One Hundred Nights is a feminist retelling of Arabian Nights in the form of a graphic novel.
Tag: young adult
The book grew out of the author’s encounter with the Tehri Dam in Uttarakhand, where she saw the top of the old Tehri clock tower going underwater. This led her to investigate the villages, homes and lives that had disappeared beneath the reservoir.
The story revolves around a 14-year-old girl, Aru, who is eager to get married and begin a new life with her husband. But her excitement is cut short by an unexpected tragedy—her husband dies under mysterious circumstances.
A book that explores the school days of Kadambini Ganguly, the first woman to earn a degree from
an Indian medical college, set in the backdrop of 19th century Calcutta, where social reforms are
slowly taking place.
Payal Kapadia’s Woebegone’s Warehouse of Words is a thrilling “what-if” tale, in a world where a speaker has to pay a price for every word they speak.
It is a story of young love between two opposite poles, and both social media content creators. I was pleasantly surprised by how much I enjoyed reading the book!
