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go read nilita vachani's homespun. elaborate plot, crisp prose, and a cast of strong women characters that made me smile more than a couple of times. what i like best about books like vachani's is their ability to leap out at you when you approach them with no expectations. yes, the suketu mehta endorsement on the cover is rather pointless, but i suppose people who live outside mumbai will feel the need to pick it up precisely for that little comment he makes. they do look up to him, after all.

as for vachani, i hope she decides to write a second novel. given her familiarity with cinema, and that taste of first blood with homespun, it's a second attempt i intend to keep an eye out for.