Praise for Anjana Appachana
‘In a just world Appachana would be the writer we all rave about, the writer whose books we spot on subways, in parks, at cafes. Appachana’s gifts are extraordinary, her sympathies humble and unsparing, her subtlety and wit true heart-shifters… Fear and Lovely is one of the best books you’ll read this year, next year, last year. In Mallika’s journey readers will find a radiant portrait of our wounded bewildering world and the human hearts that will one day redeem it. A once-in-a-lifetime achievement’ – JUNOT DIAZ on Fear and Lovely
‘Appachana’s writing is eloquent in detail… But the detail illuminates a larger subject and the writing is in service to something greater than the novel – a view of humanity, a sense of what is moral and lasting. Listening Now is a
