#Bookreview : Sweet Bean Paste by Durian Sukegawa

This book is a tale of friendship, love, food, plights of leprosy patients and an ode to the gift of life. Sentaro was a convict who worked in a Doriyaki restaurant. After his boss passed away, his wife became the owner of the shop. The wife didn’t take much interest in the shop due to her ailing health. The sales were not high and Sentaro ran it to suffice for his needs. One day he saw an old lady,Tokue across the street admiring the cherry blossom and smiling at him. Later the lady approached him and requested for an employment to …

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#bookreveiw: A Patchwork Family by Mukta Sathe

Have you ever felt ‘meh’ after reading a book? I was left with this feeling after finishing Mukta Sathe’s debut novel, A Patchwork Family. I was looking for a short read and the title of the book intrigued me. The story started with the narrator, Ajoba( grandfather in Marathi) and his relation with his best friend. It then spins in to how a bond of friendship, love and trust develops with his best friend’s grand daughter Janaki. While the narrator talks about this beautiful bond, he sites certain misdoings of the society and the system may be to create more …

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