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“Without music, life would be a mistake.” ― Friedrich Nietzsche, Twilight of the Idols
The Diary of a Young Girl
By Anne Frank
Autobiography/Personal Memoir
In July 1942, Anne Frank and her family fleeing the horrors of Nazi occupation, hid in the back of an Amsterdam warehouse. Anne was thirteen when the family went into the Secret Annexe, and over the next two years she vividly describes in her diary the frustrations of living in such confined quarters, the constant threat of discovery, hunger and tiredness, and, above all, the boredom. Her diary ends abruptly when she and her family were finally discovered by the Nazis in August 1944.
The author was born on 12 June 1929 and died while imprisoned at Bergen-Belsen, three months short of her sixteenth birthday.
Rs. 1,200/- Available at Serendib Bookshop Mount Lavinia.
The Third Antichrist
By Mario Reading
Fiction
Nostradamus foretold of three Antichrists: Napoleon, Hitler, and the One Still to Come....
In the mountains of Moldova, a ruthless tyrant is hailed as the Second Coming of Christ. In the gypsy camps of Romania, a woman's unborn child could change the course of the world. In a polluted sinkhole in Mexico, four siblings pledge themselves to vengeance. Only Adam Sabir, guardian of the lost prophecies of Nostradamus, knows what will happen when these destinies collide...
Rs. 1,200/- Available at Serendib Bookshop Mount Lavinia.
DEAR ZARI : Hidden Stories from Women of Afghanistan
By Zarghuna Kargar
Non-fiction
"Dear Zari" gives voice to the secret lives of women across Afghanistan and allows them to tell their stories in their own words: from the child bride given as payment to end a family feud; to a life spent in a dark, dusty room weaving carpets; to a young girl brought up as a boy; to life as a widow shunned by society. Compelling and enlightening, "Dear Zari" uncovers the reality of life in Afghanistan in stories that are by turn heart-breaking and uplifting.
Rs. 845/- Available at Makeen Books, Col 03.
OUTRAGEOUS FORTUNE
By Lulu Taylor
Fiction
'The jewels shine bright, the glamour is completely envy-inducing, the labels are lustworthy and the sex scenes are guaranteed to make you blush. A brilliantly told old-school bonk-saga - hard to find nowadays.' 5 stars, Heat (No 1 in Heat's Top 5 books section)
'This thrilling tale of money, deceit and love is indulgently escapist.' 5 stars, Closer 'Outrageous Fortune is one of these books that takes you into the world of the characters and leaves you there until you reluctantly drag yourself away again, I loved every page! Fab!' 5/5, Chloe's Chicklit Reviews
Rs. 788/- Available at Makeen Books, Col 03.
Flame: The Story of My Mother Shahnaz Husain
By Nelofar Currimbhoy
Autobiography
Universally recognized as much for her flaming tresses and her inimitable style as for her stupendous and sustained global entrepreneurial success, Shahnaz Husain is a legend in the world of cosmetology and pioneering Ayurvedic beauty treatments. Starting with a small beauty clinic in the veranda of her home set up with the help of her devoted husband and daughter, Shahnaz Herbals employs over 1800 people today, with exports to sixty countries and a range of over 250 high-selling products.
Born into an aristocratic family, Shahnaz is seen as never before through her childhood, her adolescence and the charmed years of her early married life. In this warm and affectionate biography, shot through with vividly-remembered anecdotes of her vivacious mother’s years of struggle and the close-knit family life they all shared, her daughter, Nelofar Currimbhoy, provides a fascinating insight into the personal and professional life of this remarkable woman.
Beautifully recreating the incredible ups and the inevitable downs of her mother’s extraordinary life, knowing her as only a daughter can, Nelofar Currimbhoy has infused her writing of this amazing journey with something of that special Shahnaz Husain spirit.
Rs. 1030/- Available at Vijitha Yapa Bookshop
Be Anxious for Nothing!
By Joyce Meyer
Spiritual
Difficult times, trials and tribulation are part of living in this world. However, God has provided a way for us to enjoy peace as a part of daily life. We can choose either to allow ourselves to be burdened with worry and anxiety or to live in the peace and joy the Father intended.
In Be Anxious for Nothing, best-selling author Joyce Meyer teaches how to draw on the peace of God in the midst of negative circumstances instead of responding as do many people in the world with restlessness, fear and apprehension. She reveals the nature of the peace Jesus describes in John 14:27--a peace which is unlike anything the world knows--and how it can fill every area of your life.
Joyce Meyer explains why we should and how we can do the following:
Trade our anxiety and worry for peace and joy
Develop a childlike attitude of faith
Rest in the arms of the Lord
And much more!
You will develop a deeper, more meaningful relationship with your heavenly Father as you understand how He cares for you. By following the leading of the Holy Spirit, your life will be filled with unlimited hope and overflow with His peace, so that you will finally Be Anxious for Nothing!
Rs 950/- Available at Pragna Publishers (GTE)Ltd No 5 P.T De Silva Mw, Dehiwala. Tel-o777008997- 2712631
The Descendants By
Kaui Hart Hemmings
Modern Fiction
A descendant of one of Hawaii's largest landowners, Matt King finds his luck changed when his fun-loving, flighty wife Joanie falls into a coma, victim of a boating accident. Matt is left in sole charge of his two daughters, teenage ex-model and recovering drug addict Alex, and Scottie, a feisty ten-year-old. And then Matt discovers Joanie has been having an affair. Deciding to seek out Joanie's lover so that he too has a chance to say his goodbyes, Matt takes to the road with his daughters on a memorable journey of painful revelations and unexpected humour...
Rs. 1137/- Available at: Sarasavi Bookshop Nugegoda.
Key of Light/ Morrigan's Cross (Omnibus)
By Nora Roberts
Fiction
Key of Light: When Mallory Price decides to attend the event she discovers that she and two other women are the only guests of their mysterious hosts. They are told an amazing story of three demi-goddesses who have been cast into an eternal sleep and in every generation, three women are born who alone have the power to free them. If one fails, they all lose. If they all succeed a new destiny awaits.
Morrigan's Cross: Standing on the cliffs of 12th century Ireland Hoyt Mac Cionaoith is visited by the goddess Morrigan and is charged with saving his and all future worlds. Now, Hoyt, a sorcerer, must travel through time to find and train the five others to join him and battle against the vampire queen Lilith. Fate brings him first to Glenna Ward - a modern witch. They find themselves drawn together, but is their love strong enough to survive not just the battle ahead but the centuries that separate them?
Rs. 1398/- Available at Sarasavi Bookshop Nugegoda.
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