepts her into his ‘group’ and it is in this way that their long and passionate romance begins…
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ISBN 9780143032670 416 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
Aasha Rani, the ravishingly beautiful 'Sweetheart of Millions', makes one fatal career-move: she falls in love…
Candid and controversial, witty and wise, Surviving Men is the first and last word on the Indian male.
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ISBN 9780144000489 208 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
An unforgettable novel of sexual obsession and its calamitous consequences.
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ISBN 9780144000500 296 Pages, PB £6.99 / $ 14.95
Snapshots Shobhaa Dé
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ISBN 9780144000494 232 Pages, HB £6.99 / $ 17.95
Death, infidelity, incest, rape, lies and the evil that lurks beneath the everyday lives of people form the substance of Snapshots, Shobhaa De's explosive novel.
Superstar India Shobhaa Dé l l l
Shobhaa De is exactly as old as India. Viewing the breathless preparations for independent India’s 60th birthday celebrations--and poised then on her own sixth decade—Shobhaa Dé was struck by the thought: ‘Surely my life has taken the same trajectory as the country’s?’ In an ISBN 9780143102588 intimate confession to her readers, she answers that question, and many more: Does India really deserve to congratulate itself? Has it lived up to the early promises it made to its people? Does 468 Pages, PB the author believe in India herself?
£8.99 / $14.95
Amitabh: The Making of a Superstar Susmita Dasgupta l l l
ISBN 9780143062035 208 Pages, PB £6.99
A remarkable insight into the films and times of Bollywood's greatest superstar Amitabh Bachchan.
Socialite Evenings Shobhaa Dé
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ISBN 9780143032755 504 Pages, PB £8.99 / $14.95
Karuna, a prominent Bombay socialite, is trying to flee the nightmare of the present by escaping into the past. An unhappy divorce and a succession of sordid affairs have left her bruised and battered and, in an effort to forget, Karuna begins writing her memoirs. As the story of her life unfolds we see how the gauche middle-class girl metamorphoses into a star—and we also meet her friends and enemies: neurotic, man-hungry Anjali; gorgeous, vivacious Ritu; trampy, outrageous Si; Abe, who prefers young girls; Varun, a high-profile editor with a penchant for young boys; Krish, the pretentious adman, whose wife actively helps him in his extra-marital affairs; Girish, the art-film maker in search of the perfect 'Shakuntala'... All of these characters and more play out their lives against the backdrop of Bombay—a city unique unto itself.
Shobhaa De is India's bestselling novelist. A former model and Bollywood journalist, she is a well-known columnist and commentator on popular culture.
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