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That Good Night: Life and Medicine in the Eleventh Hour, By Sunita Puri Hachette India, 320pp, Rs 599.

When you need to accept death, read this to save your life

Puri's mother is an anesthesiologist, and Sunita and her younger brother grew up in a household steeped in medicine.

16 Jun 2019 7:04 AM IST

Mouth Full of Blood: Essays, Speeches, Meditations By Toni Morrison Chatto & Windus, Rs 699

You are responsible for your worldview, keep it simple

The pieces in Mouth Full of Blood are categorised into three parts: the political, Black matters, and Morrison on her...

20 May 2019 6:29 AM IST

Boring fantasy struggles to come of age

Boring fantasy struggles to come of age

All is well with Shui or as well as life can be for a teenager when a new girl joins the school.

3 March 2019 2:15 AM IST

Pyjamas are Forgiving by Twinkle Khanna, Juggernaut, Rs 325.

A #MeToo story, but not exactly sparkling

Anshu, the heroine, is a strong woman, a successful businessperson, a woman who's been through pain and loss.

16 Dec 2018 12:09 AM IST

Queen Victoria the person,not just the Crown

Taylor's proof that Victoria personally had a stronger influence on India than has ever been acknowledged before...

25 Nov 2018 12:36 AM IST

Bridge of Clay by Markus Zusak, Doubleday, Rs 339.50

Zusak's stories within stories delight, thrill, hurt

The Murderer now lives by the banks of a river. The old bridge across the river has been washed away; he wants to build...

4 Nov 2018 12:33 AM IST

What If Its Us by Becky Albertalli, Adam Silvera, HarperTeen, Rs 1,445

A love story of two boys told simply

This is a book about how relationships are formed, what it takes to sustain them, and how to keep them going even when...

28 Oct 2018 12:54 AM IST

The Return of the Railway Children by Lou Kuenzler Scholastic, Rs 755

A nostalgic touch to children's adventures

So it's an apprehensive bunch of children who step off the train at the village.

23 Sept 2018 2:06 AM IST

Chaitanya Mahaprabhu: The Story of Bengals Greatest Bhakti Saint by Chitrita Banerji, Juggernaut, Rs 499

A lovely story, but feels unreal

It would be a book firmly anchored in place and time, solid as only a feast can be.

9 Sept 2018 12:13 AM IST

The Infidels of Mecca by Abbas Zaidi, Rupa, Rs 295

A brilliant concept ruined by poor execution

It's hard to place a book like this. On the one hand, the point of the story is awesome.

19 Aug 2018 12:30 AM IST

Ma Anand Sheela was very closely linked with Rajneesh. Her association with him began when her father invited the then travelling philosopher he was not yet a bhagwan to visit their home in Baroda.

Unravelling the mystery around Bhagwan Rajneesh

Sheela eventually plea-bargained a 39-month prison sentence, and after that was served, shifted to Europe to pull her...

17 Jun 2018 1:41 AM IST

The Love Song of Maya K and Other Stories by Shuma Raha Niyogi Books Private Limited, Rs 395

Lucid but flawed snapshots of life

But the story I most enjoyed and this is personal was Possessedâ€, about Prof.

3 Jun 2018 2:18 AM IST