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The Separation by Dinah Jefferies

What happens when a mother and her daughters are separated, and who do they become when they believe it might be forever? Dinah Jefferies writes beautifully!!! Her second novel  The … Continue reading

November 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

Maud’s Line by Margaret Verble

Margaret Verble’s debut novel Maud’s Line is set in the Cherokee area of Oklahoma in the 1920s. Maud Nail is part of the Cherokee community, living on the government allotment … Continue reading

November 13, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Peacock Palace Hotel by Angeli Koura Dayal

A twist of fate entwines the lives of three people who ordinarily would never have crossed paths. Robby, a product of Hollywood is fraught with emotional issues. Sundri makes her … Continue reading

November 8, 2015 · Leave a comment

What’s Never Said by Susan Shapiro

Lila Penn’s ex-professor of poetry Daniel Wildman has just won a Pulitzer for his book of poems ‘Losers Like Me’, and is in New York for a reading. Daniel had … Continue reading

November 6, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Cosmopolitans by Anjum Hasan

Qayeenat gets cold feet on the eve of her art exhibition, and instead of following her dreams to become an artist, becomes an art critic instead. When she meets her … Continue reading

November 3, 2015 · Leave a comment

We That Are Left by Clare Clark

“DENIQUE COELEM” is the  family motto of the Melvilles of Ellinghurst. Translated it means ‘heaven at last’. Ellinghurst serves as the backdrop of Clare Clark’s period novel We That Are Left. With … Continue reading

November 1, 2015 · Leave a comment

When She Went Away by Andaleeb Wajid

Sixteen year old Maria Suleiman wakes up one morning to find her mother missing. Their breakfasts are laid out on the dining table as are their packed school lunches. And … Continue reading

October 28, 2015 · Leave a comment

Farthest Field: An Indian Story of the Second World War by Raghu Karnad

“It is said that the news of the world war reached Calicut along with the morning eggs….. The egg boy may have been told that rationing and shortages were expected, … Continue reading

October 22, 2015 · Leave a comment

The Bestseller She Wrote by Ravi Subramanian

A successful banker, popular writer, loving husband and father, Aditya Kapoor has it all. When he is invited to give a speech at his alma mater, IIM-Bengaluru, Aditya is confronted … Continue reading

October 18, 2015 · Leave a comment

Interview with Henry Webb by Ines Rodrigues

Henry Webb just published his first novel, With The Children, the story of a 6th Grade teacher in a rough New York neighborhood in the late 60’s and early 70’s.He … Continue reading

October 16, 2015 · Leave a comment