The Handmaid’s Tale
byOffred is a Handmaid in the Republic of Gilead. She may leave the home of the Commander and his wife once a day to…
Books
Teaser Tuesdays – More Teasers from The Handmaid’s Tale
byI’ve finished this book. It’s awesome and probably the best book I have read this year, and I am just not ready to let…
Teaser Tuesdays – The Handmaid’s Tale
byWhy on earth haven’t I read this book before? I started it this weekend, and it’s just mind-blowing. Why did I think Margaret Atwood…
Mailbox Mondays: November 26, 2012
byWelcome to this week’s Mailbox Monday which is hosted this month by Kathy at Bermuda Onion. Random House India again very kindly sent over…
8.3 Identity, Culture, and New Beginnings: A Review of Unaccustomed Earth
byThis is a book of longish short stories about the Bengali American experience. Each story involves a Bengali family or individual who has immigrated…
A Case of Exploding Mangoes
byThere is an ancient saying that when lovers fall out, a plane goes down. This is the story of one such plane. Why did…
Teaser Tuesdays – Unaccustomed Earth
byThis book is a compilation of short stories. Here I am sharing a couple of quotes from the first short story in the book….
Christmas Secret Santa Exchange
byIt’s festival time again and to celebrate the festive spirit, I am taking part in the Secret Santa Exchange hosted by The Broke and…
Teaser Tuesdays – A Case of Exploding Mangoes
byHe sits back, his hands resting lightly on the steering wheel, ignoring me. I study his pink, manicured fingers, the fingers of a man…
7 The Wedding Girl
byWhen ‘I do’ gives you déjà vu it could be a problem. At the age of eighteen, in that first golden Oxford summer, Milly…