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Book review: The Golden Years by Ruskin Bond

A wonderful life The dispassionate reviewer frequently marvels at how this veteran writer continues to hold sway over readers, churning out book after book like some kind of conveyer belt. That speculation usually lasts only till the aforementioned individual starts to read Ruskin Bond`s latest book; in no time, they will have succumbed to the…

Book review: The Woman Who Climbed Trees

The Woman Who Climbed Trees In this sprawling multi-generational saga of a family based in Nepal, it is Meena the child-bride who is clearly the protagonist. Smriti Ravindra deftly combines the personal with the political in her debut novel; the main concern of this book, however, is women, and the love, loss and pain they…

Book review: The Immortal King Rao by Vauhini Vara

A dismayingly familiar dystopia Writers who create new worlds lead you to them through the proverbial Narnian cupboards. Suddenly, you are in a different world; the contours may seem vaguely familiar but the rest of the world is thrillingly new. Vauhini Vara’s `The Immortal King Rao` does just that. It is speculative fiction but the…