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This is NOT a book post. But when it's the seaso

This is NOT a book post.

But when it's the season for jamuns, what do you do?
You write about jamuns.

Drop by my non-book blog obsessivemom.in to read the post.

Bonus points if you can guess the name of the book in the picture.

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again. Wi

Last night I dreamt I went to Manderley again.

With that line, Daphne du Maurier launched one of the most popular gothic romantic thrillers of all time, Rebecca.

Today, on her birthday, here's revisiting her most famous work.

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Have you read any of the official Rebecca spinoffs mentioned in the last picture?

#daphnedumaurier
#Rebecca
#gothicnovel

Sometimes, it’s amazing how a book finds its way

Sometimes, it’s amazing how a book finds its way to you.

I was looking for a podcast to accompany me on my evening walk and I chanced upon author Sudha Menon talking about her book Recipes for Life. Something about the way she spoke made me order the book that same night, with the intention of gifting it to my mother, cooking being her forte, not mine.

I started reading it in bits and pieces, flipping over to my favourite parts and was hooked.

Next thing I know Bookoholics book club organises a meet with the author right here in Pune (I didn’t even know she was in the city).

Does it get any more serendipitous?
I spent the most delightful evening this weekend interacting with her.
In this book, Sudha Menon brings together 30 celebrities telling us about their Ma ke haath ka khana, along with recipes of their favourite foods. As we make our way through the homes and kitchens of these stars, they walk right into our hearts.

We find Aai and Ajji, Mamma and Mummy, Ma, Nani, Ba, Mum, Ammi, Manni, Umma and even an Aandyamichi (nani), all of them turning the chore of cooking into an art, an expression of affection.
What stands out in all her stories is that the best childhood memories are about simple food served with joy.

The book is a culinary journey across India - from Kathiawar to Manipur and Kashmir to Kanyakumari, though the author says she had no such design when she wrote it.

Laced with love and glazed with nostalgia that sweetens every bitterness (Like Amish Tripathi being made to eat bitter gourd at every meal for a week because he dared to push away the plate with the offending vegetable), the book is an absolute comfort read.

To call this a ‘cookery book’ or a book of recipes would be gross injustice.

PS: No saris were harmed in the making of this post 😊.

Like I said in my post yesterday I'm reading Findi

Like I said in my post yesterday I'm reading Finding Audrey by Sophie Kinsella and some of the conversations sound like they're happening in my own home. I can hear my son putting forth these very same arguments.

It's amazing when authors get it so right, isn't it?

PS: This post in no way promotes or supports gaming.
I am firmly on the mom's side (If you've read the book).

#findingaudrey
#sophiekinsella
#teenagers

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