chaos

Dark days in Kolkata: A Guardian and a Thief, by Megha Majumdar, reviewed

31 January 2026 9:00 am

As the city descends into chaos and starvation, a ‘manager madam’ and desperate intruder clash in their efforts to keep their respective families alive

A cremation caper: Stealing Dad, by Sofka Zinovieff, reviewed

10 May 2025 9:00 am

Part grief-memoir, part macabre escapade, Zinovieff’s latest book is inspired by her own father’s bizarre strictures regarding his funeral