Indian Short Stories

The book consists of three stories. All of these stories show the problem of women. Women who live in different moods face different types of problems. Sex is the root of all problems. The heroines in all three stories are either murders or similar things. They have their own justifications for each story.

Unravelling the variations of love and the full spectrum of emotions, this book explores the moments of fierce passion, unexpected twists and bittersweet experiences. The richly drawn characters come to life through the elegant display of words. Indeed, this book is a celebration of life and its actualities.

Ayesha Shetty lost her brother seven years ago, the same time she lost everything else important to her: her dreams, her fierce independence, and the man she loved. Not wanting to see her mother hurt anymore, she put her wild self away and became the dutiful daughter her mother needed and took on her brother’s role in the family business. Now her best friend’s big, fat Indian wedding is a chance to get away from her endless duties at the restaurant and maybe even have some fun (if she remembers how).

With accomplished precision and gentle eloquence, Jhumpa Lahiri traces the crosscurrents set in motion when immigrants, expatriates, and their children arrive, quite literally, at a cultural divide. The nine stories in this stunning debut collection unerringly chart the emotional journeys of characters seeking love beyond the barriers of nations and generations.

Do you like true stories of the Wild West? You should love these tales of outlaws and gunslingers then Of course you will have heard of most of them as many have become infamous legends. Some are not so quite well known however, but they were all dangerous and ruthless criminals and all had their "15 minutes of fame", leaving trails of death and mayhem behind them. Most did not live to an old age, and those that did were probably in jail. Their escapades were daring and reckless and many paid the ultimate price in the end. These tales romp along with plenty of action and recreate the ...

Do you like true stories of the Wild West? You should love these tales of outlaws, gunslingers and adventurers then. Of course you will have heard of most of them as many have become legends. Their escapades were exciting, daring and reckless and many paid the ultimate price in the end. These tales romp along with plenty of action and recreate the atmosphere of this exciting and dangerous era in America's history using the vernacular of the times. PLEASE NOTE - Whilst the events that took place are primarily true, (as far as we know), the author has used a certain amount of creative license...

You will enjoy meeting these colorful characters from the Old West, as you read these eight stories: In “A Rancher’s Dream” Matt McPhearson must find a way to go on after his young wife and newborn child are killed in a tragic house fire. Deciding to go West, he eventually becomes foreman of a large ranch where he meets an old hand who believes he knows where a cache of lost gold was stashed by a group of miners, before they were massacred by Indians. They decide to strike out after the gold themselves, but must be prepared to contend with those very same Indians as well as some ...

Do you like true stories of the Wild West? You should love these tales of outlaws, gunslingers and adventurers then. You may not have heard much about some of these bad guys, but they were real, ruthless outlaws and all had their "15 minutes of fame", leaving trails of death and mayhem behind them. Most did not live to an old age, on average just 35 years old, and those that did survive longer were probably in jail. These tales romp along with plenty of action and recreate the atmosphere of this exciting and dangerous era in America's history using the vernacular of the times. Whilst the ...

Winner of the McNally Robinson Aboriginal Book of the Year and the Aboriginal Fiction Book of the Year—a collection of twenty short stories told in Thomas King's classic, wry, irreverent, and allegorical voice.

Termed the Uncle Tom's Cabin of the southwestern Indians and the first protest novel of California, Ramona is the story of 3 cultures - Indian, Mexican, and Anglo - locked in combat. The upheaval and injustice are humanized through the romance of a beautiful half-Indian orphan who grow up as the ward of Señora Moreno in privileged surroundings, then falls in love with an Indian and joins him in a life of poverty and tragedy. The Ramona Pageant in Hemet, California, based on this romance, has played each year since 1923, reenacting the transition period between Mexican traditions and the new U.S. and state governments.

When a wife fails to share her heart's desire with her husband, and when a husband fails to notice the sorrow in his wife's eyes, is the failure of their marriage inevitable? Or can love revive their withering bond and bring it back to life? If the heart so desires, is it ever too late to understand one's life partner? Or are some people simply not made for each other? Dhara and Akash, a couple brought together by an arranged marriage, seem to have a happy life. But beneath the smooth surface of their relationship are tiny cracks, cracks that one of them chooses to ignore, while the other ...

How far can a Dad go to save his family? How far can you and I go? It may be a hypothetical question, but what would you do when things become much complicated than never happened before. We want to save everyone, but sometimes God doesn’t want to. David and his family lived in Snag, Canada, where snowfall prediction was the much-complicated than any other decision. They were the happy family with hate and love, but one day God showed the dynamism they never expected. How God could much cruel to devastate and develop the same world again. Why God is ...

On her first trip alone, all she was looking out for was a bit of adventure. But she ends up with much more than what she bargained for. She falls head over heels in love with a thief! The trip to Hampi is just a way for twenty-four-year-old Isha to assert her independence before her overprotective parents marry her off. She hopes the trip would provide her with a bit of adventure and probably quench a bit of her enormous travel thirst. Unexpectedly, the trip provides her with much more. She meets the most perfect man for her. Akshay is gorgeous, mature, and has an amazing sense of humour. ...

From the author of Sutter's Gold and Bullwhip McCann comes five short stories of the Old, as well as the new, West. There is action, romance, humor and adventure spread throughout the herd. The one key ingredient that they all possess is that Western flavor that makes them unique in an otherwise City Slicker world. So, hang your hat on the peg, kick off those dusty old boots, and read a spell.

Millie Two Bears lives alone in a trailer in the heart of the Blackfeet Nation in Montana. Since her husband went to jail, she’s been on the outs with the reservation. And it’s not just people she has to contend with. Now the prairie dogs are moving in on her patch of land. When a strange woman comes into Millie’s life, and Millie’s rodent war escalates, a fateful confrontation with vengeance, secrets, and survival is just underfoot.

AN ENCOUNTER is the story of Macu, a young man who leaves his tribe on his first solo hunting trip. Hoping to prove himself by killing and carrying home a small deer, his encounter turns out to be of a much more singular and fateful nature. An entertaining and instructive story suitable for readers of all ages.

In 1875 Idaho Territory, Emma Blackwood arrives with her late father's geological notebooks and a dream of finding precious opals in the Owyhee Mountains. But her scientific quest collides with sacred tradition when she meets Daniel Eagle Eye, a half-Nez Perce guide who guards ancient secrets about the stones his people call "thunder eggs." As they venture deeper into the mountains, Emma and Daniel discover their conflicting worlds of science and spirituality might not be so different after all. But when a rival mining company threatens both the sacred sites and their growing love, they ...

Christmas has never been more complicated! Goldie Gill works in a recruiting firm in Toronto and has had it with his mother's single-minded desire to see him married off to a nice girl. Goldie has no wish to find himself a nice girl - he is perfectly happy living the life and hanging out with his cat, Billy. It takes a chance encounter with a dusky, doe-eyed, scatter-brained beauty, just before Christmas, for Goldie to seriously reconsider his plans. But then, he learns that his meeting with the girl isn't a happy coincidence - somebody has been meddling. What is the conspiracy and how is ...

Someone is out there observing her… observing her every move and every comment… gathering material for blackmail! Arya, a 23-year-old, works in an IT company in Pune. She stumbles upon a Confessions page on Facebook. In the beginning, it provides her with a nice distraction. As she starts reacting to confessions and commenting on them, she gathers a large fan base. The page also helps her meet her love interest, Nikhil. But as she enters more into the world of confessions, what she discovers, shocks and stuns her. She is soon sucked into a world far beyond her level of comprehension. ...

Step into Indian Country. Enter the dark welter of troubled history throughout the Americas, where the heritage of violence meets the ferocity of intent. Features brand-new stories by: Mistina Bates, Jean Rae Baxter, Lawrence Block, Joseph Bruchac, David Cole, Reed Farrel Coleman, O'Neil De Noux, A.A. Hedge Coke, Gerard Houarner, Liz Martnez, R. Narvaez, Kimberly Roppolo, Leonard Schonberg, and Melissa Yi.