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The Hole
Hye-Young Pyun
Penguin, pp 224, Rs 729
This is a superbly crafted and deeply unnerving novel about the horrors of isolation and neglect in all of its banal and brutal forms.
Don’t Let Him In
Lisa Jewell
Penguin, pp 456, Rs 899
He’s the perfect man. He says he loves you. You think he might even be made for you. And then he leaves for days at a time. You don’t know where he’s gone or who he’s with...Will you let him in?
Burns Boy
Krupa Ge
Context, pp 136, Rs 499
Through the fraught relationships between mothers and sons and mothers and daughters, the author peels back the layers of familial truths and the pain we endure to keep up appearances.
The Last Dragoners
Indra Das
Westland, pp 152, Rs 399
Ru is a boy from nowhere. When Ru asks his parents, they tell him he is descended from nomads. But even nomads must come from somewhere...
With A Vengeance
Riley Sager
H&S, pp 400, Rs 799
In 1942, six people destroyed Anna Matheson’s family. Twelve years later, she’s ready for retribution. Under false pretences, Anna has lured those responsible for her family’s downfall onto a luxury train from Philadelphia to Chicago. What will she do next?