The Bloody Chamber and Other Stories: Book Review by Asha Seth

By: Asha Seth
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Author: Angela Carter| Genre: Short Stories | Pages: 214 The Blurb: In The Bloody Chamber – which includes the story that is the basis of Neil Jordan’s 1984 movie The Company of Wolves – Carter spins subversively dark and sensual versions of familiar fairy tales and legends like “Little Red Riding Hood,” “Bluebeard,” “Puss in Boots,” and “Beauty…

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The Inheritance of Loss: Book Review by Asha Seth

By: Asha Seth
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#MyThoughts: In my opinion, some books aren’t mere books. They are secret holders, stubborn secret holders that hate to divulge anything until unless forced to. ‘The Inheritance of Loss’ gave me a similar feeling. It was the year 2014. I was staying in Bangalore then. An early morning walk on the streets of Indira Nagar…

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The Lowland: Book Review by Asha Seth

By: Asha Seth
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There are few books you read because you are addicted to reading. Then some others because everyone else has read it but you, and then there are those books that you read because you know that somewhere between the pages, you will remain forever. Books that you eagerly wait for; like that distant music which…

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