A light in the darkness

Have you ever tried a bus trip in a mountainous area? If yes, you would understand what twists and turns really mean. Something similar has been used by the author in her skill in presenting this collection of stories. Each story has its own importance within the pages of this book. Summary:  The author has divided this book into four distinct sections covering beautiful stories with unexpected twists and turns. Out of this world: This section of the story consists of a collection of parapsychological experiences. The author successfully crafted each story and was successful in maintaining suspense till the end. Out of all the collections in this section, my best pick was "Masterpiece." In this story, Manav, the artist, went to a resort to create his masterpiece. In this due course, the author has intelligently exploited the artist's imagination and birthed masterpiece concepts. "...'The lady in the painting, of course,' Manav replied. 'There is no lad

Patriarchy wails aloud in our present society, and we all have seen the devastating effect of it as women are left out of property, dependent on husbands, subject to domestic violence, etc. If this is what you feel, then this book is the right choice for enlightenment. Summary The opening of the book is the real gripper. Stepping into the story with a suspenseful opening of the death of Dakshayani Amma, drawing our attention towards something wrong done to her. The suspects are her relatives, for everyone seems to have a motive to kill her. As the story unfolded with the advancing pages, the detective aspect of the story slowly faded away, showing the ugly look of a mother who chose the matriarchal crown over everything and, in this quest, ruined her happy married life and made her children long for their father forever. The charm of legacy blinded her to such an extent that she only focused on her daughter, Pavizham. The lives of other children meant nothing to her. This book intro

This book talks about all we need to know to rear a healthy, growing child. Beginning right from empathetic parenting to tips to follow in various challenging situations, to the concept of schooling and disabilities, and everything you are looking for as you parent your little one. Summary: To understand a child, we need to wear the child's glasses. In this book, she discusses the old style of parenting by punishment and proposes the concept of empathetic parenting.  She says that the origin of hurtful parenting is an abused parent himself. This abused parent gives abuse and hurt to her child, and the cycle goes on. She says that this can only be achieved if we choose to pour out unconditional love despite our hurtful childhoods.  She asks the question: Are children and adults made up of two different things? Then why do we use different scales with each of them? When adults do wrong, we say, "Never mind, it happens sometimes." When the same mistake is made by the child,