I loved this episode! Loot and The Bandit Queens are going to the top of my TBR, and I *may* have already placed an order for Dishoom for a gift for my boyfriend’s birthday this weekend 🤭 We went to Dishoom when we visited Edinburgh in 2022, and I STILL think about that bacon naan roll, and the chai was incredible too. Can’t wait to hear about your visit there later this year!
I'm so glad you enjoyed this episode! I hope you enjoy Loot and The Bandit Queens. Let me know what you think if/when you read them.
Oh, Dishoom! I'm so looking forward to going now that I've read the book. We might have to go twice because I definitely want to try the bacon naan roll — but lunch/dinner looks so good, too!
First of all, Midsommar is a deliciously terrifying movie and I loved every minute of it!! If you like scary movies, definitely check it out.
Can anyone recommend a book or website where I can learn more about saris and Indian textiles? I love them so much. Incredibly beautiful. I have no idea why they haven't caught on in the West.
I came here after listening to the podcast so I could recommend 2 more India books:
1. The Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (heads up: you have to be ok with inconclusive endings!) This is a mystery set in modern times, starring a gang of kids looking for their lost classmate. A good look at what life is like for impoverished kids in India.
2. What the Body Remembers by Shauna Sigh Baldwin -- historical fiction. Two women, both married to the same Sikh man (because the first wife is barren, so he married a 2nd woman, who thinks she and first wife will be BFFs, since they are all living in the same house!), set against the backdrop of the Partitioning of India. Excellent writing, really good story.
Also, my mom, The World's Pickiest Reader, is a big fan of the Sam Wyndham mystery series by Abir Muckherjee. Sam is a WWI vet and Scotland Yard detective who solves crimes in India after the war. The first title in the series is A Rising Man.
Thank you for the additional book recommendations! I've been curious about The Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line!
I said to Dave the other day, "I wonder if we should re-watch Midsommar again this weekend." Then I thought about it and in a flash remembered the entire (horrific, fantastic, unsettling, beautiful-looking) movie and thought, Nope. No need to see that again ;-)
Oh man, this podcast made me REALLY wish you did a Strong Sense of Place group trip to Mumbai!!
SAMESIES.
I loved this episode! Loot and The Bandit Queens are going to the top of my TBR, and I *may* have already placed an order for Dishoom for a gift for my boyfriend’s birthday this weekend 🤭 We went to Dishoom when we visited Edinburgh in 2022, and I STILL think about that bacon naan roll, and the chai was incredible too. Can’t wait to hear about your visit there later this year!
I'm so glad you enjoyed this episode! I hope you enjoy Loot and The Bandit Queens. Let me know what you think if/when you read them.
Oh, Dishoom! I'm so looking forward to going now that I've read the book. We might have to go twice because I definitely want to try the bacon naan roll — but lunch/dinner looks so good, too!
First of all, Midsommar is a deliciously terrifying movie and I loved every minute of it!! If you like scary movies, definitely check it out.
Can anyone recommend a book or website where I can learn more about saris and Indian textiles? I love them so much. Incredibly beautiful. I have no idea why they haven't caught on in the West.
I came here after listening to the podcast so I could recommend 2 more India books:
1. The Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line by Deepa Anappara (heads up: you have to be ok with inconclusive endings!) This is a mystery set in modern times, starring a gang of kids looking for their lost classmate. A good look at what life is like for impoverished kids in India.
2. What the Body Remembers by Shauna Sigh Baldwin -- historical fiction. Two women, both married to the same Sikh man (because the first wife is barren, so he married a 2nd woman, who thinks she and first wife will be BFFs, since they are all living in the same house!), set against the backdrop of the Partitioning of India. Excellent writing, really good story.
Also, my mom, The World's Pickiest Reader, is a big fan of the Sam Wyndham mystery series by Abir Muckherjee. Sam is a WWI vet and Scotland Yard detective who solves crimes in India after the war. The first title in the series is A Rising Man.
Thank you for the additional book recommendations! I've been curious about The Djinn Patrol on the Purple Line!
I said to Dave the other day, "I wonder if we should re-watch Midsommar again this weekend." Then I thought about it and in a flash remembered the entire (horrific, fantastic, unsettling, beautiful-looking) movie and thought, Nope. No need to see that again ;-)