Jacob Hills
byI received Jacob Hills from the author Ismita Tandon Dhanker yesterday, and I am done with it by today. That should give you an…
Asian Fiction
The Secrets of the Dark
byThis is the first book in a planned Fantasy series by author Arka Chakrabarti and this is his debut novel. This book is set…
The Reluctant Fundamentalist – The Movie
byI never read the Booker prize nominated The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid. I don’t know why that is, it’s been a pretty popular…
The Homing Pigeons
byIn the middle of the catastrophic 2008 recession, Aditya, a jobless, penniless man meets an attractive stranger in a bar, little does he know…
6.2 Polka Dots, Pony Tails and Purple Pouts
byThis book is a story about three young girls – Jazmine, Tia, and Leena, who rent a house together in Pune. The book explores…
7.6 The City of Devi
byThe blurb on the back of the book says that this book is A dazzling, multilayered novel that not only encompasses a searing love…
8 Our Lady of Alice Bhatti
byThis is the story of Sister Alice Bhatti a junior nurse and ex-convict who works in Sacred Heart Hospital in Karachi. Alice Bhatti is…
‘My job is to cure people, to cure them at the worst of times. I don’t decide when someone is going to die. He…
- Teaser Tuesdays – Our Lady of Alice Bhatti
The Other Side of the Table
byThis is a short epistolary novel written in a series of letters between two friends – Uma and Abhi. Uma is in Calcutta studying…
Mailbox Mondays: February 25, 2013
byWelcome to this week’s Mailbox Monday which is hosted this month by Unabridged Chick. View this post on Instagram A post shared by Nishita…