Reviews

Book review : Translated novellas 2018
Translated Novellas that Deserve your Attention

Urdu. Hindi. Tamil. Here are some translated works from these languages that…

Book review: A Place for us by fatima farheen mirza
Fatima Farheen Mirza’s A Place for Us will Give you the Best Book Hangover

Layla and Rafiq have started a new life in America. They have three children – Hadia, Huda…

Book review:The mermaid and Mrs hancock by Imogen Hermes Gowar
Imogen Hermes Gowar’s Debut is a Delightful Romp through the London of 1700s

One of the best things I did over the weekend was to indulge in The Mermaid and Mrs Hancock. I loved

Book review : Young Anne by Dorothy Whipple
Dorothy Whipple’s debut Young Anne is a Promising Novel

I would always be thankful to Persephone books (and to my friend Michelle) for introducing me to the wonderful writer, Dorothy Whipple…

Book review: When i HIt you by Meena Kandasamy
Reading ‘a Portrait of the writer as a young wife’ as an Indian wife

When a writer meets a professor heavily involved in the Communist revolutionary movement, she is…

Review : Eleanor Oliphant is completely fine by Gail Honeyman
When You Cannot Stop Reading Because Eleanor Oliphant is (NOT) Completely Fine

Interesting title. Check. Book being listed in every major book list. Check. Still, I wasn’t …

Book review : Circe by Madeline Miller
Circe vs The Song of Achilles in the 21st Century

The literary world was in a state of constant buzz in anticipation of Madeline Miller’s second novel, Circe. But…

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Asymmetry by Lisa Halliday makes you question beauty in imperfections

Asymmetry is an exploration of love, relationships, age, politics and…

Book review: Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenwan
Rainbirds by Clarissa Goenwan is a delightful read of quiet agony

Delightful? That is probably the wrong title. How can agony be delightful? It …