It requires someone with balls to defy the Sultan but none of the chaps around here are up to the task. He made sure that they didn’t have any ideas of consorting with his wives and concubines by castrating the lot. I have managed to escape the eunuchs’ fate by a clever ruse. I smuggled myself into the harem
» Read moreThe curious title of the book prominently displayed in the bookshop’s window caught my attention
» Read moreA heart transplant can have some unexpected outcomes for the recipient. I was thirteen before I realised what an utterly selfish, attention-seeking woman my mother was. My father was her opposite, a gentle, mild-mannered soul who avoided all confrontation. If mother were opposed, she’d have a ‘funny turn’ and dad would acquiesce. Traditionally, we spent Christmas at Grandma’s house. On
» Read moreWish her happy birthday… Today I have turned one. I still remember the day I was born. I opened my bleary eyes and looked around. Like other newborns, I didn’t cry. But everybody else did. My eyes darted from one person to another in the hospital room. The void within me was spreading like wildfire. Suddenly, my hand jerked back
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