Book Review: A Yellow House

Title: A Yellow House Author: Karien van Ditzhuijzen Publisher: Monsoon Books Pages: 368 ISBN: 978-1912049349 Source: Publisher A Yellow House is a coming-of-age novel about a young girl Maya as she explores the world of domestic workers in the present day Singapore. Ten-year-old Singaporean Maya is lonely; her grandmother is dead, her mother is focused …

Book Review: The Occasional Virgin

Title: The Occasional VirginAuthor: Hanan Al-ShaykhTranslator: Catherine CobhamPublisher: Bloomsbury CircusPages: 230ISBN: 978-1526601643Source: PublisherThe Occasional Virgin presents a short period of life of two friends- Huda and Yvonne. Brought up in Lebanon, Huda is a Muslim and Yvonne is a Christian. Both of them come from conservative families- where women are deemed inferior to men. Having …

The Bitter Pill Social Club- Favourite Quotes

Hello friends. If you've been following me on Instagram and Twitter, you must be knowing that I'm a part of the #BitterPillSocialClub Blog tour hosted by Bloomsbury. And today I'm going to share to my favourite quotes from this sensational new release The Bitter Pill Social Club by Rohan Dahiya. I'm having my first exam …

Book Review: That Thing we call a Heart

Title: That Thing we call a Heart Author: Sheba Karim Publisher: Bloomsbury Pages: 222 ISBN: 978-9386826350 Source: Publisher That thing we call a heart is a sensational book about love, friendship, family, politics, history and above all, it is a book about growing up in today's world. With so many events taking place and so …