Originally published in 1962, Khadija takes us into the cloistered world of a family on […]
The Magnificent Ruins, by Nayantara Roy
In some ways, I would consider Lila De a lucky woman. She’s an editor at […]
Missy, by Raghav Rao
Missy’s life is divided into two unequal pieces. There is her youth in India and […]
The Mistress of Bhatia House, by Sujata Massey
Sujata Massey brings us back to mid-1920s Bombay (Mumbai) in the fourth historical mystery featuring […]
The Bandit Queens, by Parini Shroff
Trigger warnings for domestic violence, attempted rape, and references to rape. Geeta’s life is, paradoxically, […]
Kaikeyi, by Vaishnavi Patel
I’m glad that I read Vaishnavi Patel’s essay on how the Ramayana and its stories […]
Fuzz, by Mary Roach
Mary Roach’s latest dive into the interesting and odd is Fuzz, in which she pesters […]
The Bombay Prince, by Sujata Massey
Perveen Mistry returns to right wrongs in Sujata Massey’s The Bombay Prince. This entry sees […]
Burnt Sugar, by Avni Doshi
Trigger warning for child abuse. Throughout Avni Doshi’s unsettling novel, Burnt Sugar, the protagonist is […]
Purple Lotus, by Veena Rao
Trigger warning for domestic violence. Veena Rao’s Purple Lotus is the story of a woman’s […]