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Book review: The Fragrance of Rain by Stephen Alter

Monsoon magicking This is Stephen Alter chasing the monsoon, taking us along with him. He adopts a freewheeling approach, first walking us through the pre-monsoon winds in the Doon Valley where he lives. The pictures he draws are sharp, verging on violent: `…as the storm closed in on the mountains, I could feel the energy…

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