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The Henna Artist

The Henna Artist
  • Author(s): Alka Joshi
  • Location(s): Jaipur
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

Vivid and compelling in its portrait of one woman’s struggle for fulfillment in a society pivoting between the traditional and the modern, The Henna Artist opens a door into a world that is at once lush and fascinating, stark...

The Himalayan Summer

The Himalayan Summer
  • Author(s): Louise Brown
  • Location(s): Darjeeling, Nepal
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1930s

Ellie Jeffreys arrives in Darjeeling with her British husband, en route to Kathmandu. They have ten-month-old, golden-haired twins, and despite appearing to be a happy family, Ellie’s relationship with the overbearing, philandering Francis is disintegrating. At a cocktail party,...

The Illuminated

The Illuminated
  • Author(s): Anindita Ghose
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A remarkable debut novel about women’s relationships – with each other and with the men in their lives – and the rise of fundamentalism in India today. ‘When the light shifts, you see the world differently.’ A superbly nuanced...

The Jewel in the Crown (Raj Quartet 1)

The Jewel in the Crown (Raj Quartet 1)
  • Author(s): Paul Scott
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): 1940s

The story centres on the love affair between an awkward English woman, Miss Manners, and a British privately-educated Indian, Hari Kumar, who struggles to find his place in an India he does not know. It explores the characters in...

The Lives of Others

The Lives of Others
  • Author(s): Neel Mukherjee
  • Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

Calcutta, 1967. Unnoticed by his family, Supratik has become dangerously involved in extremist political activism. Compelled by an idealistic desire to change his life and the world around him, all he leaves behind before disappearing is this note ....

The Lonely Hearts Travel Club (Destination India)

The Lonely Hearts Travel Club (Destination India)
  • Author(s): Katy Colins
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Romance
  • Era(s): Modern

Georgia Green is about to board a plane to India, alone – again. Things were supposed to be different this time, but Georgia backpacked solo to Thailand and survived, what could possibly go wrong? Only she is about to...

The Lost Daughter of India

The Lost Daughter of India
  • Author(s): Sharon Maas
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Later 20th Century

One woman. One impossible choice. Her daughter or her happiness … When Caroline meets Kamal the attraction is instant. He’s enchanting, charismatic and she can’t wait to set up a new life with him in India. Both their families are against the union...

The Midnight Rose

The Midnight Rose
  • Author(s): Lucinda Riley
  • Location(s): England, India
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1900s onwards

Spanning four generations, The Midnight Rose sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a girl, Anahita Chavan, from 1911 to the present day . ....

The Mission House

The Mission House
  • Author(s): Carys Davies
  • Location(s): Ooty (Udagamandalam)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contempoary

Fleeing the dark undercurrents of contemporary life in Britain, Hilary Byrd takes refuge in Ooty, a hill station in South India. There he finds solace in life’s simple pleasures, travelling by rickshaw around the small town with his driver...

The Nowhere Man

The Nowhere Man
  • Author(s): Kamala Markandaya
  • Location(s): South London, India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1960s

A story of racial violence on the streets of south east London in the 1960s. First published in 1972, the book still has contemporary resonance. Features an extensive new introduction from Paris Review columnist Emma Garman. Srinivas, an elderly...

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