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The Fortune Teller of Kathmandu
- Location(s): Burma (Myanmar), Darjeeling, Kathmandu
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical
- Era(s): WW2
A sweeping wartime tale of secrets and love, mystery and redemption, moving from the snow-capped Himalayas to the steamy heat of battle in the Burmese jungle. Perfect for fans of Dinah Jeffries, Victoria Hislop and Rosie Thomas. Hampshire, UK,...
- Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta), South Africa, Sri Lanka
- Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
- Era(s): Mid 1700s
Calcutta, 1757. Bengal is on the brink of war. The East India Company, led by the fearsome Sir Peter Chilcott, are advancing and nobody is safe. Meena, the Nawab’s neglected and abused daughter, finds herself falling under the spell...
- Location(s): West Bengal
- Genre(s): Historical, Travelogue
- Era(s): Current
The first comprehensive book on the River Padma, considered the last leg of the Ganges, with a rich collection of new photographs and maps. ‘The Great Padma’ defines the life and history of the Bengal Delta, the largest delta...
- Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A staggering debut novel of murder, loyalty, love, and survival at all costs, set in the teeming underbelly of Calcutta’s most infamous neighborhood. In Calcutta’s notorious red-light district, Lalee aspires to a better life. Her unfailingly loyal client Tilu...
- Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
- Genre(s): Cosy Mystery
- Era(s): Contemporary
A retired judge drops dead at a swish party in Kolkata. The needle of suspicion points to Punjabi mirchi Dolly Luthra. Now it’s up to her friend, the strait-laced Mrinalini Sen, to don the detective’s hat and clear Dolly’s...
- Location(s): Mumbai (Bombay), Kolkata (Calcutta)
- Genre(s): Crime, Mystery
- Era(s): 1920s
Wyndham and Banerjee Book 5 Calcutta, 1923. When a Hindu theologian is found murdered in his home, the city is on the brink of all-out religious war. Can officers of the Imperial Police Force, Captain Sam Wyndham and...
- Location(s): West Bengal, Boston
- Era(s): Modern
Pulitzer-winning, scintillating studies in yearning and exile from a Bengali Bostonian woman of immense promise. A couple exchange unprecedented confessions during nightly blackouts in their Boston apartment as they struggle to cope with a heartbreaking loss; a student arrives...
Tales of India: Folk Tales from Bengal, Punjab, and Tamil Nadu
- Location(s): Punjab, Tamil Nadu, West Bengal
- Genre(s): Children
- Era(s): N/A
A shape-shifting tiger and a pretentious rat. A generous goddess and a powerful demon. A clever princess and a prince who returns from the dead. This collection of 16 traditional tales transports readers to the beguiling world of Indian...
- Location(s): Kolkata (Calcutta)
- Genre(s): Fiction, Historical, Romance
- Era(s): 1950
A novel set in Calcutta, shortly after the Partition of India. Along with other refugees from what is now Pakistan, a young woman makes her way to the teeming city of Calcutta and tries to adjust to a new...