PEAKLIFE

With India taking precautions and people working from home, the most common question is what to do with excessive free time.

The Namesake – Jhumpa Lahiri

Based on the lives of two Indian immigrants living in the United States, the book talks about how they manage to balance their lives between their home country and a completely new land. It’s a story of how they accept that their kids will always be American and not Indian as they are. It’s a must read book especially when we all are self-quarantine.

A Suitable Boy – Vikram Seth

Published in 1993, A Suitable Boy is one of the longest novels ever to be published in a single volume in English language. It’s a perfect book during these crucial times. The book talks about normal place stuck in normal situations like love, ambition, humour and sadness. The book is set in 1950’s, in a newly independent India.

Behind Closed Doors by B.A. Paris

How do you deal with a situation when you get to know the person you are married to is a sadistic psychopath? Behind Closed Doors is a thriller putting you on the side of the murderer with a basic plot. Jack and Grace seem to be the ideal couple but upon looking closer things seem dark. How come both are never apart, how come Grace never answers the phone, always avoids going out even though she doesn’t work.

Wildland by Rebecca Hodge

The story explores our fears that we must overcome in the face of death. The book is perfect for fans of Jodi Picoult, Kristin Hannah, and Anita Shreve, the novel follows protagonist Kat Jamison, recently re-diagnosed with breast cancer, as she decides whether she has the will to fight back yet again.

The Courage to Love by Stephen Gilligan

The book is close to perfect in order to find deep connections with oneself, others and the surrounding environment. Gilligan very carefully leads the readers to understand themselves, their personality and needs through the discovery of external negative power or, as he says, “alienating” beliefs and establishing nurturing habits. The book combines traditional therapeutic techniques and meditation.