Here is a brand new collection (2016 release) of ten stories, each with a distinct flavor. #india #diversebookbloggers
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Two of my favourites in the collection are Cotton (where a lady discovers that she is stuffed with cotton) and Sandalwood (where a husband confesses to his wife after 17 years of marriage that he is homosexual and leaves her to live with his partner. He takes his kids with him)

Excellent book on everything about writing and publishing. Almost like a crash course on the whole thing

‘‘Always‘‘

The Answers by Lacey is about an interesting 'Girlfriend experiment ' where a group of highly paid young women are assigned the different tasks of a Girlfriend (Emotional, mundane, maternal etc).

The writing is fast paced and there is sarcasm that makes one laugh. There is strong commentary about love, the rich and the poor and whether love can be quantified

Ysenda Maxtone Graham's Mr. TIBBIT'S CATHOLIC SCHOOL is about a private school in South Kensington. It gives an accurate picture of the life of boys enrolled in such schools. The book focuses on an eccentric cast of teachers and the various headmasters who worked in the school.

Overall a delightful read. However there are some racist comments that might have to be read taking into account the time when such sentiments existed

The whole setting where women get the power to conduct electricity is pretty scary. The writing was engrossing but I would have loved it more if it wasn't a direct reversal of gender roles in the present world.

This novel won the Baileys Prize for Women's fiction this year and might be made into a TV show soon. A TV show with women having special powers sounds cool.

Story- child bride named Effi married to a much older man and is befriended by a womanizer

Strengths:
Excellent characters sketches.
The settings speak volumes about the situation described. When Effi is lonely and scared the house she lives in has the vibes of a haunted house.

The womanizer does not play a large role in the novel; rather it is Effi who wants to reclaim her marriage. She isn't shallow but does mistakes because of her age.

Story of a boy who desperately wants trousers because nobody in his class wears half pants anymore. Fast paced and reads like a movie.

A strong debut by #chimamanda . I love how beautifully the flaws and imperfections in characters are portrayed. It is a coming of age story mixed with religious and family sentiments. The ending was a bit rushed . But a good read.

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One of my best reads of 2015. Basically Americanah is a love story. But it holds elements of race, what it means to be black in America and the story of an immigrant in America.

5/5 stars for this powerful novel from Adichie. Discussion live on IG now

Quiet prose about the English countryside. A collection of short stories that make the Suffolk countryside com alive.
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