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The Wrong Girl

Arshia Sattar

The Neapolitan magic is missing in the new Elena Ferrante

The Lying Life of Adults
Elena Ferrante | Translated by Ann Goldstein
The House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of India’s Most Glamorous Royal Family /
The House of Jaipur: The Inside Story of India’s Most Glamorous Royal Family
John Zubrzycki
Palace Intrigue

A bird’s eye view of the march of Rajputana from feudalism to independence to controversies

Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India /
Legend of Suheldev: The King Who Saved India
Amish
The Essential Hero

Amish’s dance with valour, religion and patriotism

Dialects of Silence: Delhi under Lockdown /
Dialects of Silence: Delhi under Lockdown
Parul Sharma
The Aura of Absence

A photographer captures the sorrows and stillness of a city under lockdown

The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature /
The Well-Gardened Mind: The Restorative Power of Nature
Sue Stuart-Smith
Hands in the Mud

When planting a thought is space-time medicine

Vesper Flights /
Vesper Flights
Helen Macdonald
Natural Instinct

Wonder-filled dispatches from the wild

Breaking Through: A Memoir  /
Breaking Through: A Memoir
Isher Judge Ahluwalia
Beyond the Glass Ceiling

Isher Judge Ahluwalia’s memoir chronicles a life less ordinary

France Before 1789: The Unravelling of an Absolutist Regime /
France Before 1789: The Unravelling of an Absolutist Regime
Jon Elster
The Nuts and Bolts of History

A timely examination of the microfoundations of big political events

Nowhere /
Nowhere
Nitesh Noor Mohanty
Love Remains

A husband’s photo diary of his wife’s private and final moments makes the personal universal

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