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BOOK REVIEW: LOVE LETTERS VIRGINIA WOOLF AND VITA SACKVILLE WEST

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LOVE LETTERS VIRGINIA WOOLF AND VITA SACKVILLE WEST This book is a collection of love letters of both literary figures, Virginia Woolf and Vita Sackville West. The story started at a dinner party where they first time meet, 1922. Virginia Woolf wrote in her diary how she felt and thought about Vita, so did Vita. First friendship, then love affair between them for twenty long years of their life until the death of Virginia, in 1941.  All letters based novels or books l ever read this one includes into my most favourites. I can't put this down, since the day l started it. I loved many letters. I wish, l have a strong memory to remember such best feelings and words written by a lover to her beloved.  "You will get letters, very reasoned and illuminating, from many people; I cannot write you that sort of letter now, I can only tell you that I am shaken, which may seem to you useless and silly, but which is really a greater tribute than pages of calm appreciation.." Beginning ...

BOOK REVIEW: HUM KAHA KE SACHY THE (URDU NOVEL)

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BOOK REVIEW: HUM KAHA KE SACHY THE Hum Kaha Ke Sachy The is an Urdu novel. It is written by Umera Ahmed, one of the most popular widely-read Urdu fiction novelists and screenplay writers of this era.  *About writer:  Umera Ahmed's works cross the geographical boundaries of Pakistan. Her original Urdu or translated novels in English and Arabic make her an internationally known writer.  She won the award of the best writer. She wrote 35 novels, many novellas and short stories. She is writing screenplays and novels still. Umera Ahmed's style of writing is straightforward. She mostly writes about social issues and problems, also about love, religion, human nature. She put themes in novels that everyone can relate to their lives.  In my university life, I read some of her novels and novellas also short stories. Like, Peer-Kamil, Shere Zaat, La Hasil, Mene Khuwabo Ka Shajar Dekha He, Eman Umeed or Muhabat, Abe Hayat and many more. But after a long time, I recently complete...