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Everything Good Will Come introduces an important new voice in contemporary fiction. It is 1971, a year after the Biafran War, and Nigeria is under military rule - though the politics of the state matter less than those of her home to Enitan Taiwo, an eleven-year-old girl tired of waiting for school to start. Will her mother, who has become deeply religious since the death of Taiwo's brother, allow her friendship with the new girl next door, the brash and beautiful Sheri Bakare? Everything Good Will Come charts the fate of these two African girls, one born of privilege and the other, a lower class "half-caste"; one who is prepared to manipulate the traditional system while the other attempts to defy it. Written in the voice of Enitan, the novel traces this unusual friendship into their adult lives, against the backdrop of tragedy, family strife, and a war-torn Nigeria. In the end, Everything Good Will Come is Enitan's story; one of a fiercely intelligent, str

Aspiring actress Priya is found dead in her home and the main suspect who is believed to have driven her to commit suicide is Anil, son of Telugu Film Star Mohan Krishna. Priya and Anil were supposed to debut together in a film, and rumor has it that Anil and Priya had a love affair, which ended with Priya being dropped from the movie and may be from Anil’s life that drove her to end it all.  Partha Rao, a known person to Mohan Krishna’s family is hired to handle the situation as media is bent on proving Anil’s involvement and hence end his career before launch and his father’s political aspirations. The ruling party, media, press, and friends of Priya from the university she graduated, all have their own version of the conspiracy. Priya’s personal belongings — her mobile and laptop are missing from the crime scene, a student from the university is missing at the same time, however, Mohan Krishna’s family suspect someone else from the family other than Anil who developed proxim

Storyland99 My email ebook, about this book.   The 10 Best Short Moral Stories   Some of these stories are very short and basic. In fact some are so basic they’re most likely featured in children’s books somewhere. However, the strength of the message remains the same. Stories that have morals and messages behind them are always powerful. In fact, it’s crazy just how powerful a 200 word story can be. Our last article of short stories became so popular, that we decided to create another list, in which every story has a simple moral behind it. Download this e-book free:  https://imojo.in/27wc13y

   🌼BOOK REVIEW🌼 Rating: 5/5⭐️ . . QOTD: What was the last book you gave a 5 ⭐️ rating? . . Angie Thomas’s writing is a gift to readers. Is that dramatic? Indeed. But I loved The Hate U Give so much, so I’m being truly earnest when I say that On The Come Up, her sophomore book, was amazing! . 🌸SYNOPSIS🌸 Seventeen-year-old Bri wants to make it as one of the greatest rappers of all time. She doesn’t just want to- she has to if it means saving her family from homelessness and filling their fridge with food. But it’s hard to get your come up when you’re labelled as “trouble” at school and Bri has to push through the prejudice to fight for her dreams. . 🌸 REVIEW🌸  This novel was brilliant, in all of its awareness and authencity. I felt Bri’s myriad of emotions as she struggled to do the right thing, even when she was admonished over and over again. Bri was a stubborn and hot-headed character, often making decisions that had even me, the most emphatic person mind you,

This is one book which totally surprised me. When I read the blurb of the book, I thought it gave away most of the story, but I was completely mistaken. The narration is almost impeccable and the author has done an amazing job with the storyline. The character of Noor has depth and once you immerse yourself in the story, you can live through Noor’s experiences. . . Noor, a girl hailing from Pakistan, is down-to-earth and humble unlike her extravagant mother and her high profile lifestyle. There is a void in her life in terms of love and care which one gets from a relationship. Things take turn for the worse when one day when Noor’s mother is kidnapped. Noor’s expedition from Pakistan, to Singapore and then to London, is put to a halt when her mother and aunt force her to marry Meekal and settle abroad. A stunt pulled off so that the society applauds Noor’s market value. A sorry state of affairs in our country. Noor gets marries to a seemingly typical unloving family. The story

Bearmouth, a debut YA novel by Liz Hyder! This book made me remember how dark young adult fiction can get actually, I liked that she didn’t shy away from tackling difficult topics! . It’s an interesting world Hyder’s set up, and a unique style she’s written it in. Bearmouth is a mine, where men and boys are forced to live, work and sleep in exchange for measly wages that barely cover their living costs. I come from an area with a very strong mining heritage, so it was interesting to see that used as a YA premise! . Told from the POV of Newt, the language takes some getting used to. Newt is only just learning their letters, and it’s written out with sort of phonetic spellings - it’s confusing for the first three pages but then your brain does adjust and it’s no harder to read than a regular book - and it’s fun to see Newt’s learning progress throughout. . I thought it stalled a bit around the middle section, but the ending picked up. I also would have liked a bit more exploration

the story: The story of Siddhartha, the future Gautama Buddha, leaving the palace to start his spiritual journey and attain enlightenment has been told innumerable times over the centuries. And yet, have we never wondered why his young wife, Yashodhara, still recovering from the birth of their son nine days ago, sleeps soundly as her husband, the over-protected prince departs, leaving behind his family and wealth and kingdom? In Yashodhara, the gaps of history are imagined with fullness and fierceness: Who was the young girl and what shaped her worldview? When she married Siddhartha at the age of sixteen, did she know her conjugal life would soon change drastically? The Yashodhara we meet in Volga's feminist novel is quick-witted, compassionate and wants to pave a way for women to partake in spiritual learning as equals of men About the author: Volga is one of the most significant figures in contemporary Telugu literature. She received the Sahitya Akademi Award in

Savarkar: Echoes from a Forgotten Past  BooK story: As the intellectual fountainhead of the ideology of Hindutva, which is in political ascendancy in India today, Vinayak Damodar Savarkar is undoubtedly one of the most contentious political thinkers and leaders of the twentieth century. Accounts of his eventful and stormy life have oscillated from eulogizing hagiographies to disparaging demonization. The truth, as always, lies somewhere in between and has unfortunately never been brought to light. Savarkar and his ideology stood as one of the strongest and most virulent opponents of Gandhi, his pacifist philosophy and the Indian National Congress. An alleged atheist and a staunch rationalist who opposed orthodox Hindu beliefs, encouraged inter-caste marriage and dining, and dismissed cow worship as mere superstition, Savarkar was, arguably, the most vocal political voice for the Hindu community through the entire course of India's freedom struggle. From the heady days of