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Books I Treasure - Fiction by non Indian Writers

Reading fiction is actually like reading psychology geography history and grammar all packaged in one  People  do ask what I read and there are some books I really loved . They are not of any particular order or of any  specific genre .. I just loved reading them  1. Love story : For its poignance. The starting is beautiful and the ending better . It is a beautiful story of how powerful love can be e  2. The Kite Runner : Another poignant read . Emotions and character traits like innocence fear and loss interwoven to create a beautiful story .  3. The Alchemist : Reminds how powerful destiny is. It brings across a powerful point that you have to endure the journey and overcome obstacle to achieve what you desire  4. A man called Ove : It highlights how kindness can transform people . And the character arches are beautiful  5 Pride and Prejudice : A classic favourite , I am a fan of Jane Austen . The powerful female characters , the lucid descripti...

It’s a new year and I am loving it

 A new year is always a start .. a new way to restart things. Life does not always go the way we plan . There will be ebbs and flows , highs and lows .. but the best part of life is it gives you chances often to start things afresh .. a new year is one of those chances So to start with , I wanna thank  2024 for 1. I learnt to be more resilient. There were times in 2024 when things were tough but where there was no option to fight back tougher  and we did it . Tough tooth and nail on things we believe and we stood by  2 I got the chance to take a pause and take vacations. I took my first vacation in a while and loved it  3. Learnt the importance of proper diet and rest. In April 2024 , I was sick due to lack of sleep and not following diet and learnt the lesson well of not skipping sleep and diet  4. Improved on my habit of reading . I read close to 20 books and  really enjoyed and rebuilt the habit . The best ones I read were mix of fiction and non fic...