In the literary worlds crafted by Japanese author Yoko Ogawa, grief is never a fleeting emotion or a dramatic collapse. Instead, it emerges as a quiet essence, gently...
BOOK REVIEWS
The Door-to-Door Bookstore by Carsten Henn
“There’s a book written for every one of us…” 72 year old Carl delivers books to the customers of City Gate Bookstore. He has always made these deliveries alone. Every...
Ayesha at Last by Uzma Jalaluddin: Book Review
When Uzma Jalaluddin's debut novel ‘Ayesha At Last’ was first published, it was hailed as a modern retelling of Jane Austen’s ‘Pride and Prejudice’ which has become...
China Room by Sunjeev Sahota – Book Review
China Room is a tale of injustice that narrates the story of an alienated youth who travels to remote rural India, where his great-grandmother lived in 1929, at 18, he...
Open Water by Caleb Azumah Nelson : Book Review
Open water is British-Ghanian writer and photographer Caleb Azumah Nelsons debut novel .It follows 2 main characters as they cross paths and become entangled in each...
Best of Friends by Kamila Shamsie Book Review
Kamila Shamsies novel Best of Friends begins at this volatile time and in a volatile location, too: Karachi, 1988. The best friends are Maryam Khan and Zahra Ali....
Book Review of Minor Detail, by Adania Shibli
Although published more than three years ago Adania Shiblis Minor Detail is the perfect read during this turbulent time that the Palestinians are experiencing right...
Book Review: Edgware Road: A Tale Two Decades Apart
Edgware Road is a wide-ranging and affecting debut novel about family and identity, from an award-winning historian. Khalid Quraishi is one of the lucky ones....
The Pact We Made by Layla AlAmmar – Book Review
The Pact We Made is Layla AlAmmar's debut novel which is set in Kuwait, where the author grew up, and follows Dahlia... The story is told by Dahlia, the younger...
How We Met by Huma Qureshi Book review
Huma Qureshi confesses early on in How We Met that she wasnt sure about whether or not she should have written this memoir. Its the story of how she found and later...