Anjana Basu: 3 books

The CSG Advertising Agency in Calcutta is home and source of some of the strangest happenings east of Suez. The Receptionist’s husband knows her most colourful secret. But why was the scarlet typewriter assassinated? What was the Genie in the Bottle? And who was the deadliest passion of the super model...

Set in contemporary Communist-ruled West Bengal, Black Tongue explores the story of a young servant girl and her employer whom destiny brings together in an intricate dance of love and hate. Street-smart and sassy, 16-year-old Maya has aspirations beyond her means. Then, she disappears. Amrita, Maya's...

“Women are not born witches. Life makes them turn that way. If you want the truth of what I say, look at the facts: there are no young witches, no child witches. All the women torn or hacked to pieces in the columns of the newspapers are old. Some of them are not even witches at all. Perhaps just...