This book is a smashing follow-up to the wonderful “Midnight at Malabar House” which introduced us to the feisty Persis Wadia, India’s first female detective. “The Dying Day” is every bit as engaging and clever and if, by a strange oversight, you were not immediately a die-hard Persis fan after …
Over 120 years ago, an intrepid British woman lived in the hills of north east India, where her husband was a British officer. Connie Shakespear kept a detailed diary of her time in the Naga hills, which has just been published by Highlander Press, giving us a fascinating insight into …
Quick aside, before I begin this review. Since the pandemic started, I find myself increasingly drawn to non-fiction and the more adventurous the book, the better. Doesn’t take much deduction to conclude that I am missing travelling and especially being in the mountains, and so am compensating, by reading tales …
A second reading of this book was most definitely called for, after seeing the trailer for the film of the same name. (The film is yet to be seen, though I’m saddened by the lukewarm reviews it got). I’d read the book almost immediately after it was published in 2008 …
Anne de Courcy’s book is a delightful account of that well-known colonial sport, husband-hunting in India. Quite. In a book that is well-written, informative, poignant and often times sad, Ms de Courcy tells us some of the stories of generations of young British women who went out to India to …
Does a reviewer have a moral obligation to finish a book ? If so, then this review must carry a caveat. Half way through, mired down by too much information, and too heavy a writing style, this reviewer abandoned “Besieged”. The writer has done a hugely impressive job of tracking …
