So there I was, power walking up and down my Delhi driveway (we are locked down, and not allowed out to exercise), listening to one of my favourite podcasts: Marathon Training Academy. It was a recent episode in which they were chatting with a British anthropologist who just happens to …
This just published thriller is one of the most heart-racing, gripping books I‘ve read in ages. I’d already pre-booked “I Follow You” which was published on October 1st and it duly appeared in my kindle that same day. 2 days later, galloping through the final chapters, metaphorically turning over the …
I first read this extraordinary book about the state of one of India’s most sacred rivers a year ago, and was bowled over by the research as well as the empathy the writer shows towards India. Although lamenting the damage done to the Ganga/Ganges – this most holy & revered …
Having just this week discovered the wonderful writer Luke Jennings, I have also discovered something called a Kindle single. Mr. Jennings has published 2 Kindle Singles, and I read “Codename Villanelle” in one Sunday afternoon sitting, and am now hooked, on both the format, and what I hope is going …
Had I heard of the book and/or Robert Galbraith before the latter was unmasked as J.K.Rowling? No. Did I read “The Cuckoo’s Calling” because of the above ? Yes. Is it a good read, regardless of who wrote it? Yes, yes and yes. As a non Harry Potter fan (I …
