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Book Name: Bimbisar’s Curse Author: Tanushree Poddar Publisher: Rupa Publishers Genre: Myths, Legends and Sagas / Historical Fiction Bimbisar’s Curse by Tanushree Poddar is a historical fiction that explores multi-generational family epic from ancient India.   Review Bimbisar's curse is a tale from ancient India. As the name suggests, this story is about Bimbisar's life and the curse he received on his journey of expanding his kingdom. It begins with Bimbisar's days in the dungeon, which eventually led to the curse coming to reality at the end. While reading the book, the plot would take the reader from the present to the past and circle back to the present state of Bimbisar in the dungeon. The golden age of the Magadh empire, when Bimbisar became the ruler who followed matrimonial alliances to expand his kingdom, saving his power and strength to take revenge on his father's embarrassment. This story will take the reader on a ride from one son who fought for his fat...

Book Name: Six Days In Bombay Author: Alka Joshi Publisher: HarperCollins Genre: Contemporary & Century Historical Fiction Six Days in Bombay by Alka Joshi is a compelling historical fiction that transports readers to a world set in 1937.   Review Have you read a book that looked like a mystery but ended with an exploration and the protagonist's journey of self-discovery? This book comes with the same experience. The story follows the life of Sona Falstaff, a half-Indian, half-British nurse living in Bombay with her mother in a small house. During her stay in Bombay, she grew exponentially in various aspects of life, from living a shadowed life under her mother's influence to emerging and exploring foreign lands on her own. The title of the book has a significance in the plotline, which I will leave for readers to discover as they read the book. In May 1937, Sona met a patient, Mira, in the hospital, who was full of life and became the reason for Sona's growth, leav...