Dangle  (English, Paperback, Sutapa Basu)

Sutapa's writing is not a quick fix tequila shot; rather it's like finely aged wine that must be savoured in all principals-the bouquet, the crispness, the complexity, in fact its entire enology. The rich texture and language of her writing takes us on an ineluctable journey along with Ipshita from Chicago, to Delhi, to Manipur to Singapore and to Indonesia where the reader dangles between the vivid and minutae details of the events unfolding in these places and the secrets of her past which ...

Dangle is the story of Ipshita, a young and vivacious girl who is living life to the fullest, working and yet something is missing from her life. The starting is a scared Ips in her hotel room when she feels she is being attacked and yet it is just a misunderstanding – silly things getting her upset many times. As the book progressed I too felt a bit odd along with her. The subtle incidents and the doubts that sprang up kept me glued to the book as I was eager to know what was the ‘Dangle’ in...

The story is about Ipshita Sen, a stunning and strong woman, who lives her life on her own terms. Or at least she thinks so. Dangle is a story that tells you that the concept of living life on one’s own terms is as abstract as it is real, that life has its own way of happening. What’s constant though is the fact that you’ve got to hold on, face the demons, and do everything you can to conquer them. Which includes leaning on a shoulder and asking for support when you can’t figure things out fo...