MARIA DUARTE and ANDY HEDGECOCK review The Tasters, A Pale View of Hills, How To Make a Killing, and Reminders of Him
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Stories for South Asian Super Girls by Raj Kaur Khaira
Inspirational biographies of trailblazing south Asian women
SYLVIA HIKINS celebrates the chance that a new memoir offers to explore Frieda Brewster’s remarkable life story
JOHN GREEN is intrigued by an explanation of irrational behaviour from the point of view of brain science
PAUL DONOVAN enjoys a somewhat rose-tinted survey of Brown’s achievements and legacy, as well as his moments of political cowardice
GUILLERMO THOMAS recommends an important, if dispiriting book about the neo-colonial culture of Uganda under Yoweri Museveni
SUSAN DARLINGTON applauds the sensuality and strong characterisation of an unconventional ballet about an unconventional woman
THIS unusual book is aimed at children but its single-page biographies of 60 amazing women from Afghanistan, Pakistan, India, Bangladesh, Nepal, Sri Lanka, the Maldives and Bhutan will fascinate older readers too.
Its stated intent is to give south Asian girls the chance to dream about lives for themselves that are massively different from the often limited ambitions of parents, families and their culture.
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