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rwmg
The Home and the World | Rabindranath Tagore
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When Bimila is encouraged by her husband Nikhil to exercise more freedom than is usual for a woman of her status in Bengal in the first decade of the 20th century, she comes under the influence of Nikhil's friend Sandip, a charismatic radical nationalist.

Although I found it a bit heavy-going at times, especially in the more rhetorical passages, I kept reading, fascinated to see how events would play out.

dabbe Your pick is on the spreadsheet! 🤩 3mo
Cuilin Sounds like a really great read. ✅🎉 3mo
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rwmg
The Home and the World | Rabindranath Tagore
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dabbe Holy guacamole, Batman! 😱 3mo
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rwmg
The Home and the World | Rabindranath Tagore
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lil1inblue
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I finished this delightful book this morning. It's a beautifully written, funny tale of Sampath, who decides to escape his life by living in a tree. He is soon befriended by a mischievous band of monkeys. Hilarity ensues. Desai deftly weaves a story about absurdity, spirituality, and cultural expectations.
This was my June #doublespin pick from my list of #essentialwomenwriters.

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GatheringBooks
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TheSpineView 😍😍😍 4mo
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Lunakay
The Death of Vishnu | Manil Suri
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Eggs Beautiful 🤩🧡🤩 4mo
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Soubhiville
Clear Light of Day | Anita Desai
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This was my June #doublespin, but I‘m not connecting with the writing so it‘s bail for me.

Pictured with the elusive Igor. This is his current favorite spot, on top of my armoire. I had to stand on my bed to get this photo 😸.

AmyG Ha…a true introvert…or maybe just a cat. 🤣 5mo
Soubhiville @AmyG 😂 yep! 5mo
TheAromaofBooks Off the list and on to something that's a better match!! 5mo
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kspenmoll Kitty looks so cozy! 5mo
Mimi28 Aaaww 🩷🩷😻😻 5mo
dabbe #igortheintrovert 🖤🐾🖤 5mo
Susanita Those eyes! 😻 5mo
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TalesandTexts
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This book critically engages with the Mahabharata and tries to understand the social, cultural, political, economic and religious structures of India at the time the Mahabharata is believed to have occurred.

Karve strips away the fantastical and divine layers and exposes the very real humans underneath the myth and mystery. She shows us why despite being such an ancient work of literature, the Mahabharata is still so relevant today.

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lil1inblue
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#bookspin update. I'm finally mostly caught up. I've been plodding through Middlemarch since the middle of March, and Hullabaloo in the Guava Orchard is up next.

TheAromaofBooks Yay!! Looking great!!! Middlemarch is a slog! 6mo
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Velone
Ghachar Ghochar | Vivek Shanbhag
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