Mrs C remembers by Himanjali Sankar review

Mrs C remembers is a beautiful story where we see how the demented mind thinks. The story is told by two individuals, Mrs Chatterjee and her daughter Sohini. This was the first book I read about a mother daughter relationship and it was indeed beautiful! Mrs C is a conservative person. She is a dutiful …

A word thrice uttered by Parveen Talha review

This beautiful book is a collection of 16 short stories. The stories were light but all of them packed a serious punch. The stories are set in and around Lucknow. It was a very refreshing read since I hadn't read much about Lucknow and it's surrounding cities. This book has everything! The stories cover a …

Remnants of a separation by Aanchal Malhotra review

'Remnants of a separation' is a beautiful book which tells us in detail about the Partition in material memory. The book is a collection of 19 stories, rather memories of people about their time in Undivided India and Partition. A partition record which is presented in a very very different angle. I often used to …

Written in tears by Arupa P Kalita review.

'Written in tears' is a collection of 8 short stories which were originally in Assamese, and are translated in English by Ranjita Biswas. Arupa Patangia Kalita is a well known name in Assamese literature, she has also translated Toni Morrison's The Bluest eye in Assamese. The book offers a glimpse into Assam's violent period which …

Harappa: Curse of the blood river review

I love reading about historical fiction. When I read the book's blurb, I knew I was going to like the book, and I was not disappointed. The Indus valley civilization was one of my favorites and I was glad to read Harappa. Now coming to the book. The book follows the story of Vidyut Shastri, …