"This book on the Congress Radio of 1942 is a thrilling and moving account of how a daring underground operation was conceived and carried out, and of how it was busted by the colonial police. It is meticulously researched, drawing on a wide range of primary sources. [...] The book deserves a wide readership, within and beyond the academy' -…
Winner of the International Association of Culinary Professionals Literary Food Writing Award 'There is as much good stuff to read as to cook in Jennifer Brennan's beautifully produced culinary memoir.' - The Observer ‘One the great cookbooks of all time’ — Laurie Colwin, author of Home Cooking & More Home Cooking
“Manan Kapoor’s immersive study returns the poet to his roots, which are inescapably Indian-there’s no other word for the syncretic mastery of the Hindi, Urdu and English traditions that shaped his work.”-Jeet Thayil
A memoir of family, war and peace FINALIST FOR THE 2020 NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD FOR AUTOBIOGRAPHY “Immersive, exhilarating. . . . This memoir adds an essential voice to the genre of migrant literature, challenging false popular narratives that migration is optional, permanent and always results in a better life.”—The New York Times Book Review
