Fiction
The Valley of Masks: Tarun J. Tejpal, Rs. 499
Examines the pathologies of power, purity and dogma to give us a frightening yet ultimately redemptive vision of the future.
Table For Four: K. Srilata, Rs. 250
Rumination of the burden of secrets, and the pain of remembering and accepting betrayals and tragedies of our lives.
Blood Magic: Tessa Gratton, Rs. 399
This debut novel is about paranormal romances. Dark and disturbing.
Love Across The Salt Desert: Selected Short Stories: Keki Daruwalla, Rs. 299
Selection of Daruwalla's best-received short fiction.
State of Wonder: Ann Patchett, Rs. 450
Emotional, vivid, and a work of literature.
Non-fiction
The First Spring: The Golden Age of India: Abraham Eraly, Rs. 1,299
Tells the story of the classical Indian civilisation in a manner that is both lucid and engaging.
Feminism in Islam: Secular and Religious Convergences: Margot Badran, Rs. 595
Written by one of the world's foremost experts on the subject, this landmark volume has numerous interviews, letters, and memoirs of Muslim women, both historical and current.
Antharjanam: Memoirs of a Namboodiri Woman: Devaki Nilayamgode, Rs. 395
Ending the silence of centuries, and written without embellishments, this is the full-length memoir of a woman belonging to the Namboodiri community.
The Chicken Chronicles: A Memoir: Alice Walker, Rs. 595
Chronicles her journey, and the way in which keeping chickens led her to a fuller understanding of herself.
Does He Know a Mother's Heart?: Arun Shourie, Rs. 599
The writer explains why he has eventually gravitated to the teachings of the Buddha and what lessons these teachings hold for our daily lives.
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