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The Portuguese House

The Portuguese House
  • Author(s): Pamela D Holloway
  • Location(s): Goa
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Present day

After being badly let down by her husband, writer Liz O’Malley takes a holiday in Goa, in India. To her surprise she falls in love with the place, the people and an old, somewhat derelict, Portuguese house. To her...

The Stolen Girl

The Stolen Girl
  • Author(s): Renita D'Silva
  • Location(s): Bangalore (Bengaluru), London, Udupi
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern looking back

‘Your mother has been arrested. She stole you.’ For as long as thirteen-year-old Diya can remember, it’s always been just her and her mum, Vani. Despite never staying in one place long enough to call it home, with her...

The Twentieth Wife

The Twentieth Wife
  • Author(s): Indu Sundaresan
  • Location(s): Rajasthan
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 1600s

An enchanting historical epic of grand passion and adventure, this debut novel tells the captivating story of one of India’s most controversial empresses — a woman whose brilliance and determination trumped myriad obstacles, and whose love shaped the course...

City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi

City of Djinns: A Year in Delhi
  • Author(s): William Dalrymple
  • Location(s): Delhi
  • Genre(s): Travelogue
  • Era(s): Modern

A riveting description of a year spent in Delhi. A fascinating portrait of a city with an array of amazing characters. This book really describes the city, its magical and interesting nature both past and present.

A Suitable Boy

A Suitable Boy
  • Author(s): Vikram Seth
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

A tome of a read, this book chroncles a snapshot of life in India in the 1950’s, the focus on the lives of the Mehra, Kapoor, Chatterji families – a true feast of delectable prose, realtionship insights and characterisation.

City of Destruction

City of Destruction
  • Author(s): Vaseem Khan
  • Location(s): Mumbai (Bombay)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Crime, Thriller
  • Era(s): 1951

Bombay, 1951. A political rally ends in tragedy when India’s first female police detective, Persis Wadia, kills a lone gunman as he attempts to assassinate the divisive new defence minister, a man calling for war with India’s new post-Independence...

Fifteen Postcards

Fifteen Postcards
  • Author(s): Kirsten McKenzie
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
  • Era(s): Modern looking back 2 centuries

Following the unexplained disappearance of her parents, and in a last ditch attempt to save the antique store she has inherited from financial ruin, Sarah Lester takes on a deceased estate. Amongst the estate is a collection of fifteen...

For all the Tea in China

For all the Tea in China
  • Author(s): Sarah Rose
  • Location(s): China, India
  • Genre(s): Historical
  • Era(s): 19th Century

Robert Fortune was a Scottish gardener, botanist, plant hunter – and industrial spy. In 1848, the East India Company engaged him to make a clandestine trip into the interior of China – territory forbidden to foreigners – to steal...

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi

Jeff in Venice, Death in Varanasi
  • Author(s): Geoff Dyer
  • Location(s): Varanasi, Venice
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

This book is in 2 parts – the first part is set during the Biennale, journalist Jeff drinks and snorts his way in and out of social events, and has a short affair with Laura, an American gallery director....

Singles and Spice

Singles and Spice
  • Author(s): Elaine Spires
  • Location(s): India
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern

A singles’ holiday to India’s Golden Triangle – Taj Mahal, the pink city of Jaipur, tiger-spotting in Ranthambore, the noisy, crowded streets of Delhi – all go to make up a trip that is hot, humid and spicy. Eve...

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