Three days before Christmas, in the freezing slums of London's East End, thirteen-year-old Gracie Phipps encounters Minnie Maude Mudway, who is eight, alone, and determined to find her friend Charlie. Charlie is a donkey who belonged to Minnie Maude's Uncle Alf. The day before, someone murdered Uncle Alf and made off with his rag-and-bones cart and the beloved beast who pulled it. Minnie Maud means to rescue Charlie, and Grace decides to help. In...

In the present book: All is WellA Wet EveningHello, this is SonuInevitable BondsImage on RipplesChapter OneChapter TwoChapter ThreeChapter FourOvernight Guest. --Provided by publisher.

Changing PerspectivesContemporary RelationsShe did Come to HimWorried about YouOn Her GraveGift of LovePleasant AgoniesPickpocketsWay of LifeJust Words and WordsDaffodils of DeathCharactersScene IScene IIScene IIIScene IVScene VScene VIScene VIIScene VIIIScene IXScene XScene XIScene XIIScene XIIIScene XIVParvati (A True Story of a Prostitute)Information. --Provided by publisher.

Yes, Capri had died. He called the Fire Brigade and gave them the number of the flat. A crane was brought and a fireman climbed onto the balcony. Her dead body was brought down from the balcony. There was nothing unusual in her death because many incidents like that were reported in Denmark. In some cases, dead bodies were said to have been recovered after two or three weeks after the death. They had accepted it as a part of their social life. Yash...

Whole day Matthew followed Lord Jesus Christ, but he was unable to have a word with Him, for the moment he caught up with Him, suddenly, he felt as if a force was trying to hold his tongue. The bars of chocolate were still clenched in his sweating hand. It was the month of July and the sweltering heat was unbearable. He remembered his country church where 8 orphans would be waiting for him. He had come to New York to buy new clothes for the poor children....

They have been waiting for twenty two days, expecting it to happen any moment. Some of them joke that she is going to take twelve months. My pregnancy has become a topic of discussion for the big family of sixty five members. Though they have their separate kitchens, the mentality of the joint family is still there. They keep on peeping into the lives of others: what is being cooked in the elder brother's house? Who is visiting them today? What has...

The characters and events in this novel are work of fiction and there is no relation with anyone living or dead by the same names. Any relation to the real life characters and events is merely coincidental and it is not meant to harm any individual, any sect, or any religion. This work of fiction is definitely inspired by a number of real life incidents. Raja SharmaForewordChapter OneNew DelhiChapter TwoDeparture from LahoreChapter ThreeJourneyChapter...

I have many Sikh friends and they all are wonderful human beings. People try to associate so many funny incidents with them, but I believe that people talk about them because they are definitely different from others and their innocence and sincerity of heart, in general, exceeds all other virtues which the other people from different religious groups possess. It is true that the courage and bravery they possess have no peers in the past history of...

This is the Only TruthMockeryThe ArtistThis is my Last MessageRelationsSir, I won't Send Milk from TomorrowWings of TimeMy Village is Lost!A Wet EveningIllegitimateMoments of Love. --Provided by publisher.

What is your name?""Woman.""Age?""Four hours, twenty minutes, and eleven seconds," said Dolly looking at the wall clock behind the doctor."Have you come alone?"The doctor gave her first-aid and wrote something on a piece of paper. He called a peon and sent Dolly with him. She was referred to a psychiatrist. It was obvious that they thought she was insane. Outside the doctor's cabin, many patients were sitting in a row of chairs. Dolly occupied a seat...