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Honor: A Novel by Thrity Umrigar

January 10, 2022

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When Smita arrives in Mumbai she thinks she’s there to help a good friend undergoing surgery. Otherwise, even as a global journalist, she has never returned to the country her family left when she was ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, India, women

The Secret Keeper of Jaipur

June 21, 2021

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There are many types of satisfaction to be found in reading. One is the excitement of a new voice, a compelling story. But just as good (and sometimes better) is the quiet joy of opening a book and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: 1960s, historical fiction, India, vacation reading, women

The Henna Artist by Alka Joshi

January 4, 2021

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For ten years Lakshmi has worked hard to build her own business. Now, at 30, she hopes to use her connections among the wealthy women of Jaipur to score a financial payout large enough for her to ... Read More...

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Five Best Debuts of 2020

December 28, 2020

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  Welcome to the last week of the longest year in history. I’m going to avoid any rehashing of what a nightmare it was for so many and stick to the easy stuff: my best books of 2020! Today I ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature Tagged: book clubs, debut, historical fiction, India, memoir, racism, social issues, women

A Burning: A Novel by Megha Majumdar

June 15, 2020

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Jivan is a young woman living with her parents in a slum in India. She is a sales clerk at a nice clothing store. Everyone around her is shocked then when she is arrested for the bombing of a commuter ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: book clubs, contemporary life, cultural, debut, India, literary

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