Maybe you’d like to immerse yourself in one of the first decolonial novels to come out of India.

Jemubhai is an old Anglophile who rejects his roots for “civilised” English mannerisms, even while the English look on his origin culture with the same contempt. Entrenched in his mountain home, he has his routine upset by the arrival of his granddaughter, Sai. Meanwhile, Biju, the son of the family cook, is trying his luck far away in New York City. Shuttling between an anglicized Indian girl and an Indian in the States, Desai’s writing lulls us into a false sense of security… with well-timed humor that cushions the blow of harsh truths of postcolonial divisions.