Tag: fiction
Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments
A WARM, SPICY NOSTALGIA-CAKE STRAIGHT FROM CHENNAI—
Review of Minor Disturbances at Grand Life Apartments by Hema Sukumar
Publisher: Coronet (2023)
(This is a spoiler-free review)
In...
The Girl Who Kept Falling In Love
The Girl Who Kept Falling In Love
by Rheea Mukherjee
Publisher: Penguin (2023)
‘The Girl Who Kept Falling In Love’ is essentially the collage of the...
Bangalore Blues
Bangalore Blues
by Kirtana Kumar
Published: 2023
When you get hold of Bangalore Blues, the ‘lore’ printed in blue shouts for attention. The book aims to be...
Something Borrowed Something Blue
Something Borrowed Something Blue
by Nandita Bose
Publisher: Rubric Publishing (2022)
'Something Borrowed Something Blue' comes in a hardback with hues of red, white and yellow against...
Ladies’ Tailor
Ladies' Tailor
by Priya Hajela
Publisher: Harper Collins (2022)
Ladies' Tailor follows the lives of Gurdev and his cohort, now tagged as refugees and set to be...
Mexican Gothic
Mexican Gothic
by Silvia Moreno-Garcia
Publisher: Del Rey (2020)
One of the most anticipated horror novels this year, Mexican Gothic is a fascinating and intriguing story set...
The Henna Artist
The Henna Artist
by Alka Joshi
Publisher: Mira (2020)
‘The Henna Artist’ is a beautiful and eloquently written novel by Alka Joshi which follows the life of...
Before We Visit the Goddess
Before We Visit the Goddess
By Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni
Publisher: Simon and Schuster UK (2017)
Mothers and daughters have become a favourite trope for literary fiction writers,...
Writers & Lovers
Writers & Lovers
by Lily King
Publisher: Black Cat (2020)
I have always had an intimate relationship with reading. Recently I discovered the joy of narratives of...
Fever
Fever
by Samaresh Basu (translated from the Bengali by Arunava Sinha)
Publisher: Penguin Random House India (2012)
“Those who had shared this belief had destroyed everything around...