book review
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‘No Place To Call My Own’: A slow start makes way for a realistic portrayal of women’s relationships
Sayari Debnath
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‘Great Eastern Hotel’: A sprawling, precise novel about Calcutta’s people and big historical moments
Sanjay Sipahimalani
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‘Girl’: The vitality of multispecies life is evident in Ruth Padel’s latest book of poems
Tansy Troy
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Fantasy novel ‘The Garden of Delights’: Kindness is the only antidote to hate and conflict
Rahul Vishnoi
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‘The Other Sister’: An unconventional, brave novel about the unbearable emptiness of virtual living
Mandira Nayar
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‘Our Evenings’: Alan Hollinghurst’s elegiac look at class, sexuality, race in the post-Brexit era
Andrew van der Vlies, The Conversation
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‘The Book of Exodus’: A rare novel about the meaning and meaninglessness of everyday living
Saurabh Sharma
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‘The Grudges of Gajanan Godbole’: A crass protagonist, messy plot, and no clear convictions
Debasmita Bhowmik
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‘Shrink’ by Rachel M Thomas: A compelling graphic novel about navigating fatphobia as a young woman
Rosie Nelson, The Conversation
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‘My Palestine’: Mohammad Tarbush’s memoir is a heartbreaking read about the Palestinian plight
Ananya Sarda
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‘Aag Aur Pani’: Hindi writer Vyomesh Shukla draws an authentic portrait of eternal Banaras
Ashutosh Kumar Thakur
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‘Still Lives’: Reshma Ruia’s novel shows how the loss of home sometimes leads to a loss of self
Saloni Sharma
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‘Everyday Reading’: A richly informative book relives the glory days of Hindi magazine publishing
Sayari Debnath
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‘Think Again’: Jaqueline Wilson’s novel grapples with the realities of being a late millennial
Annabel M Yates, The Conversation
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‘The Fertile Earth’: An epic debut novel about how class and caste dictates whom and how to love
Sharmistha Jha
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‘We Solve Murders’: Richard Osman’s new murder mystery promises – and delivers – a good time
Samyukta Bhowmick
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‘The Extraordinary Life of Max Bulandi’: A charming novel about a forgotten rockstar
Debasmita Bhowmik
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‘Iru’: A biography in motion about anthropologist Irawati Karve, who lived life on her own terms
Ipshita Mitra
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‘Indian Millennials’: What being a Millennial means to the Akashs, Sameers, and Siddharths of India
Sayari Debnath
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‘Dalithan’: KK Kochu’s autobiography is a crucial cultural-historical-political document
Saloni Sharma