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Sara
Junaid, chef and restaurateur, has much to live up to as the grandson of the famous Junaid of Fatehgarh, whose secret recipe he is entrusted with. His world is changed forever when he falls in love with Alice Munro, whose great-grandmother's diaries reveal the unimaginable -- that Junaid's grandfather built his family's fortunes with an act of treachery. Seeking redemption, Junaid and Alice embark on a search for the truth -- a quest that continues even after Alice's untimely death, as Junaid and their daughter, Sara, uncover a tale of love and betrayal. Poignant and powerful, Sara is an unforgettable story of hope and loss ... and all the strength it takes to heal
Hangman's Journal
They say that the hangman's job is an art. Positioning the knot under the prisoner's ear is the most important part of the job; get it exactly right and there's not a quiver from the rope except for that little jerk at the drop, when his neck breaks. A few millimetres off, and the man's neck does not break; he dies of strangulation, slowly painfully. Written with rare power and unflinching directness, this is a compelling, often unsettling account of a life of great psychological and moral complexity. The real life story of the Hangman working for the king of Travancore, a small pre-independence South Indian kingdom unfolds in full detail. Each time he returned from the gallows, he told himself that it would be the last time. But he went back, a hundred and seventeen times. He did what he was ordered to do and shut out difficult memories, till an encounter with a writer almost a quarter century after his last hanging forced him to confront his past. This Book takes us into the mind of a Man struggling to come to terms with his Dharma, his conscience, and his shame.
The Last Hangman
In the heat and the dust of the Indian south, the last hangman of Travancore commits his life to paper. Into seven notebooks he remembers the men he has killed, calmly calling to mind the final struggles of the men he hung by the neck to die. The Last Hangman is a remarkable and haunting novel: a meditation on death and what it means to end a life. It is a challenging and harrowing book that explores a great moral question: when does someone who kills become a murderer?
The Homecoming
&Lsquo;I Wonder How The Fabric Of My Life Came Apart So Quickly. It Was A Rich Fabric, Something I&Rsquo;D Taken Great Pains And Over Three Decades To Weave. We Might Each Recover Individually, But The Richness Of The Fabric Is Gone.&Rsquo; Javed Sharif Returns Home To Srinagar For His Father&Rsquo;S Eighty-Fourth Birthday. He Returns With A Sense Of Well-Being, Despite Troubles, The Violence And The Bitterly Cold Weather. Unexpectedly, His Dreams Of Retiring And Settling In Kashmir Again Are Shattered By A Knock On The Door On The Day Of The Birthday Party And, As He Watches His Life Unravel, His World Will Never Be The Same Again. The Homecoming Is The Story Of One Family, But Also Of The Many Families In Kashmir Whose Lives Have Been Destroyed By Decades Of Violence And Uncertainty. Deeply Moving And Disturbingly Honest, This Is A Haunting Tale That Is Political Yet Profoundly Personal, And Tells Of The Pain And Suffering That Is A Result Of The Cruelty&Mdash;And Ultimately The Indifference&Mdash;Of The State.
Suzy`s Gift And Sally And The Warlocks
Two Suspenseful Stories, Filled With Humour Amidst The Drama From Shashi Warrier, Author Of ` The Hidden Continent` And One Of The Most Exciting New Talents In Children`S Literature.
Night of the Krait
Terrorists From The Free Kashmir Front Hijack A Coach On The Shatabdi Express With Forty People, Just Outside Madras. A Nephew Of The Defence Minister Is Among The Passengers. Within The First Five Minutes They Have Killed A Railway Guard And Caused The Authorities To Panic. The Special Operations Force, A Team Of Crack Commandos From The Army, Is Called In To Deal With The Crisis. Heading The Operation Is Lieutenant Colonel Rajan Menon&Mdash;Raja&Mdash;Who Is Soon Convinced That These Are Not Ordinary Terrorists. They Have The Backing Of A Highly Intelligent But Crooked Head. He Dubs The Ruthless Genius The Krait. Raja Leads His Men In A Brilliant Rescue Operation In Madras, But He Knows This Is Only The Opening Gambit In A Sinister Plan Devised By The Terrorist Mastermind; The Krait Will Strike Again. And He Realizes With Dismay That The Enemy Might Be One Of Them . . .
The Orphan
At thirty-eight, feeling ancient and used up, Raja knows his best years as a commando are behind him. But he will soon be tested as never before...Raja (Colonel Rajan Menon) has barely crossed the border to safety after a daring rescue operation in Pakistan Occupied Kashmir when he is summoned to head an operation that will change his life forever. The Prime Minister's granddaughter has been abducted, and the kidnappers want a sensitive diary in the possession of the CBI, the contents of which, if made public, can throw the country into turmoil. Raja works out a meticulous rescue plan, but the raid ends in a disaster--the girl is killed and not a single kidnapper is captured. And all the evidence points to Raja's complicity. Hounded by the police and, inexplicably, a ruthless psychopath, Raja is on the run, determined to clear his name. As he makes his harrowing journey towards the truth, a sinister plot unfolds, an astounding plot that began half a century ago, in 1947...In The Orphan, Shashi Warrier, India's only full-time thriller writer, has produced an astonishing sequel to Night of the Krait
Sniper
&Lsquo;He Looked At Everything With A Sniper&Rsquo;S Eye. The World Was One Large Target And He Was Alone In It, In His Own Dark Little Womb, Depending For Survival On His Sniper&Rsquo;S Instincts.&Rsquo; Lieutenant Colonel Eswaran, A Highly Decorated Special Forces Officer In The Indian Army, Is In The Jungles Of Nagaland Trying To Hunt A Sniper, Gul Mohammed, Who Has A Vendetta Against Him. Meanwhile, In Kochi, His Sixteen-Year-Old Daughter Is Kidnapped, Raped, Beaten And Burnt To Death By A Sadist Known Only As The &Lsquo;Grey Man&Rsquo;. Faced By An Apathetic Police Force Eswaran Sets Out To Hunt His Daughter&Rsquo;S Murderer. Will His Training As An Ace Sniper Pay Off Or Will He Fail At Defeating The Now Combined Forces Of The Powerful Grey Man And Gul?
By God
Ghublistan. An island resplendent with the Divine Herb. A country rich in bat guano. A society where people are content, happy to serve their Prophet. But the country is experiencing a surge in emigration, and the Prophet is getting restless. In an attempt to find out why, Alkanza, the Prophet, commands the Custodian of the Divine Gardens to temporarily leave this utopian society and get him some answers. Commanded by the ruler, His Excellency Tomikanza embarks upon on a riveting, perilous journey with his not-so-faithful barber, Neepane, in an endeavour to understand this strange beast called democracy in, first, that is the world's largest republic, second, that is a unique mix of God's rule and self-governance, and third, that is touted to be the modern world's oldest democracy. Through the journey of two Ghublistanis as they meet inept policemen, blundering spies, and sleazy politicians, By God, The Making of a Messiah gives a tongue-in-cheek portrayal of the religio-political system, subtly but powerfully unmasking its inherent vices, shortcomings, duplicity, and hypocrisy.
