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“What if we dared to read the pages of our mothers’ forgotten stories? What might we learn if we saw them not as the silent anchors of our homes, but as individuals shaped by desire, heartbreak, and the hope of second chances?” Sarika and her son Jittu’s life changes as the new neighbors move in. Gitanjali, their young neighbor soon strikes a chord with Sarika, only to realise she is the daughter of Abhiram Naidu, her long-lost love. Sarika’s past flashes in front of her. It was in early college that Sarika and Abhiram met and fell in love. They would plan their great escapades and professed love until circumstances forced them apart. Sarika eventually married Nandagopal and Ram, Poojitha. Years later Gitanjali comes across her mother’s diary to find the riveting love story of Ram and Sarika. As life finds Ram and Sarika at a crossroad once again, will they dare to embrace this second chance at love, or will the shadows of their past keep them apart? An elegy for the unspoken lives, Amma’s diary is a rediscovery of a long-lost love story. It becomes a chronicle of time and memory inherited by the weight of choices made and unmade. It is a novel that speaks to the ache of things unsaid, and the healing that comes when old silences are finally broken.
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“What if we dared to read the pages of our mothers’ forgotten stories? What might we learn if we saw them not as the silent anchors of our homes, but as individuals shaped by desire, heartbreak, and the hope of second chances?”
Sarika and her son Jittu’s life changes as the new neighbors move in. Gitanjali, their young neighbor soon strikes a chord with Sarika, only to realise she is the daughter of Abhiram Naidu, her long-lost love. Sarika’s past flashes in front of her. It was in early college that Sarika and Abhiram met and fell in love. They would plan their great escapades and professed love until circumstances forced them apart. Sarika eventually married Nandagopal and Ram, Poojitha. Years later Gitanjali comes across her mother’s diary to find the riveting love story of Ram and Sarika. As life finds Ram and Sarika at a crossroad once again, will they dare to embrace this second chance at love, or will the shadows of their past keep them apart?
An elegy for the unspoken lives, Amma’s diary is a rediscovery of a long-lost love story. It becomes a chronicle of time and memory inherited by the weight of choices made and unmade. It is a novel that speaks to the ache of things unsaid, and the healing that comes when old silences are finally broken.
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- Author Name:
Anjali Bhatia
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- Author Name:
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- Author Name:
Gautam
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- Author Name:
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- Author Name:
Sudeep Nagarkar
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- Description: Why don’t we feel the moment when we fall in love but always remember when it ends? Akash is young, single and conservative with a preference for girls with brains than in miniskirts. One day, he runs into free-spirited Aleesha at a local discotheque. A mass-media student, Aleesha is a pampered brat, the only child of her parents who dote on her. This brief meeting leads them to exchange their BlackBerry PINs and they begin chatting regularly. As BlackBerry plays cupid, they fall in love. When they hit a rough patch in their life, Aditya, Akash’s close pal, guides them through it. But just when they are about to take their relationship to the next level, a sudden misfortune strikes. Can Aditya bring Akash’s derailed life back on track? It Started with a Friend Request is a true story which will make you believe in love like never before.
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- Author Name:
Paras
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- Description: Have you ever got a chance to ask for an apology? Is your ex still suffering from the things you did? Had you ever loved anyone more than your life? Did you ever thought of realizing after a breakup that whatever you did was wrong? If answers to these questions are confusing than the two characters of this book will take you to the new ride of love and they will teach you on how to indulge into love in a better way. They will explain you the real meaning of modern love. While the journey to New Delhi both of them meet each other at the railway station and turned friends. They booze, fight and did mischievous things together but later on a girl named zoiba entered b/w two and was a third member in their group. As she was outspoken and friendly she slowly bent there talks to relationship and love. Agreeing to what she said all three started discussing about love, relationship and romance. Joy and cheery realized there love for ex was strong but it was late enough for an apology to be granted. Find out what they will do to get back everything to normal. Will zoiba help them or she will just listen to their pain and will ignore it
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- Author Name:
Abhishek Joshi
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- Description: कहते हैं, एक बार तानसेन ने अकबर को अपना दीप राग सुनाया था, जिससे भरे दरबार में सभी दीपक अपने आप जल उठे। रागों की इसी साधना का असर था कि मेघ भी बरस पड़ते थे। तानसेन के गुरु, 'हरीदास' उनसे भी पहुँचे गायक थे, जो कुछ भी चमत्कार कर सकने में समर्थ थे। आखिरी प्रेमगीत में भी चमत्कार है, एक गायक की राग साधना और अप्सरा के मोहिनी नृत्य के संगम का। आखिरी प्रेमगीत की कहानी हैं, सरगम के भरोसे की, सपनों की, विश्वास की और प्रेम से उसकी शक्ति की। सरगम, जिसे सुरीला होना चाहिए था, वह अप्सराओं को नृत्य में मात देने का हुनर रखती थी। आखिरी प्रेमगीत कहानी है नटराज की साधना की, निश्चय की, सच की लड़ाई की और अपने प्रेम गीतों की सरगम में अथाह प्रेम को भर, उन्हें जीवित करने की। नटराज, जिसे महादेव की तरह सबको नाचकर मोहित करना था, ऐसा गाता था कि स्वर्ग की सभा भी मंत्रमुग्ध हो जाए। आखिरी प्रेमगीत कहानी हर उस व्यक्ति की है, जिसने प्रेम को अपना संगीत, अपना नृत्य, अपनी जीवन की साधना माना हैं।
Kurinji Malar
- Author Name:
Na. Parthasarathy +1
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- Description: On a rock on the road to a hill temple are carved the names 'Aravindan' and 'Poorani'. Barely out of her teens, Poorani is plunged into crisis with the sudden passing of her father. As she brings her life back on course, fate arranges a meeting with Aravindan. Gentle and idealistic, Aravindan makes it his goal to right the wrongs in society. Spirited and refined, Poorani blazes a trail to recognition and renown with her public-speaking knowhow. Their friendship soon blossoms into love. But can a world riddled with opportunism and deceit ever hold their dreams and ideals? Written more than six decades ago and set in Madurai and the surrounding areas of the Tamil land, this classic romance – peopled by an array of compelling characters – was first serialized in a magazine in the 1960s and later attained further popularity on-screen. Believed to be Na. Parthasarathy's magnum opus, Kurinji Malar, is a sweeping saga that conjures an unforgettable landscape of hope and heartbreak – a delicate balance only a master storyteller can offer.
Wish I Could Tell You
- Author Name:
Durjoy Datta
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- Description: Can you find yourself after you have lost that special someone? A disillusioned and heartbroken Anusha finds herself in the small world of WeDonate.com. Struggling to cope with her feelings and the job of raising money for charity, she reluctantly searches for a worthwhile cause to support. For Ananth, who has been on the opposite side, no life is less worthy, no cause too small to support. Behind them are teams for whom going to extraordinary lengths to save lives is more than a full-time occupation. In front of them is the virtual world of social media-watching, interacting, judging, making choices, and sometimes, saving lives. From the virtual to the real, their lives and that of their families, entangle in a way that moving together is the only solution. They can't escape each other. In this world of complicated relationships, should love be such a difficult ride?
Oxygen of Life
- Author Name:
Mithilesh Gupta
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- Description: इंदौर से हैदराबाद पहुंचना जितना आसान लग रहा था उतना था नहीं। हिंदी मीडियम की पढ़ाई ने कस के कान गर्म कर दिए थे। अँग्रेज़ी दिलरूबा की तरह नचा रही थी। दो दर्जन इंटरव्यूज़ के बाद आखिरकार जब एक नई मंजिल की तलाश में निकला तभी वह मिली, झील की शान्त लहरों जैसी गुमसुम और एकांत सी। और जैसे सब कुछ बदल गया। वो यानी ‘पूर्वी’, जिसने एक झटके में जीवन में उस ऑक्सीजन का मतलब ही बदल दिया जिसका आज तक मैं जीने के लिए इस्तेमाल कर रहा था। फार्मा में केमिकल्स और मेडिसिन्स के फॉर्मूलों के बीच लैब में चार साल बिताने वाला मैं, आखिर ये कहानी कैसे लिखता? पूर्वी- जिसने मान लिया था ज़िंदगी को जीने के लिए ऑक्सीजन की जरूरत उतनी नहीं होती, जितनी एक उम्मीद की। आदित्य, पायल और पूर्वी की ऐसी कहानी जहाँ से सवाल तो कई उठते हैं पर जवाब की कोई “उम्मीद” नहीं उठती। जहाँ किसी की ज़िन्दगी की ऑक्सीजन उस मुट्ठी में बंद है जिसे हम चाहकर भी नहीं खोल पाते। — ‘जस्ट लाइक दैट’ और ‘तेरी इश्क़ वाली खुशबू’ के लेखक मिथिलेश गुप्ता लेकर आएं है एक ऐसा उपन्यास जिसे पढ़ना आज के युवाओं और समाज के सभी लोगों के लिए बहुत जरुरी है।.
While We Wait
- Author Name:
Durjoy Datta
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- Description: It’s not a choice; it’s just what happened. It’s not a conversation; it’s shared silences. They don’t heal each other; they just make it bearable. And, they’re still there . . . Two broken souls. Together―yet alone. Yet together. When life takes the call for Aditi and Raghav and turns their worlds upside-down, they have no other choice but to hold on to each other; to find solace in shared pain. What emerges is a new pattern and they find a way―not just to cope but to keep that heart-shaped hole in their chests safe from further destruction. While We Wait is a gripping story that gives love and togetherness a new emotional note.
And Then She Unloved Me
- Author Name:
Pratik Sharma
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- Description: Pratik is an aspirant actor from Jalandhar, Punjab. He works as an IELTS trainer to financially support his family and himself. The young and dedicated boy thinks life to be much more complex than it actually is. His own idiocy and immature decisions lead to create chaos in his and life of people around him. Lesser he knew that to escape from Karma is impossible. Thus, till the time he understands what life is, he is left all alone.
Kashi Express
- Author Name:
Alok Mishra
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- Description: संगम का मतलब मिलना ही नहीं होता, बिछड़ना भी होता है।हजारों किलोमीटर तक फैली भारतीय रेल की पटरियों पर हजारों ट्रेनें भागती हैं और इन तमाम ट्रेनों में करोड़ों लोग रोज़ सफर करते हैं। इन्हीं किसी ट्रेन की गेट पर खड़े राज ने प्लेटफॉर्म पर भागती सिमरन का हाथ पकड़ कर अन्दर खींच लिया था। इन्हीं किसी ट्रेन में ठाकुर बलदेव सिंह, जय और वीरू के हाथों में हथकड़ी डालकर जेल ले जा रहे थे। इन्हीं किसी ट्रेन में समीर भी वर्षा से पहली बार मिलता है।समीर नौकरी के सिलसिले में मुंबई जा रहा है और वर्षा सहेली की शादी में इलाहाबाद। वर्षा तो इलाहाबाद में उतर जाती है लेकिन समीर के दिल में घर कर जाती है।यहाँ से ये कहानी ज़िन्दगी की पटरियों पर दौड़ती हुई, अपनी मंज़िल की तलाश में आगे बढ़ती है, और वहीं जाकर रुकती है, जहाँ से कहानी शुरू होती है।
Hum Hain Rahi Pyar Ke
- Author Name:
Partha Sarthi Sen Sharma
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- Description: "‘‘कौन जानता है, भविष्य में हमारे लिए क्या लिखा है!’’ रिया ने कहा। मैं उसके अंतिम वाक्य से कुछ हैरान हो गया था। मुझे तो लगा था, हमने अपने भविष्य के बारे में निर्णय पहले ही ले लिया है। एक मध्य वर्गीय परिवार से आया पंकज समझता है कि उसके जीवन की दिशा निर्धारित हो चुकी है—इंजीनियरिंग की डिग्री लेना, अपने प्यार—रिया—से शादी करना और दिल्ली में चैन से जीवन बिताना। लेकिन जब रिया उच्च शिक्षा के लिए विदेश जाने का निर्णय लेती है तो उसकी योजना में बाधा आ जाती है। फिर भी, अपनी प्रतिबद्धता को निभाते हुए वह रिया का इंतजार करने का वादा करता है। लेकिन जमशेदपुर में नौकरी करने के दौरान, वह अपने बॉस की बेटी काजल के निकट आ जाता है और उसके समाज सेवा के काम में उसकी सहायता करने लगता है। 1990 के दशक में भारत के बदलते आर्थिक व धार्मिक माहौल के बीच वह एक यात्रा पर जाता है, जो न सिर्फ उसे ग्रामीण जीवन की झाँकी दिखाती है, बल्कि प्यार और जीवन के प्रति एक नया दृष्टिकोण भी प्रदान करती है। ‘हम हैं राही प्यार के’ न सिर्फ 1990 के दशक के भारत की झलक दिखाती है, बल्कि यह भी बताती है कि कभी-कभी बहुत सोच-समझकर बनाई गई योजना की असफलता जीवन की सबसे खूबसूरत घटना बन जाती है। "
A Face For You
- Author Name:
Preeti Bose
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- Description: What happens when inhibited Itika meets alluring Aryan at her new job? Undeniable flaming hot sparks fly between them and soon Itika wonders — Is he the man of my dreams? Will an affair with her senior take her down a path she can’t come back from? Is it too good to be something real? Will their pasts return to haunt them or is there a spark of a future together? There’s betrayal. Secrets. And illicit heady passion that crosses all restraint. Will Itika and Aryan end up together or be torn by these secrets, both his and hers? A Face for You is an evocative and intense flaming hot romance, which will reel you into the world of Itika and Aryan with a glimpse of shifting state of marriages in present-day society. But more than that, it tells you— love is never what you imagine it to be!
All I Ever Want Is You: A True Love Story By Nikhil Raj
- Author Name:
Nikhil Raj
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- Description: When Raj and Alisha meet at a family party, sparks fly and hearts stir. What begins as a magical connection soon becomes a deeper bond—but just as they start to understand what they truly mean to each other, unexpected family drama tears them apart. All I Ever Want Is You is a powerful tale of finding love, losing it, and learning to believe in it again. Set against the backdrop of everyday life, this moving novel explores the fragile line between love and heartbreak. As buried secrets come to light and difficult choices arise, Raj and Alisha must ask themselves: Is love worth risking everything? With heartfelt storytelling, poetic prose, and deeply relatable characters, author Nikhil Raj delivers a romance that lingers long after the final page. Whether you’re a hopeless romantic or someone who’s loved and lost, this story will speak directly to your soul. Perfect for fans of contemporary romance, emotional drama. ✔ A poignant story about love, separation, and second chances. ✔ Beautifully written, with moments that celebrate the ordinary and the extraordinary. ✔ Ideal for readers who believe in soul-deep connections and the healing power of love.
Aakhiri Khwahish
- Author Name:
Ajay K. Pandey
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- Description: उसके पिता की हद से ज्यादा उम्मीदों ने हर विफलता के साथ उसके आत्मविश्वास को और भी डगमगा दिया। उसके जीवन में उसकी पत्नी उम्मीद की एक किरण लेकर आई, जिसका व्यक्तित्व इतना करिश्माई था कि वह जहाँ जाती खुशियाँ बिखेर देती थी। सबकुछ योजना के मुताबिक चल रहा था कि तभी अँधेरे ने दस्तक दे दी। उसे पता चला कि उसकी पत्नी चंद दिनों की ही मेहमान है और उसने ठान लिया कि वह सारी मुश्किलों से लड़ेगा—यहाँ तक कि अपने परिवार से भी, अगर इससे उसके इलाज में मदद मिल जाए। उसके पिता को लगता है कि उनकी मदद करने से वह भी अपने पाप से मुक्त हो जाएँगे। वैसे भी उन्हें मालूम है कि उनका बेटा इस जंग को तभी जीतेगा जब अपनी पत्नी के लिए, अपनी पत्नी के साथ मिलकर लड़ेगा। क्या एक हारा हुआ बेटा खुद को एक अच्छा पति साबित कर पाएगा? क्या पिता-पुत्र की जोड़ी किस्मत के लिखे को मिटा पाएगी? ‘आखिरी ख्वाहिश’ प्रेम, संबंधों और त्याग की एक प्रेरक कहानी है, जो एक बार फिर साबित करती है कि एक अच्छी पत्नी बहुत अच्छे पति को बनाती है।
Where Love Was Sinful
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Chirasree Bose
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- Description: A tangled love on the battlefield of sinners… Maya: I’ve arrived in Delhi to meet my husband’s family after six months of our wedding. But what should have been a celebration turns catastrophic and people begin to die. Has it got anything to do with my secret? Shaaman: I love my wife, Maya, and God knows I have tried to be what she likes. But as I step into this house, my maternal grandfather’s house, I can feel the demon in me waking. I need help. But…what if it’s too late? Aahil: Maya. She always called me a mystery. And so I am. The mystery that started it all. The mystery that will end it all. Sparing none, not even her. Witness the most gruesome game of love, greed, revenge, power, betrayal, and hate in a tale full of sinners, a tale where love was sinful.
Do Duni Ishq
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Sahitya Sagar Pandey
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- Description: ‘तेरे मेरे इश्क़ की बस इतनी-सी ही पहचान है, मैं मंदिर का मंत्र हूँ, तू मस्जिद की अज़ान है।' देव प्रकाश की ज़िन्दगी का गणित, एक के पहाड़े की तरह ही चल रहा था। पिता एक आदर्शवादी नेता थे तो वक़्त नहीं दे पाए और माँ के आँचल का साया, बचपन में ही उनकी मृत्यु के साथ छूट गया। अकेले देव को जोड़े रखने वाले, उसके दो जिगरी दोस्त, त्रिपुरारी और चंदन, जो उसके लिए कुछ भी करने को हर दम तैयार रहते थे, मतलब कुछ भी! अपने अकेलेपन की उदासी में जी रहे देव की खोपड़ी, एक दिन अचानक से हिल जाती है। ज़िन्दगी में मेहर खान का आना क्या हुआ, देव के जीवन का सारा गणित बिगड़ गया। इश्क में पड़ने, बवाल करने और ज़िंदगी की सच्चाइयों से जूझने की ये कहानी, अपने भीतर बहुत कुछ छिपाये हुए हैं। अब देखना ये हैं, 'देव प्रकाश और मेहर खान' के प्रेम गणित का हिसाब क्या आया। "कितनी कठोर दिल थी वो? मतलब यहाँ हमारे इश्क़ का जनाज़ा निकल रहा था, और वहाँ उसे भिंडी की पड़ी थी!"
Jwala
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Nirpendra Sharma
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- Description: प्रेम की अग्नि में तप कर निखरने की कहानी है ज्वाला प्रतिशोध को भी मोहब्बत में बदल देने की कहानी है ज्वाला एक पल में दिल हार कर, जीवन भर साथ जीने की कहानी है ज्वाला प्रेम में साहस एवं वीरता की सारी सीमाओं के पार जाने की कहानी है ज्वाला। प्रेम, रहस्य, युद्ध, रोमांच, वीरता, शीतलता से भरपूर एक अद्भुत गाथा - ज्वाला!
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1.What is Amma’s Diary about?
Amma’s Diary is a reflective and emotionally resonant book that explores family, memory, and everyday life through the intimate lens of a mother’s diary. The narrative captures small yet meaningful moments, personal thoughts, and lived experiences that together form a deeply human portrait of relationships, resilience, and quiet strength. Through simple observations and emotional honesty, the book highlights how ordinary lives carry extraordinary stories.
2. What is Amma’s Diary about?
Amma’s Diary is a reflective and emotionally resonant book that explores family, memory, and everyday life through the intimate lens of a mother’s diary. The narrative captures small yet meaningful moments, personal thoughts, and lived experiences that together form a deeply human portrait of relationships, resilience, and quiet strength. Through simple observations and emotional honesty, the book highlights how ordinary lives carry extraordinary stories.
3. Who should read Amma’s Diary?
This book is ideal for:
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Readers who enjoy emotion-led, reflective fiction
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Those interested in family narratives and personal diaries
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Readers looking for calm, thoughtful, and meaningful stories
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Anyone who appreciates books about relationships, memory, and lived experience