Books, and writing

The nameless narrator telling the story of ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier has always been the focus of many a reader attention. The readers…

A deep-feeling aristocrat, a talented poet, an emotional eccentric and an avid traveller, Lord Byron have been misinterpreted and…

‘The sea was glass. The air was soft and misty warm and the only other creature out of bed was a fisherman hauling crab pots at the harbour…

‘Deaths. On the 17th inst., at Ventnor, Mary Frances, widow of Jonathan Rashleigh, jun., of Menabilly, Cornwall, aged 25.’ (‘The Hour’, 23…

‘An appalling tragedy,’ she was saying, ‘the papers were full of it of course. They say he never talks about it, never mentions her name…

Few know that the ‘Rebecca’ by Daphne du Maurier as it’s been known to the readers around the world is not quite what the author…

Looking at the interiors of a house is like looking into someone’s soul, catching a glimpse of the character and personality of the owner…

‘I edged my way onto the lawn, and there she stood. My house of secrets. My elusive Menabilly… The windows were shuttered fast, white and…

The ‘Rebecca’ book series is articles based on the excerpts from my non-fictional book ‘Rebecca — Mystery Explained’ focused on the…

Having studied literature, I learnt a lot about storytelling techniques, fictional genres, literary periods, emerging and passing book…

I have been wanting to write about The Beauty and The Beast (La Belle et la Bête) fairy tale and its recent adaptation The Beauty and The…

There is a universal law, they say, — the one of the free will. No matter what situation or circumstances you are in there is always a…

There are people, especially creative ones, who are impressionable, imaginative, romantic, and emotional to a fault. Especially in their…

There are men who feel. There are ones who think. There are even some who can do both. But they are rare. The thinking type is more common…