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Legacy - Danielle Steele

One of my favourite writers,definitely a page turner!!

This is the story of a 38 yr old lady named Brigitte whose life changes when she is dumped by her boyfriend after 6 yrs of relationship and is laid off by her employer.She is a gal who would never want to take risks, either personally or professionally. She helps her mom on a family geneology project and falls in love with the character of her ancestor who is a Dakota Sioux named Wachiwi and travels to salt Lake and then to Paris and Brittany in search of her family history.

She happens to meet a writer named Marc at the National Library at Paris who helps a lot in her research of family history and changes her life from then.

Wachiwi is the great-great-great-grandmother of Brigitte, who travels from the Dakota Sioux - New orleans - Paris to marry her man who is the brother of French Marquis but marries the Marquis himself.

I personally fell in love with Wachiwi and Marquis, the perfect couple!!

Matters of the Heart-- Danielle Steel

Hope Dunne a famous photographer, married at an early age of about 22yrs to a doctor and enjoyed the joy of motherhood and also the heartbreak of divorce and loss of her only daughter.She travels to India and Tibet and heals her wounds of heart staying at the ashramas in Rishikesh and Tibet. She falls in love with one of her subject Finn O'Neill, who is a famous Writer. She gets carried away by his warmth but finds it irresistible to get along with him because of his past, lies, jealousy and greed for her money.She discovers that Finn is a Sociopath. Sociopath is someone who destroys you and your heart and your existence as a whole. He appears to be very loving at the beginning but as days pass on leaves her traumatized,and threatens to kill her for money. Her one year relationship with Finn kills her heart and soul.

Hope finds it impossible to continue the relationship with Finn and takes the help of her friend Robert who is an attorney at Dublin and ends up in India in the ashramas to heal.Its a blend of suspense and drama dealt neatly and very close to heart.

Ontari Nakshatram - Yaddanapudi Sulochana Rani

Too much of family drama, main lead both male and female very immature, everything revolving around money...somehow was not a pleasant one for me..
For a moment I did not even get what was happening, story ending with a generation leap.

Anuhya - Balabhadrapatruni Ramani

A typical Ramani types with a beautiful and innocent heroine born and brought up in an orthodox family in a remote village, gets married. She seldom tries to express her views and feels suffocated in the relationship. She starts exploring life after the couple plan for divorce on mutual agreement. Time pass story!!

The Prodigal Daughter - Jeffrey Archer

Top writing and a page turner, I could not put the book down literally.

The story is about the daughter of a Polish Immigrant to US of A, who is a famous hotelier. Florentyna daughter of Abel dreams to become the first female President of US of A. Her life in past,future and present involving lots of twists and turns. The endless obstacles in her journey from a daughter of a successful hotelier to President of US of A. Success never comes easily, simple concept explained very well. There is an involvement of real life politicians in this story which is very gripping with good timing. Added advantage is I could know the elections procedure in US of A. A book worth the time spent reading.

Big Girl - Danielle Steele

Victoria, daughter of Jim and christine undergoes a lot of emotional abuse by her own parents since she had no resemblence to them, was obese and a little smart and less beautiful according to her parents. Victoria loves her younger sister Grace who receives unconditional love from her parents based on her beauty and she being their replica. Victoria's accomplishments never get acknowledged by her verbally abusive dad. She accepts a job in NY and moves away from her family to overcome the feeling of worthlessness and realises her value.

This is one of the latest books of DS. I was a little disappointed with the plot, obese daughter treated very badly, and parents never realised their mistake. And to my surprise a blonde with big blue eyes is made to feel inferior in respect to beauty!!! Gal who never had a date all through her college is considered a loser by her parents :) Very light read.

Sudha.

HRF Bulletin…Visthaapana – Vidhwamsam

Ee bulletin lo mana Govt chesthunna (chesthunnaamani cheppukuntunna) development projects gurinchina detailed reports, vaati pros and cons annee vunnaayi…Govt approve chesina SEZs, Projects kosam gather chesina bhoomulu, vaati valana asrayam kolpoyina vaalla problems, Coastal corridor peru tho pollute avuthunna environmental balance ilaanti issues gurinchi enno vishayaalu vunnaayi…

Prasthutham adhikaaramlo, prathipaksham lo vunna ye party ni adiginaa thama aim state ni develop cheyyadame ani chepthaaru…but development ante vaalla definition enti? Andarikee manchi education, thindi, arogyam, illu veetitho comfortable life ivi provide cheyyadam anukundaam…kaanee jaruguthunnadi totally different…Abhivrudhi perutho corporate companies ki mana statelo vunna human and natural resources oppachepthunnaaru kadaa…deeni valla equal oppurtunities atunchi pedda pedda companies laabha paduthunnaayi….. poor ppl emo vunna kastha aadhaaram (bhoomi, neeru, adavulu veeti meeda depend ayi brathukuthunna ppl) pogottukuni homeless avuthunnaaru…Societylo differences peruguthaayi + Natural resourcesni chethulaara maname nasanam chesukuni muppu techukuntunnaam…chaalaa mandi argue chesthaaru…Govt vaallaki vere alternatives provide chesi, kothaga start chesthunna works lo vallaki employment provide chesthondi kadaa ani…Deeniki example gaa mana Govt approve chesina SEZs gurinchi discuss chesaaru….

Kotha companies, industries pedithe andulo employement provide chesthaam asrayam pogottkunna vaallaki ani chepthaaru…Mana govt approve chesina 57 SEZs lo 39 IT related vi…veetilo poor n uneducated ppl ki udyogaalu ivvaleru…so baagupadedi chaduvukunna vaallu, nastapoyedi chaduvuleni (chaduvukoleni) village ppl…vaalla lands, houses annee govtki dhaaradhattam chesi…alanee Pharma SEZlu…ee IT companies construction stagelo vundagaa labour work avee vuntaayi, kaanee avi temperory ne kadaa..aa tarvatha vaallu ekkadiki vellaali? Ponee kotha industries ki related townships lo veellaki employment vuntundaa ante enthamandiki provide cheyyagalaru? Factorieslo labour work ichinaa andulo labour laws n rights ki sambandhinchi chaalaa exceptions ichaaruta….Ee SEZla kosam bhoo sekarana valla niraasrayulayyedi ekkuva mandi elaanti technical skills, chaduvu, exposure leni aadivaaseelu, chepalu patte vaallu, tribals…edo real estate market perigi ekara, rendekaraalu vunna farmers polaalu ammukuni aa dabbutho bagupaddaa, oorlaki oorlu khaalee chesthunnappudu ee chinna raithula sankhya enthalo vuntundi? polaalu leni, unnaa sarayina documents choopinchaleni vaalla sangathi enti? asalivemee leni tribals, fishermen veellanem chesthaaru? Inni lakshala mandiki upadhi (permanentga) ekkada, elaa provide chesthaaru? Ee issues annee ee bulletinlo discuss chesaaru.

Idanthaa oka vepu ayithe, maro vepu future generations ni effect chese environmental pollution…ee points annee validgaane anipinchaayi naaku…ye party powerlo vunnaa development ante ento question chesukokundaa ilaantivannee approve chesthundemo…so independant organisations, prajaa sanghaalu, victims veellantha kalsi fight chesthene ilaanti disastrous development ni aapagalaru…and alaanti fights mana statelo chaalaa takkuva rangelo jaruguthunnaayi…ee vishayaalu manam books chadivo, meetingski attend ayo thelsukuntaam…asalu veeti valana directgaa nastapoye vaariki matram ee information anthaa elaa cheruthundo, vallani gather chesi protest elaa cheyyaalo mari…Govt edo relief package provide chesthundi ane kaanee daani valana labha nastaalu ento identify chesukunelaa vaallunnaara?

Ee bulletinlo Vizag agency area lo Baxite ganula thavvakam, Singareni opencast projects ilaa chaalaa vaati gurinchina details vunnaayi….and HRF vaallu last year publish chesina pamplets annee koodaa vunnaayi…thappakundaa manamanthaa chadivi thelsukovaalsina vishayaalu chaalaa vunnaayi…ee books Navodaya bookhouse lo dorukuthaayi.

--Keerthi Cherukuri

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