A Time For Ebby
Poile Sengupta
Karadi, pp 67, Rs 200
The Ebons made the best grandfather clocks in the town of Nimish. And yet, despite their riches, the eighth Father Ebon, the present head of the family, was unhappy. What made him so? This is a tale full of emotion, enthusiasm and drama.
The Elephant At The Dinner Table
Amit Nagpal
Rupa Publications
pp 232, Rs 595
This book collates 33 real-life short stories from the author’s own experiences. Application-oriented examples and ideas from global leaders and organisations hope to inspire you to believe in enterprise.
Hereafter
Sabitha Satchi
Paperwall, pp 98, Rs NA
This is a first volume of poetry by the author and promises to be a collection of sophisticated, intelligent poetry for an international readership, marked by a flair for history.
The Dead Don’t Talk
Sumit Ghosal
Om Books
pp 232, Rs 295
A murder mystery in the classical mould, featuring the private investigator Rudradeep Ray and his best friend Sujit, the story is based in Calcutta of the turbulent seventies, where a member of a household is found murdered inside a locked room.
Agnibaan
S Venkatesh
TreeShade
pp 336, Rs 350
A young warrior sails from Egypt to a secret destination in India, carrying a mysterious package from the Great Pyramid. He guards a secret for which wars have been fought, for which men have staged the most ruthless massacres.
The Jamun Tree And Other Stories
Richa Gupta
Bridging Borders
pp 304, Rs 399
The stories in this collection are about an almost-human Jamun tree, an enticing woman on a mission, a family receiving news about their inheritance, a journalist looking for a scoop, a family on a cruise liner, a mother dealing with the tragic death of her child and others.