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I'm offering The Second Choice (novel) with a discounted price for a limited period (till end of this month). At present, it is available for Rs.90/- in India and $2.00 outside India, through this link . Please check out the link and download your ebook. If you find any problem in downloading please let me know, through the comment form.

My book - The Second Choice - is featured in http://wonderword-variety.blogspot.in. Please take a look at this. The print copy of this heartwarming story is available in several online shops in India, including juglee.com. Ebook is also available on several places like amazon, smashwords, B&N, Kobos, etc and can be read on ipad, ibooks, Nook, Sonyreader, and most e-reading apps including Stanza, Aldiko, Adobe Digital Editions, others. Those who do not have an ebook reader can be read on computer. For more instructions please check smashwords.com and amazon.com. http://wonderworld-variety.blogspot.in/2012/08/featured-ebook-second-choice-by-lakshmi.html

Read the new reviews for The Second Choice, at goodreads.com. http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/12374346-the-second-choice Also Booksonshelf interviewed me. You can see the featured interview with review here. http://booksonmyshelves.blogspot.in/2012/07/the-second-choice.html Where to buy this book (paperback) and ebook format? Check this link.

Hi everyone, I have created a book giveaway on Goodreads for three copies of The Second Choice . The paperback is available only in India, (it will be beyond my capacity to send internationally), but those who are interested can be given an ebook. Those who are interested in receiving an ebook, please contact me through commenting here. All you have to do is click on the Goodreads link in the top right of this blog (if you don’t have a Goodreads account, it’s free to join and the giveaway requires nothing more than clicking to enter). http://www.goodreads.com/giveaway/show/27616-the-second-choice Please see the right side on top for the giveaway. Thanks.

The novel - The Second Choice, is free today on smashwords.com . Use coupon LU59M. Grab your copy. http://bit.ly/ItfZuy

Please check the recent review of my book The Second Choice . Prior to that there was another review I saw in infibeam. Have you seen the reviews on flipkart? If not, check here.

Recently another constructive review is out about my book The Second Choice , on museindia.com as stated in their Jan-Feb issue. I am posting some excerpts from the review post for the convenience of my readers - "There are some books that one reads, finishes reading and remembers in snippets. Then, some books make one laugh and cry; and are then tucked safely in a forgotten corner of their bookshelf. Few books; however, live on to you; right from the time one reads the first page; and make one pick them from time to time from corners of the bookshelf. This is what Lakshmi Menon’s first English novel in offering does; its poignancy wants you to take pleasure in it at regular intervals." Another part - "The complexities of Indu’s refusal to accept her ‘new mother’ and the depression of Anu; Pavithra's daughter are very well expressed in the middle of the novel. The book starts on a promising note, with a strong image of Anu resting in Pavithra’s lap and her r...

Check out this blog at wordpress.com to know more about the Book The Second Choice. It is available in many places now. Hope you will check it out and buy it. After reading please give your feedback on the book. I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did the writing.

I recently launched "The Second Choice", my debut novel in English. Though it was started long ago, it was completed recently, and got it published by a small publisher Songbyrde Publications. I didn't want to spend further time by sending it to several big publishers and wait indefinitely for a response. Since publishing has become much easier now I took the shorter route. It is also available as ebook. For more info - check here.