The Vegetarian by Han Kang
The International Man Booker Award Winner for 2016 is one of the most bizarre books I have read in recent times. Dark, unrelenting, heartbreaking and unputdownable. I read it in … Continue reading
In Search of Shiva by Haroon Khalid
The history of the Indian subcontinent is extensive in both time and breadth; it spans several thousand years and involves an abundance of diverse religious and cultural influences. Across the … Continue reading
Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly
When I picked up Lilac Girls by Martha Hall Kelly , I knew what I was in for. WW2- with the death camps and blitzkrieg, Hitler and his desire to … Continue reading
The Dark Lady’s Mask by Mary Sharratt
400 years after his death, Shakespeare is still and will always be regarded as the greatest writer and dramatist in English language. However, controversy has always surrounded his religion, sexuality … Continue reading
Perfect Landing by Jyoti Singh
Jyoti Singh’s Perfect Landing releases today, May7th,2016. In Perfect Landing , the diminutive Captain Sara Jena’s flight path collides with the suave scion of the Khanna Conglomerate, Samrat Khanna and she … Continue reading
Asmara’s Summer by Andaleeb Wajid
See, I don’t claim to know much of Bangalore besides Sadashivnagar where I live, and Indiranagar and Koramangala and, of course, places like M.G. Road and Brigade Road. But there’s … Continue reading
The Year of the Runaways, Sunjeev Sahota
Visa fraud, illegal migration and loss of jobs in host countries are part of every society’s current narrative, and economic migrants, legal or illegal, are looked upon with suspicion everywhere. … Continue reading
An Interview with Anita Anand, author of Sophia: Princess, Suffragette, Revolutionary
Anita Anand has been a radio and television journalist for almost twenty years. She is the presenter of ‘Any Answers’, the political phone-in on BBC Radio 4. She was a … Continue reading
In Other Words by Jhumpa Lahiri
….Investigating my discovery of the language, I think I have investigated myself. The verb sondare means ‘to explore, to examine’…….A well aimed verb that perfectly explains my project….. In altre … Continue reading
The Day of Second Chances by Julie Cohen
H ‘You’re not the only one in this family with secrets.’ Honor put her foot on the step where Jo was sitting, and Jo moved over to let her past. … Continue reading
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