Indu Balachandran

Angel Cake
by Cathy Cassidy

Anya used to dream of moving to Britain to start a brand-new life. But as she sits in a school where nobody understands her, she dreams of Polish summer skies and the place where she once belonged.

Then Anya meets bad boy Dan. He?s no angel, but she?s sure there?s a sweeter side to him. And when things begin to fall apart, Anya realizes she?s not alone ? how can Dan be such bad news when being with him feels like heaven?

The Palace of Illusions
by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

The novel traces thelife of princess Panchaali, beginning with her birth in fire and following her spirited balancing act as a woman with five husbands who have been cheated out of their father?s kingdom. Panchaali is swept into their quest to reclaim their birthright, remaining at their side through years of exile and a terrible civil war involving all the important kings of India. Meanwhile, we never lose sight of her strategic duels with her mother-in-law, her complicated friendship with the enigmatic Krishna, or her secret attraction to the mysterious man who is her husbands' most dangerous enemy. Panchaali is a fiery female redefining for us a world of warriors, gods, and the ever-manipulating hands of fate.

As the Crow Flies
by Jeffrey Archer

Charlie Trumper inherits his grandfather's vegetable barrow and his spirited ambition, which drives him to struggle through two World Wars without losing sight of his dream--building London's largest department store.