Salt & Saffron: Kamila Shamsie – Where you came from and where you’re going
A review of ‘Salt & Saffron’ by Kamila Shamsie
Year: 2012
The answer to “What happened?” and other such unanswerable questions
It struck me last night, when I was sitting on the floor of a slight friend’s house, talking to another friend when she asked me, “So how are you doing?“ Then she looked at me straight in the eye and pointed to her own heart. I stared back, a fraction…
Skinned
A cry of pain. The ten thousand fragments of my heart are the least of my worries when I’m a skinned being.
The Badness Of Good Boys
Is the Good Boy really that much better than the Bad Boy?
The Danger Of Hearts
The danger of hearts is they never come with a ‘Danger Ahead’ sign. When you discover where your love keeps their heart, it’s downhill into a world of pain.
Apna Apna Andaz
In apna andaz, I got revenge.
Don’t Rain On The Office Parade
My first week isn’t out and the high drama has already begun! Started with a marathon meeting that went on past lunch, topped by the first cold I’ve started this monsoon (aren’t they the worst?). Monday was better, punctuated as it was by an awkward-funny round of introductions with everyone…
Career Woman or Wife: Why Should A Woman Have To Choose?
This story of an 80s feminist is always a comfort read. And it brings up a question we’re still grappling with thirty years later.
The Cleft: Doris Lessing – Great Idea Falls Flat
The Cleft by Doris LessingMy rating: 1 of 5 stars This is an example of a mediocre (even bad) book with a promising blurb. The story of human creation, where the first beings were not men but only women (called Clefts). Boy children first appeared as anomalies of birth and…
Back In Office
After a three year hiatus, I’m going back to work. On the 1st of September, I enter the office space again as an employee.