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One more chapter

An anthology of 16 short, women-centric stories that resonate with resilience and an unbreakable spirit. Even though the stories are woven with grief, loss, love, oppression, injustice… all towards women; there’s also a silken (barely visible and yet innately felt) thread of hope that runs through them. I connected deeply …

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My Jeans Fit Well & The Ice-Cream Didn’t Melt

My Jeans Fit Well & The Ice-Cream Didn’t Melt (The Illustrated Life of a Goofy Writer) by Manali Desai is a quirky book. Yes, there’s no other way to describe it. It is quirky (like the book’s title, which is actually what drew me), funny, crazy, hilarious, weird — all …

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Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say?

Aiyyo, What Will the Neighbours Say? – is not just time-pass humour. Aruna Nambiar delivers a sly, sparkling collection that made me laugh and then quietly examine my own hypocrisies. This book brings together 13 short stories that focus in on the everyday chaos of Indian life: family politics, society …

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