Finalist for the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
At the turn of the twentieth century, two young men from Palakkad, Puthu and Krishnan, meet aboard a ship bound for Malaya, and strike up an instant connection. Over the next two decades, they set up a restaurant in Singapore selling curry puffs and kopi, become successful, get married and start families. However, Krishnan harbours a dark secret that threatens to destroy the dreams he and Puthu have built together, a secret that only carelessness can reveal…
© 2021 by Pallavi Gopinath Aney. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2022.
© 2022 Storyside (Audiobook): 9789152198018
© 2021 Epigram Books (Ebook): 9789814901956
Release date
Audiobook: 21 February 2022
Ebook: 1 December 2021
Finalist for the 2021 Epigram Books Fiction Prize
At the turn of the twentieth century, two young men from Palakkad, Puthu and Krishnan, meet aboard a ship bound for Malaya, and strike up an instant connection. Over the next two decades, they set up a restaurant in Singapore selling curry puffs and kopi, become successful, get married and start families. However, Krishnan harbours a dark secret that threatens to destroy the dreams he and Puthu have built together, a secret that only carelessness can reveal…
© 2021 by Pallavi Gopinath Aney. Published in paper format in Singapore by Epigram Books, recorded by Storyside 2022.
© 2022 Storyside (Audiobook): 9789152198018
© 2021 Epigram Books (Ebook): 9789814901956
Release date
Audiobook: 21 February 2022
Ebook: 1 December 2021
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Alma
26 Apr 2024
The book in itself wasn't so bad except for the ending which was a bit underwhelming. The narration was good except for the native pronunciations which don't stop you from enjoying the book.
Neethu
3 Mar 2022
It would be good if Indian stories were narrated by Indians, atleast who can pronounce Indian names and places without much difficult.
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