<p><strong>The Hole</strong></p>.<p>Hye-Young Pyun</p>.<p>Penguin, pp 224, Rs 729</p>.<p>This is a superbly crafted and deeply unnerving novel about the horrors of isolation and neglect in all of its banal and brutal forms.</p>.<p><strong>Don’t Let Him In</strong></p>.<p>Lisa Jewell</p>.<p>Penguin, pp 456, Rs 899</p>.<p>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?</p>.<p><strong>Burns Boy</strong></p>.<p>Krupa Ge</p>.<p>Context, pp 136, Rs 499</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p><strong>The Last Dragoners</strong></p>.<p>Indra Das</p>.<p>Westland, pp 152, Rs 399</p>.<p>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...</p>.<p><strong>With A Vengeance</strong></p>.<p>Riley Sager</p>.<p>H&S, pp 400, Rs 799</p>.<p class="bodytext">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?</p>
<p><strong>The Hole</strong></p>.<p>Hye-Young Pyun</p>.<p>Penguin, pp 224, Rs 729</p>.<p>This is a superbly crafted and deeply unnerving novel about the horrors of isolation and neglect in all of its banal and brutal forms.</p>.<p><strong>Don’t Let Him In</strong></p>.<p>Lisa Jewell</p>.<p>Penguin, pp 456, Rs 899</p>.<p>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?</p>.<p><strong>Burns Boy</strong></p>.<p>Krupa Ge</p>.<p>Context, pp 136, Rs 499</p>.<p>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.</p>.<p><strong>The Last Dragoners</strong></p>.<p>Indra Das</p>.<p>Westland, pp 152, Rs 399</p>.<p>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...</p>.<p><strong>With A Vengeance</strong></p>.<p>Riley Sager</p>.<p>H&S, pp 400, Rs 799</p>.<p class="bodytext">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?</p>
