Burnt Sugar – Avni Doshi

Mothers, am I right? The way mothers and daughters interact and even compete is fodder for millions of novels and hour upon hour of therapy. At least for me. For Doshi, too. This novel gives us insight into the relationship between our main character and her mother. They had a wild ride, including living in …

Quichotte – Salman Rushdie

Don Quixote but an immigrant Indian old man in America with a possibly demented idea about being on a quest for the love of an Indian-American actress. He’s a traveling salesman, or was, on his quest with his imaginary son. Or maybe the book is about the author of Quichotte’s story, an Indian-American man in …

The Association of Small Bombs – Karan Mahajan

I spent a lot of time early in this book looking at a map of India, trying to figure out the scale of the bombers journey to Delhi, and where different actions may have taken place along the Ring Road. I realize I know nothing about India, and that the world is very, very large. …