The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
A group of Indian women brought together by belonging to a loan group decide, one by one, that they need … More The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
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The Paper Bark Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
Set in Singapore in the 30s, this cozy crime sets about describing the political situation between the Japanese, Indians and … More The Paper Bark Tree Mystery by Ovidia Yu
A Winter Grave by Peter May
I wrote about the blurb on this book back in the post about blurbs. Not the most exciting blurb although … More A Winter Grave by Peter May
The English Fuhrer by Rory Clements
I think this is the seventh book in the series so Professor Tom Wilde is now retired from his secret … More The English Fuhrer by Rory Clements
The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
One of the members of our book club is Canadian and so her choices are often of Canadian authors, this … More The Stone Angel by Margaret Laurence
The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone
I have mixed feelings about this book. In many ways it felt like a young adults novel although it doesn’t … More The Space Between Us by Doug Johnstone
Either/Or by Elif Batuman
This book took a rather long time before I started to understand what it was about. I was going to … More Either/Or by Elif Batuman
The Snake Head by Patrick Radden Keefe
On June 6th 1993 near Breezy Point in New York, a ship, the Golden Venture, ran aground and amidst many … More The Snake Head by Patrick Radden Keefe
The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
This is one of those books that takes an every day event and pushes it just past the line of … More The School for Good Mothers by Jessamine Chan
To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara
I am not quite sure how you do a book like this justice. I borrowed it as an audiobook, I … More To Paradise by Hanya Yanagihara