From the local library, as usual. This book, subtitled “Life, death, and hope in a Mumbai undercity” is nonfiction but it reads much like a novel. That is a complement, although I had to go internet surfing to satisfy myself that I could trust the author, Katherine Boo. I recommend it. It was unusual and compelling. For…
Have you seen pictures of the living bridges in Meghalaya, India? According to the information on this site, they are made from a species of India rubber tree (Ficus elastica) and are constructed over several generations. This photo is of a banyan fig (Ficus benghalensis), the national tree of India, in the Brisbane Botanic Garden. It could be up…
The city library has an email newletter for which you can select categories of interest. This book was featured in the ‘travel’ category. Subtitled “Life and Love in India,” it is written by an American journalist who lived in India for several years in her 20s. The book is not a a funny-style travel memoir…
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