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Book Review 56: The Sleepless Beauty by Rajesh Talwar.

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Rajesh Talwar's latest book, The Sleepless Beauty, is a beautiful fairy-tale which narrates the story of a young Princess Ramya. She lives in a small kingdom near the Himalayas. When her mother, Queen Mohini passes away, the princess was only at a tender age of twelve. As a result of this tragic incident, Princess Ramya suffers from insomnia. Her father, King Bhoj, tries all efforts to make the princess sleep, but all end in vain. Nothing can help her to fall asleep. The princess grew up, but this problem of her sleeplessness remained. She came to be known as the 'Sleepless Beauty'. Eventually, the king comes up with a competition, in which whoever will succeed in getting the princess to sleep, will get her hand in marriage. The story takes exciting turns with romantic and comic elements which will surely make you fall in love with the tale. To know more about what happens to Princess Ramya, you have to read the book. This book is very different from the last book t

Book Review 55: Bestseller by Ahmed Faiyaz.

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Bestseller by Ahmed Faiyaz is a hilarious satire on the Indian publishing industry. The content is very fresh, interesting and it is a light read. This book gives an insight into the 'behind the scenes' of the publishing industry.  The plot was quite different and there was not a boring moment in the entire book. The plot revolves around Akshay Mathur, a literary editor who has lost his job in the UK and has moved to India to turnaround and revamp Kalim, an old publishing house in India. And he has only a year ahead to prove himself and bring Kalim in the limelight. What follows is an amazing journey filled with twists and turns and lots of funny instances. Read the book to enjoy and know more about Akshay Mathur's story. The book is a complete page-turner. It is fast-paced and written in an easy and lucid language. The writing style is great and the narration was on point. The story touches on various themes and is absolutely an enjoyable read. The characters ar