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The Private Life of Mrs. Sharma

December 19, 2016

private life

  Often the first person narrative is used by an author to create doubt in the mind of the reader. Ratika Kapur does the opposite in her novel, The Private Life of Mrs. Sharma, with a narrator ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: Bloomsbury, book clubs, contemporary life, cultural, India, marriage

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Mini-Reviews

September 2, 2016

it's

  First of all, how is it that summer is already over?! I know this wasn't the case in most of the country, but here in Seattle we never had sustained summer heat, just a few days here and ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: 1950s, Dutton, Graywolf Press, India, Manhattan, mini-reviews

The House of Hidden Mothers

June 29, 2016

monday reading

  The House of Hidden Mothers is a melting pot of a lot of timely themes, but author Meera Syal manages them without overwhelming the flavor of the story. Forty-eight-year-old Shyama owns a ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, family, Farrar Straus Giroux, India, London

It’s Not You, It’s Me: Commitment Issues

April 21, 2016

it's

  When I was young, I got around—reading three or four books at the same time, juggling plots, themes, and characters with abandon, but now I’m a responsible reader—no longer one of those ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Feature, Fiction Tagged: contemporary fiction, Eastern Europe, historical fiction, India, mini-reviews, Viking, war

Rebel Queen: A Novel

November 23, 2015

rebel queen

  As a fan of historical fiction I often find myself reading about women as either accessories or behind-the-scenes figures so it was a welcome delight to read Michelle Moran’s Rebel Queen, ... Read More...

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Filed Under: Book Reviews, Fiction Tagged: cultural, historical fiction, India, Touchstone

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