Cr?Me Br?L?E  (English, Paperback, Sen Ramona)

The book is written in a very ‘polished’ language, if I may say so and floors you like nothing else. There is a plethora of characters but not one that seems out of place. Every single character, from Thakuma to Debjani, from Purohitmoshai to Geeta, from Aatreyee to Tanuja, from Pepper to Lady Mountbatten, and of course Aabir and Kimaya will win over your heart. Every single character has been portrayed so well, written about so well. I loved how Ramona has weaved Aatryee and her monosyllabic...

After completing the book a soft breeze waved in my mind. There is no other way I could explain the feel of the book. Unique, fresh, interesting and innovative. The book hooks the readers from beginning till. The Bengali background adds spice and sweetness to the book.
The exuberance of the characters add icing to the cake. The narration is exemplarily hilarious. The blurb says it right. I had hunger pangs. Keep the book away from pregnant women because you won't be able to handle their cravi...

This is a book that could only come from a keen observer. Right from the character quirks to the stomach-growling descriptions of dessert, this is the work of an artist who loves food and the English language in equal measure.
This is a book about real people set in a culture that many people would deny exists; yet we do, and it is gratifying to see our daily struggle love, loss and all that we eat brought to life with such effortless eloquence.