Anita Rau Badami's Tamarind Mem (1996) Penguin Books, 1998 Tamarind Mem opens with a telephone call, from Kamini (who is studying in Calgary) to her mother (in India). Tension mingles with fondness: it’s an introduction in broad strokes. The conversation is relayed from Kamini’s perspective and then the narrative slips
Summertiiiiiiime! I think this is going to be an amazing reading summer. Last year, my page-turning had its ups and downs, but this season looks like it will be book-soaked. At first I was thinking Theme Reading, but then I took a look at my 2011 Reading Plans
Reading in company. It’s always more fun, isn’t it? Not that a stack of Persephones and a stack of lemon cakes aren’t enjoyable in and of themselves. But there’s something about knowing that there are similar stacks of books and stacks of sweets at hand for other readers. That, just
It's here. It's finally here. Persephone Reading Weekend, hosted by Claire and Verity. You've probably already seen a lot of buzz about it in blog land. There are a lot of Persephone readers in these here parts. I've been eyeing their preparatory posts. Just hoping. And, in quiet moments, I've been half-thinking about
What better way to celebrate February than with a bit of Heroine Love? Celebrate your love of literature's greatest heroines along with Erin Blakemore, author of The Heroine's Bookshelf You just might win a heroic selection of books and trinkets on February 18! You've already heard me rave about Maggie Lloyd in Swamp
