Historical books set in India (3)


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1.

Pinjar: The Skeleton and Other Stories by Amrita Pitam EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / India flag India
Description:
"The skeleton ... [is] set against the background of religious and clan feuds on the eve of Partition ... That man is a compelling account of a young man born under strange circumstances and abandoned at the altar of God"--Page 4 of cover

2.

Daura by Anukrti Upadhyay EN

Rating: 5 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / India flag India
Description:
A young District Collector is posted to one of the furthest outposts of rural Rajasthan. As he becomes more and more involved with the lives and troubles of the common people in his district, he finds himself sucked deeper and deeper into the dark heart of the desert.

3.

The Storyteller's Secret by Sejal Badani EN

Rating: 4 (1 vote)
Country: Asia / India flag India
Description:
Nothing prepares Jaya, a New York journalist, for the heartbreak of her third miscarriage and the slow unraveling of her marriage in its wake. Desperate to assuage her deep anguish, she decides to go to India to uncover answers to her family's past.