Danger is His Ally
THE CASE OF THE MISSING SERVANT by Tarquin Hall. Simon and Schuster, 2009. Hardcover. 310 pages. $24. Tarquin Hall writes about private detecting in India in th
Michelle Reale
A Charming Tale, Tenderly Told
A Charming Tale, Tenderly Told THE MARRIAGE BUREAU FOR RICH PEOPLE by Farahad Zama. G.P. Putnam’s Sons, 2009. Hardcover, 293 pages. $24.95. There is something
A Memoir on Music
THE MUSIC ROOM by Namita Devidayal. St. Martin’s Press, 2009. Hardcover. 310 pages. $24.95 Kennedy Bridge, described by Namita Devidayal in her poignant memoi
Traditions of a Time
THE TOSS OF A LEMON by Padma Viswanathan. Harcourt. Hardcover. 619 pages. $26. Padma Viswanathan was inspired by her own family history, specifically the storie
Arranged Anew
A GOOD INDIAN WIFE: A NOVEL by Anne Cherian. W. W. Norton and Company: May 2008. Hardcover. 320 pages. $23.95 Many works of Indian fiction published in the past
Arranged Anew
A GOOD INDIAN WIFE: A NOVEL by Anne Cherian. W. W. Norton and Company: May 2008. Hardcover. 320 pages. $23.95 Many works of Indian fiction published in the past
An Ocean of Passion
Climbing the Stairs by Padma Venkatraman. G.P. Putnam and Sons, 2008. Hardcover, 247 pages $16.99 You don’t often hear about oceanographers who write fiction,
On Pitch
THE MATCH by Romesh Gunesekara. The New Press: New York. January 2008. Hardcover. 320 pages. $24.95. Romesh Gunesekera is one of the most prominent writers toda
Questions, Not Answers
WE ARE NOT IN PAKISTAN by Shauna Singh Baldwin. Goose Lane Editions, 2007. Paperback. $23.95. 274 pages. Anyone who has been reading Shauna Singh Baldwin over
On the Same Side of the Divide
Indie Girl by Kavita Daswani. Simon and Schuster: New York. October 2007. Paperback. 240 pages. $8.99. First Daughter: Extreme American Makeover by Mitali Perki
Positive Parents, Negative Need
Gifted by Nikita Lalwani. Random House: New York. September 2007. Hardcover. 276 pages. $23.95. On the surface, British writer Nikita Lalwani’s debut novel is
Survival in Confinement
THE LIZARD CAGE by Karen Connelly. Nan A. Talese. March 2007. Hardcover, 448 pages. $26. Thanks to Aung Sung Su Kyi (fortunately) and gross human rights violati
