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The Sittaford Mystery - Agatha Christie

                                                         Image courtesy : Amazon Mrs Willett and her daughter host an evening of a seance (google says it as "a meeting at which people attempt to make contact with the dead") on a snowy winter's evening in Sittaford. One of the spirit informs them that Captain Trevelyan is murdered. Major Burnaby is worried and decides to check out the well being of his close friend.To everyone's shock, Major Travelyan is actually found dead. James Pearson, captain's nephew, is arrested due to the circumstantial evidences that was  against him. Miss Emily Trefusis, James fiancee, along with Charles (a journalist) is determined to save him at any cost. There are too many revelations that happen over the course of the book. In addition to the murder mystery , AC also reveals who is Mrs Willet? why are...

The Palace of Illusions - Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

[Image Courtesy : Amazon ] Any story on Mahabarata will keep readers engaged even after a million years. No wonder people call it as the greatest ever epic. Half the battle is won just with the premise of Mahabarata by Chitra.   Do we know Draupadi enough? Did she face a neglected childhood like the hidden Pandava Karna? What did she feel when she denied Karna the right to participate in her wedding? Whom among her 5 husbands did Draupadi love more? Did Draupadi love Arjuna more than the other Pandavas? Did Pandavas really love Draupadi? Was she longing for unconditional love all her life even after marrying 5 husbands at the same time? Did anyone ever love Draupadi unconditionally ? What are the other problems did she encounter just because of her gender?   The book does not try to just answer the above questions but also poses new questions like below. What is more important? Happiness of your loved ones or Dharma? Can money and comfortable life make everyon...