Bridget Jones has a new avatar. She wears sarees over jeans, sneakers, believes in bogus god women, smokes, swears and is all round awesome. She is Aisha, and she is almost single.Advaita Kala is a breath of fresh air (or mirchi and nimbu) in the stale choola batoora that is Indian lit these days...
If you liked Bridget Jones and also enjoy novels that take place in India, then this is novel for you! I have enjoyed several novels set in India such as Q and A (Slumdog Millionaire) The Secret Daughter, and the Hindi Bindi Club, so this was yet another novel set in a place I continue to want t...
Almost Single was an easy read filled with humor, tradition, and the need to break away for the sake of love while maintaining Indian heritage and namesake. I think to fully "get" this book, the reader has to be an Indian woman, or someone who knows all about the prying Aunties, taboo relations, ...