KATHMANDU: Prakash Dahal’s Veiled Eyes describes the spiritual journey of a man. The realm of consciousness that surrounds him is different from those who live a normal life.

Siddhartha is a man who lives in the immediate present because of his high awareness of the greater good, but like every ordinary man he has a secret — one that leads him back to a village in Kapilvastu when he was a young boy. That secret haunts him until the day he escapes a near fatality.

Discovering each day his destiny manifests itself into visions of people he has made a difference to in his lifetime. This call of destiny eventually leads him to a place where he transcends into his happy place.

Author Dahal has interwoven the mystical and spiritual with a simple layout of

methodical events, the language usage is mediocre; characters have no significant traits that make an impact. Nevertheless Veiled Eyes is a quick travel read.

I Will Need to Break Your Other Leg by Prasanna Gautam is a collection of the adventures and misadventures of a doctor who is the author himself. The work is based on his experiences since his college days in India to his encounters in rural Nepal and finally the inevitability that leads him to London to start afresh from the bottom of the medical hierarchy.

The book complete with hilarious anecdotes, also blends in the gravity of the profession of a doctor. There are instances in the book where he is compelled to treat his critically ill wife and one wrong move could prove to be fatal.

The author has shaped the book cleverly and once the first page has been read, it cannot be put down. With a flair for weaving tactful literary skills in dire situations, Gautam proves to be a master story-teller.

A must read, light humour with a strong touch on problems in rural Nepal and the viciousness that binds the west.