Dreamtamer and Other Short Stories

Dreamtamer and Other Short Stories
Author: Avnish Burman Choudhury
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 155
Release: 2021-09-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1638866082

Would you be able to escape a raging inferno, if your only way out was blocked by your deepest fears? Would you manage to survive on your own, or would you need someone’s help…anyone’s help… Should we fear those among us who perform seemingly impossible feats, or should we try and understand them instead? And in doing so, might we learn something that may enrich our own lives? Are changes in our relationships always brought about by arguments and force? Or may they sometimes come to pass effortlessly, through sheer good fortune? When you look in the mirror, how certain are you that the person looking back at you is truly…you? What if it isn’t…and what if they…don’t like you? Do unto others as you would have them do unto you…correct? How about: never do unto others, what you would never have them do unto you? This applies to everyone: you, me, and even the occasional serial killer. A bereft heart heals on its own. And with a little comfort and honesty, it may find love again…even where there was none to begin with. With tales of supernatural occurrences, fantasy, crime, love and personal growth, Dreamtamer and Other Short Stories explores multiple genres through a collection of six works of fiction. There’s a little something for everyone, and a lot for lovers of a good tale.

A Tale of Arranged Marriage

A Tale of Arranged Marriage
Author: Pranav Rao
Publisher: Leadstart Publishing Pvt Ltd
Total Pages: 203
Release: 1900
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9354582656

Ayaan does not wish to get married. In his late twenties and a product of urban, upper-middle-class society, he’s had a comfortable life. Juggling his time between setting up his new business venture and lounging with friends—and frequent escapades with beautiful women and booze—life seems to be going well. Until one morning when his life hits a roadblock in the form of his overprotective, authoritative mother who only wants what’s best for her son. And this time, it’s in the form of marriage...arranged marriage. A reluctant Ayaan gets entangled in the frustrating and exhausting process of meeting women chosen by his determined mother, who refuses to stop till she has what she wants. Will Ayaan find his perfect match or does the universe have a different path laid out for him?

Primal Allure

Primal Allure
Author: H. D. Fortuna
Publisher:
Total Pages: 227
Release: 2020-09-13
Genre:
ISBN:

In a rural town nestled in the hills of northern Michigan, Vivienne Ward is about to find her quiet life turned upside down. The appearance of a mysteriously alluring man sparks not only her desire, but a chain of events that will lift the veil from a world she never imagined could exist. But this is no fairy tale, and the dangers are very real, especially when the killing starts.---Achak is a werewolf, his body host to the spirit of a beast with a temperament and will all his own. The wolf has been his only companion for over a hundred years; they are partners, surviving in the wilderness by sharing control as they shift forms. But everything changes when they cross paths with Vivienne. Achak and the wolf struggle to master their attraction to this delectable beauty, an unprecedented temptation that will challenge their partnership. They must also hide their true nature from her, lest she take them for a monster.But something far more sinister has also been drawn to this little town- intimidating even a werewolf. Achak and his wolf might be the only ones capable of stopping it.Trigger warning: instances of graphic violence and sex, references to suicide, polyamory

Gynecocracy. A Narrative of the Adventures and Psychological Experiences of Julian Robinson (afterwards Viscount Ladywood) Under Petticoat-Rule, Written by Himself

Gynecocracy. A Narrative of the Adventures and Psychological Experiences of Julian Robinson (afterwards Viscount Ladywood) Under Petticoat-Rule, Written by Himself
Author: Julian Robinson
Publisher:
Total Pages: 338
Release: 2011-12-13
Genre:
ISBN: 9780987095657

Following an indiscretion with a maid, exuberant Julian Robinson is sent to his family¿s country estate to be educated by a beautiful and bewitching French governess, Mademoiselle de Chambonnard, who subjects him to a rigorous disciplinary regime of birching and cross-dressing. Complete in three volumes, Gynecocracy is an influential masterpiece of Victorian clandestine erotica, first published in 1893. It is significant for the novelty of its focus on the subjection of a young man to women through enforced cross-dressing. This Birchgrove Press edition includes the excerpt from Don Juan, which modern reprints often omit, and a number of chapter head decorations from a nineteenth-century edition. The authorship of Gynecocracy is usually attributed to an English lawyer, Stanislas Matthew de Rhodès (1857-1932), who is also credited with writing The Yellow Room (1891) and The Petticoat Dominant (1898), which are also available from Birchgrove Press.

A Wandering Zephyr

A Wandering Zephyr
Author: Sarmistha Gupta
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 165
Release: 2021-10-14
Genre: Poetry
ISBN: 1639975373

Cracks up at silly jokes and blushes on, Etching deep, the neighbour’s daughter And her dimpled chin. - Sarmistha Gupta

Phoolsunghi

Phoolsunghi
Author: Pandey Kapil
Publisher: Hamish Hamilton
Total Pages: 192
Release: 2021-04
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 9780670095193

'Babu Sahib! You must have heard of a phoolsunghi--the flower-pecker--yes? It can never be held captive in a cage. It sucks nectar from a flower and then flies on to the next.' When Dhelabai, the most popular tawaif of Muzaffarpur, slights Babu Haliwant Sahay, a powerful zamindar from Chappra, he resolves to build a cage that would trap her forever. Thus, the elusive phoolsunghi is trapped within the four walls of the Red Mansion. Forgetting the past, Dhelabai begins a new life of luxury, comfort, and respect. One day, she hears the soulful voice of Mahendra Misir and loses her heart to him. Mahendra too, feels for her deeply, but the lovers must bear the brunt of circumstances and their own actions which repeatedly pull them apart. The first ever translation of a Bhojpuri novel into English, Phoolsunghi transports readers to a forgotten world filled with mujras and mehfils, court cases and counterfeit currency, and the crashing waves of the River Saryu.

Savi and the Memory Keeper

Savi and the Memory Keeper
Author: Bijal Vachharajani
Publisher: Blackstone Publishing
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2024-05-21
Genre: Young Adult Fiction
ISBN:

Funny, thoughtful, and deeply moving--with a unique blend of fantasy and actual science--this novel explores both personal grief in the face of family loss and collective grief in the face of climate crisis, and how the only way to move forward is through friendship of all kinds. In Shajarpur, everyone is always happy. The weather is always perfect. But newcomer Savi, a lonely teenager, doesn't know what happiness means anymore. If she were to make a list of things that were the absolute worst, moving to Shajarpur would be right on top. Well, right after missing her father, who just died of a heart attack. As Savi grapples with loss in a strange new town, she discovers something startling. Not only can she communicate with her father's plants--all forty-two of them--she can talk to the giant ficus tree behind her school. Savi soon learns that Tree (as they are known) knew her father as well and that their friendship was at the heart of a magical network of animals and plants working together to protect Shajarpur. However, Tree is in danger, along with everything else, and needs Savi's help. As she joins with all kinds of living things to save the town, Savi is shocked to find she is happy again, even if forces of nature are beyond her control.

The Dream and Other Stories

The Dream and Other Stories
Author: Daphne Du Maurier
Publisher: Penguin Longman
Total Pages: 76
Release: 2007
Genre: Readers (Secondary)
ISBN: 9781405850810

Part of the 'Penguin Active Reading' series, this book provides a range of integrated activities designed to develop reading skills and consolidate vocabulary, and offers personalised project work.

The Evergreen Emotion

The Evergreen Emotion
Author: Srijit Chakraborty
Publisher: Notion Press
Total Pages: 134
Release: 2022-05-17
Genre:
ISBN: 9781638861355

There are some strong feelings or emotions in our life which we never forget and we seem to carry it somewhere in our heart's core through out our life. Many a times those feelings and emotions remains untold. This book tries to bring that untold feelings in front of the world. "The Evergreen Emotion" is a collection of stories, poems and quo...