Shobhaa De

Corrupción y familia en la IndiaCuando sus padres mueren en un accidente, Mikki Hiralal se convierte en la propietaria del imperio industrial Hiralal. Deja los estudios y regresa a Bombay, donde se encuentra que los negocios de su padre estan en un estado de caos total. Rodeada de gente en la que no confia, Mikki recurre a Alisha, la hija ilegitima de su padre. Solo hay un problema: Alisha odia a Mikki.

Estrellas sin brilloAasha Rani es una estrella del cine musical de Bollywood y está en la cima de su carrera: tiene éxito, fama y dinero. Pero llegar hasta ahí ha sido muy duro, y Aasha ha ido perdiendo demasiadas cosas importantes por el camino: su inocencia, su gran amor, la felicidad soñada... A traves de su historia, fascinante pero plagada de desdichas, esta novela nos muestra los claroscuros de la industria de Bollywood y los contrastes de la India actual, una sociedad a caballo entre la tradicion y la tecnologia punta.

As the world is shaken by a virus, Shobhaa De a writer who understands the human heart and how it beats felt the need to document not just what she is going through personally but what the entire world is experiencing. And out of this need emerged many unique narratives ...Lockdown Liaisons is a collection of short stories, from the varying perspectives of both men and women young and old, brave and cowardly, cheerful and weighed down each story a unique offering from a writer who understands how very fragile human relationships can be as they break, suffer and are redefined under trying circumstances.In the grand finale of Lockdown Liaisons we have the story of a girl who was sweet and inconsequential earlier but realizes her own potential for success and fame during the lockdown. Then there is the man who finds true love at a juice stall near his office in the days before the lockdown starts but, then, ends up alone at home with his parents, writing letters to a lover who will never read them. We read about the young married couple who find the solution to their woes in a manner that promises them love and happiness, while in the last story of Lockdown Liaisons a ten-year-old writes a sweet and admonishing letter to Uncle Corona!