Preethi Nair: 4 books

A novel of painting, pretence and the strange ways in which truth makes itself known, from the author of ONE HUNDRED SHADES OF WHITE Nina’s lost her job, boyfriend and faith in her guru in the space of 24 hours. Unable to tell her parents what has happened, she puts on a suit every day and pretends...

Stunning novel in which a young Indian woman, raised in London to fulfil her parents’ dreams of respectability, sets off in search of her own dreams – and disrupts the whole family. ‘Tell me about your dreams, and if you have dared to follow them.’ This is the challenge for three members of...

A magical mixture of East meets West, mothers in conflict with daughters, and the healing power of food. ‘I cannot easily put into words why I told my children their father had died. What was I supposed to tell them? The truth? ‘’Monu, Mol, your father has had enough of responsibility, he has...

Zitronensaft und Ingwer für die Seele, Mango für die Träume und Honig für den inneren Frieden. In ihrem indischen Heimatdorf war Nalini dafür berühmt, mit ihren sinnlichen Speisen Körper und Geist heilen zu können. Doch als Familienoberhaupt Raul sie mit ihren beiden Kindern in London sitzen...