Daily Archives: March 27, 2020

Joy of Life: Effortless Work and Happy Living Through Self-Transformation by Purnachander R. Bikkasani

The book, Joy of Life authenticates the idea that happiness is a buildable emotion in the modern era. The world produces enough goods and services to meet the basic needs and beyond for all its citizens. In order to build an enjoyable happy life, the author recommends setting up goals and affirmations, learning to deal with conflict and change, committing to charity, and purpose in life.

This book discusses what real joy is and how to garnish it through daily activities, adapting to adversity, and taking advantage of a genetic set-point of happiness. If you are like the majority of people who suffer and struggle in life–be that financially, emotionally, or psychologically–I hope to show you how to get over pain and suffering. If you are already doing well in life, the tools and habits presented here will fuel your success and happiness to greater heights.

Painting the Darkness: A Novel by Robert Goddard

From the author of the James Maxted series, “a plot worthy of Wilkie Collins” unfolds as an Englishman struggles to maintain his sanity and his marriage (Kirkus Reviews).
 
Robert Goddard’s international bestselling third novel is a masterful exercise in suspense set in Victorian-era England. On a mild autumn afternoon in 1882, thirty-four-year-old husband and father William Trenchard sits quietly at home when the creak of the garden gate announces the arrival of a mysterious visitor.
 
The stranger claims he is Sir James Davenall, the former fiancé of Trenchard’s wife, Constance.  He was thought to have committed suicide eleven years ago. Although Constance remembers him, Davenall’s family refuses to recognize him as one of their own.
 
Forced into an uneasy alliance with the stranger, Trenchard struggles to hold on to his wife and his sanity until the dark secrets of the Davenall family can finally be brought to light.
 
“[Painting the Darkness] has all the ingredients of a first-class melodrama . . . engaging and satisfying.” —The Times (London)
 
“It explodes into action so that the reader is hooked by the time he reaches the third page. . . . A superb storyteller.” —Sunday Independent (Ireland)
 
“This exciting story, with its careful complexity and completeness–no loose ends–is a joy to read.” —Publishers Weekly

The Fantastic Fable of Peter Able by Natalie Grigson

The Fantastic Fable of Peter Able is a fantasy novel – with a twist. You see, Peter is a Boy Wizard. Or rather, Peter is an adult Boy Wizard who lives in the land of Fiction. His Real World author has abruptly concluded his series, and Peter is suddenly free to explore his world, liberated from the almighty Plotline. Of course the transition into free will isn't exactly an easy one, and there are plenty of Twists and Turns to keep our Protagonist guessing along the way. After all, this is Fiction.

In the vein of authors like Douglas Adams or Terry Pratchett, this book will delight fans, not just of fantasy, but of literature in general. There are plenty of familiar faces from Fiction appearing throughout, as well as many new ones, like Peter, the charming Randy, and a ficus tree named Bob – who, let's be honest, doesn't really have a face.

This is the first book in the Peter Able series. Book Three – just released!