Always and forever

   Always and forever is an English novel written by Cathy Kelly

             " Fairy God mothers exist, even in the tranquil hills of Ireland....."

     Story line:- Once upon a time, in the beautiful town of Carrickwell, lived three women.Three woman who thought they had life pretty much mapped out.

     Ambitious Mel had a high- flying career. Caring Daisy wanted a child with the boyfriend, who was everything to her. and, hot headed Cleo was ready to step in to the family business, once she had finished her hotel management degree.

      Until the landscape shifted and it all came tumbling down.

      Now, Mel's job comes second to the guilt of being a working mummy of two.

            What should be the most natural thing in the world for Daisy becomes the most torturous.

                  And Cleo has to watch the cherished family business crumble along with her relationship with her parents and siblings.

                 Suddenly everything the three woman have always worked for, always desired, looks in jeopardy.

         But,  Carrickwell is a magical place. Nestled in the shadows of Mount Carriag, it's as ancient as time itself. And the opening of the new Clouds Hill spa by Leah, a woman with her own secret turmoil,is destined to cause ripples no one could ever  have imagined. The arrival of Leah brings change for Mel, Daisy and Cleo - and the courage to find out what really matters, always and forever......

About the author:- Cathy Kelly is the author of seven other novels- woman to woman,Never too late, She' he one', Some one like you, What she wants, Just between us, and Best of friends.

      She is a number 1 best seller author in the UK and Ireland, and a top 10 best seller internationally.
      'Some one like You' was the Parker RNA Romantic novel of the year, it published.

   Cathy Kelly lives in Wicklow with her partner and their twin sons. She is currently working on her next novel.

 Yo can visit her website here,   "www.cathykelly.com" .


























About the author:-

Veronika decides to die

"Veronika decides to die" - Another great work of Paulo Coehlo.


About the author:-

   

  Paulo Coehlo : was born in Brazil and has become one of the most widely read authors in the world today. Renowned for his best-loved work, 'The Alchemist' , he has sold over 31 million books world wide and has been translated in to 51 languages. The recipient of numerous prestigious international awards, amongst them the 'Crystal Award' by the Wold Economic forum and France's 'Legion d' Honneour ' , Paulo Coehlo is a story teller with the power to inspire nations.

The story line goes like this -

      ' Veronika seems to have everything she could wish for. she is young and pretty, has plenty  of attractive boy friends, goes dancing, has a steady job, a loving family. Yet, Veronika is not happy; something is lacking in her life. on the morning of November 11th, 1997, she decides to die. She takes an overdose of sleeping pills, only to wake up sometime later in Villete, the local hospital. There, she is told that, although she is alive now,her heart is damaged and she has only a few days to live...'

    

     This story follows Veronika through these intense days as, to her surprise, he finds herself drown in to the enclosed world of Villete. She begins to notice more, to become interested in other patients. she starts to see her past relationships much more clearly,and understand why she had felt her life had no meaning. In this state, Veronika discovers things she has never allowed herself to feel before: hatred, fear,curiousity,love, even sexual awakening. against all odds, she finds herself falling in love and wanting, if all at possible, to live again...

        This is really a book ' to be read'. A very Inspiring book, I can recommend to you my friends..

Pravasam

    Have you ever heard about ‘Van-gauge’? Ya,..every body may have atleast the idea that he was a famous artist (painting). There is also a curious thing about him. He was a lover, an extra ordinary one who had cut away his own ears for his love… 

 Then, do you know another ‘Van-gauge’ in Kerala?. He was from Calicut. It was he who cut his left ear by scissors inorder to prove his love ,or to fulfill his love towards Sunanda. After this incident (or accident ?? ) , he married Sunanda who was 12 years elder than him. And you may be now eager to hear his name , right?.Then no more suspense…It was Giri…Kottiyath Giri.. 

 Getting more confused?..Ok, to make it clear, you have to read the novel “pravasam”,written by M.Mukundan. It was really a great experience for me to read that book, and I got so interested in his style of writing. There is a lot of characters, and lot of lives and the narration go through four generations.

  As its name implies, this novel is based on the life of keralites, who had to leave their native place for making a life. One interesting thing about this book is that, S.K pottakkadu plays a major role throughout the story. In the beginning, the narration is given such that, story is told by S.K. and after his death, it was completed by Mukundan. So, here, the author is appearing as himself..

  The novel was officially released on August 23, 2008 by Mr. Binoy Viswam, a minister in the Kerala Government, during the 6th World Malayali Conference held in Singapore on August 22-24, 2008. Fitting, because this conference brought together Malayalis from all parts of the world for a 3-day business/social networking event.


About the author:

   M Mukundan is one of the pioneers of modernity in Malayalam   literature. He was born on 10 September 1942 at Mayyazhi in Mahe, a former French territory in Kerala. He is the current President of Kerala Sahitya Akademi.

    He is known in Kerala as 'Mayyazhiyude Kadhakaaran'(Story teller of Mayyazhi) - Mayyazhi figures in his early works; 'Mayyazhippuzhayude Theerangalil', 'Daivathinte Vikrithikal', 'Appam Chudunna Kunkiyamma' and 'Lesli Achante Kadangal'. 
     His first literary work was a short story published in 1961. Mukundan has so far published 12 novels and 10 collections of short stories. Mukundan's latest four novels 'Adithyanum Radhayum Mattu Chilarum', 'Oru Dalit Yuvathiyude Kadanakatha','Kesavante Vilapangal' and 'Nirtham ' carries a change in structure and approach.

     

     The French government conferred on him the title of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres in 1998 for his contribution to literature.

Just Before the shelf opens....

Hai all,...

  I am about to open "My book shelf".. Here I want to share with you my experiences with those books, I have read up to now..and  also about those I will read in the rest of my life (Hoping, to have a long life enough to read so..so many books that I can).

   So, before the curtain raises, I need blessings and Good lucks from all of you..


Sikha