<p>Empire<br /><br />Devi Yesodharan<br /><br />Juggernaut, 2017, Rs 599, pp 306<br /><br />A Greek girl, Aremis, grows up to be a great warrior, an asset to the Cholas. Although she is a foreigner among her captors, she is trusted by the emperor himself. When the king wants to rule over the Indian Ocean, they embark on a dangerous journey.<br /><br />Battling Injustice<br /><br />Supriya Vani<br /><br />Harper Collins, 2017, Rs 499, pp 512<br /><br />Through the life portraits of 16 women Nobel Peace laureates, the author, a peace activist and journalist, argues that the fate of the world is inextricably tied to the emancipation of women, and that the cause of world peace urgently requires women leaders.</p>.<p>The Great War On Prithvi<br /><br />Sunil Rajguru<br /><br />PK, 2017, Rs 400, pp 314<br /><br />Sixteen-year-old Vishnu Shastri finds himself pulled into a parallel world called Prithvi, like Earth, but with a different timeline. Here, apart from finding nukes, he befriends a guru, and before he knows it, he becomes a part of a war that could kill millions.</p>.<p>How It Began<br /><br />Diksha Dwivedi<br /><br />Juggernaut, 2017, Rs 250, pp 147<br /><br />In May 1999, India was invaded by Pakistan in Kargil, in the Ladakh region in a surprise attack. The author’s father was one of the martyrs of that war. Here, she tells the story of the war through the letters and diaries of her father and others who fought there. </p>.<p>Such Small Hands<br /><br />Andrés Barba<br /><br />Transit Books, 2017, Rs 738, pp 105<br /><br />Life changes at the orphanage the day seven-year-old Marina shows up. She is different from the other girls: at once an outcast and object of fascination. As Marina struggles to find her place, she invents a game whose rules are dictated by violence.</p>.<p>The Epic City<br /><br />Kushanava Choudhury<br /><br />Bloomsbury, 2017, Rs 499, pp 238<br /><br />Sifting through the chaos and decay for those stories in Kolkata that are ignored by the papers, that don’t fall into any reporter’s beat, the book offers insightful and well-researched account of everyday lives of a city which is a world unto itself. <br /><br />My Absolute Darling<br /><br />Gabriel Tallent<br /><br />Fourth Estate, 2017, Rs 524, pp 432<br /><br />Turtle has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, in the thrall of her tortured and charismatic father, Martin. But her life opens up when she meets a funny 14-year-old boy in school, whose world in a clean big house contrasts her own life.<br /><br />Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?<br /><br />Alyssa Mastromonaco<br /><br />Hachette, 2017, Rs 499, pp 244<br /><br />The author worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade. For every historic moment, there were dozens of ‘less’ moments when it was for her to save the day. The author shares the strategies that made her successful in politics.</p>
<p>Empire<br /><br />Devi Yesodharan<br /><br />Juggernaut, 2017, Rs 599, pp 306<br /><br />A Greek girl, Aremis, grows up to be a great warrior, an asset to the Cholas. Although she is a foreigner among her captors, she is trusted by the emperor himself. When the king wants to rule over the Indian Ocean, they embark on a dangerous journey.<br /><br />Battling Injustice<br /><br />Supriya Vani<br /><br />Harper Collins, 2017, Rs 499, pp 512<br /><br />Through the life portraits of 16 women Nobel Peace laureates, the author, a peace activist and journalist, argues that the fate of the world is inextricably tied to the emancipation of women, and that the cause of world peace urgently requires women leaders.</p>.<p>The Great War On Prithvi<br /><br />Sunil Rajguru<br /><br />PK, 2017, Rs 400, pp 314<br /><br />Sixteen-year-old Vishnu Shastri finds himself pulled into a parallel world called Prithvi, like Earth, but with a different timeline. Here, apart from finding nukes, he befriends a guru, and before he knows it, he becomes a part of a war that could kill millions.</p>.<p>How It Began<br /><br />Diksha Dwivedi<br /><br />Juggernaut, 2017, Rs 250, pp 147<br /><br />In May 1999, India was invaded by Pakistan in Kargil, in the Ladakh region in a surprise attack. The author’s father was one of the martyrs of that war. Here, she tells the story of the war through the letters and diaries of her father and others who fought there. </p>.<p>Such Small Hands<br /><br />Andrés Barba<br /><br />Transit Books, 2017, Rs 738, pp 105<br /><br />Life changes at the orphanage the day seven-year-old Marina shows up. She is different from the other girls: at once an outcast and object of fascination. As Marina struggles to find her place, she invents a game whose rules are dictated by violence.</p>.<p>The Epic City<br /><br />Kushanava Choudhury<br /><br />Bloomsbury, 2017, Rs 499, pp 238<br /><br />Sifting through the chaos and decay for those stories in Kolkata that are ignored by the papers, that don’t fall into any reporter’s beat, the book offers insightful and well-researched account of everyday lives of a city which is a world unto itself. <br /><br />My Absolute Darling<br /><br />Gabriel Tallent<br /><br />Fourth Estate, 2017, Rs 524, pp 432<br /><br />Turtle has grown up isolated since the death of her mother, in the thrall of her tortured and charismatic father, Martin. But her life opens up when she meets a funny 14-year-old boy in school, whose world in a clean big house contrasts her own life.<br /><br />Who Thought This Was A Good Idea?<br /><br />Alyssa Mastromonaco<br /><br />Hachette, 2017, Rs 499, pp 244<br /><br />The author worked for Barack Obama for almost a decade. For every historic moment, there were dozens of ‘less’ moments when it was for her to save the day. The author shares the strategies that made her successful in politics.</p>
