Bend it like Bhaskar - Fans of Bend it like Beckham and The Monsoon Wedding
will revel in Bhaskar's wit, finesse, and empathy - The Virginia Quarterly Review,
David Lee Rubin
Anything but modest feat - Bhaskar develops her characters with a delicate touch
- The Capital Times, Stephanie Bedford
Delineates each situation with humour and sympathy - The writer who comes to
mind is R.K.Narayan, who knew how to give life to ordinary characters we meet or
see everyday - Uma Parameswaran, author and academic
Readers are in for a treat of Indian culture - The settings are vibrant and alive,
while the characters are enticing - Heather Froeschl, BookReview.com
Wonderful investment in knowledge and enjoyment - Masterful job at capturing the
infiltration of Western Culture into the traditions of Indian society - Bum's Bluff
When I finished I wanted more - Each little gem of a story give special insight into
the characters lives - Avocados with Salt
Expertly put together - Bhaskar's first book of short stories, and I hope not her
last - Kala Kahani, Rebecca Massiah
Range of emotions - Stories that give you a brief glimpse of the place it is set in
and the people it talks about. Interesting tales that make for light reading - The
Hindu, Nimi Kurian
Engrossing and Illuminating - Sometimes heartbreaking, sometimes hilarious -
Rebecca's Reads, Rebecca Brown
Shielding Her Modesty - Shades of RK Narayan? Perhaps, but enchantingly
original - Sunday Tribune Spectrum, Randeep Wadehra
Pleasant feel good stories, the kind you should carry with you for a journey -
Indian Express, Sushila Ravindranath
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