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REVIEWS
Malladi blends her own
ingredients - lifelong passions and unrequited love, secrets,
accidents of fate, parallels, pain and reconciliation - into a rich
but surprisingly subtle masala
--The
Independent (UK)
A sensitive
exploration of relationships amongst a family of first- and
second-generation Indians living in California.
--The
Sainsbury Magazine
A quick-reading novel
dealing with the entertaining...theme of a Silicon Valley dot-com
20-something balancing expectations of her traditional family with
the lure of liberated American life.
--Chuck Thompson, Southwest Airlines Spirit
A wonderful book and
probably Malladi’s best so far, Serving Crazy with Curry is a
very inventive way of using recipes to help tell a story. While some
books are noted for either a great story line or a great set of
characters, this book can boast both.
--Marie Hashima Lofton, BookReporter.com
Tantalizing...Malladi serves up a
heart-warming story about family, love and acceptance.
--EW
Woman
An honest look at how a young
Hindu woman, torn between two cultures, reconnects with her family
and, more important, with herself. The twist at the end is a bonus.
Malladi’s third novel will definitely appeal to many readers. Highly
recommended.
--Library
Journal (Starred Review)
A portrait of expatriate
nostalgia, shaded heavily with immigrant identity angst and
generational conflict, by a leading multicultural voice.
--Kirkus
Reviews
The characters are
drawn so clearly and strongly that readers will immediately be taken
by the triumphs and tribulations of the Veturi family...A
reading-group guide is bound into this heartfelt novel, which also
provides a candid snapshot of fractious mother-daughter
relationships.
--Joanne
Wilkinson, Booklist
Serving Crazy with
Curry serves the reading public with an intriguing family
portrait.
--Nakasha
Ahmad, Nirali Magazine
A feast of a book,
sizzling with the humour and tensions that bind its characters
together. Amulya Malladi's writing is as hot as her protagonist's
fiery cooking.
--Gemma
Townley, author of
When in
Rome...
Reading this [novel]
is like spending time with a warm, witty and honest friend. Malladi
isn't afraid to tackle the big issues head-on, and above all this is
a life- and love-affirming book.
--Sarah Salway, author of
The ABCs of Love
A refreshingly candid
portrayal of the Indian immigrant experience in America. At times
darkly comic, at others profoundly moving, the characters will
linger in your mind long after you turn the final page.
--Kavita
Daswani, author of For Matrimonial Purposes and
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